Though the garage is also not place of residence of the person, however and this room needs to be heated. What for? At least for normal functioning of the car, well and, of course, there is no wish to look after the car in thirty-degree frost. Here several ways to warm garage.
Highlights for the correct warming of garage
It should be noted that walls of garages usually thin. It is made because of material saving. Therefore this room is very quickly cooled.
To garages there are certain requirements. One of them – temperature always has to be higher than five degrees. In the winter at subzero temperature to hold such level extremely difficult. Besides surely there has to be ventilation for supply with fresh air (one more requirement). Therefore if just to heat the room, then it is possible to achieve greenhouse effect which will gradually destroy the car. How does it occur? Let's say in garage of +15 degrees, from vent system cold air will constantly arrive, the car will heat up on the one hand, with another to be cooled. It will lead to the accelerated corrosion of the machine.
There is question: "why then ventilation is necessary?" The answer is simple: if to close up air vent, then the carbon monoxide which is badly affecting health and leading to numerous complications will accumulate indoors. Together with it because of standing air on walls the mold and fungus will be formed. Therefore, ventilation is also important component of any garage, not to do without it.
What actions to take for warming of garage
First of all, it is necessary to define, than it is better to warm garage. It is necessary to approach it attentively. The warming material for garage has to have bad heat conductivity. There is good example: one garage is made of slag stone, other of expanded polystyrene. Basis thickness identical. In the first there will be no change in the plan of temperature, and in the second it considerably will rise. Matter in heat conductivity. At expanded polystyrene it is 15-17 times worse, than at slag stone. Even 50 cm of thickness of the second material will not be compared from 5 cm of the first. It is possible to save on expanded polystyrene significantly.
One more important requirements to material – thermal inertia. This characteristic shows the difference of temperatures for certain period. Slag stone will long receive heat, than expanded polystyrene. Therefore, it is necessary to spend a lot of energy for heating of this huge wall.
It is necessary to achieve the maximum thermal inertia and the minimum heat conductivity. Before the choice it is necessary to study ways of heating of the room by means of heater.
In what way to warm garage? Ways of transfer of heat are studied at school. There are all possible options:
- The heat transfer – transfer is warm from warmer subject to colder. There is this physical phenomenon when two these bodies touch each other.
- Convection – transfer is warm by air and water. We can observe this phenomenon when we open window leaf. Cold air aspires down, and warm up.
- Radiation – heat production process. Example - transfer of heat energy from the Sun to Earth. The phenomenon occurs without transfer by air.
Qualitatively to warm garage, it is the best of all to combine all three this views. Quality heater allows to prevent heat transfer and convection, and heat insulators keep heat. Such option of warming perfectly will approach when the garage is built in the house. In other cases it will be inefficient. Temperature all the same through some time will go down.
It should be noted that heat has to remain in a complex. If there are sites, unprotected from cold, then it will lead to loss of heat, and efficiency will be significantly lower.
Full warming of garage – criteria for selection of material
The good stuff has to answer the following criteria:
- it is harmless;
- it is waterproof;
- it is convenient in respect of mounting;
- not igniting – for protection against the fire;
- resistant to mold and fungi;
- enemy of rats and rodents;
- inexpensive;
- with low heat conductivity.
Of course, to achieve observance of all points at once it will not turn out therefore it is necessary to choose among several options.
Than it is better to warm garage
Let's consider main types of insulating materials:
1. One of often used materials when warming garage – mineral wool. It has all necessary qualities, except water tightness.
2. Glass wool. On functional performance material is similar with mineral wool, is only more available at the price, but it is more dangerous in respect of mounting.
3. Polyfoam. The cheapest option of warming. Only and most essential plus: keeps heat.
4. Basalt cotton wool, kind of minvata. Possesses good sound insulation and low heat conductivity, but demands additional waterproofing.
The choice of heater for garage has to be based on building materials of which it is constructed and also design features.