Rent heaters, fans, air movers and dehumidifiers from TRULAND at Wauseon, OH and Angola, IN. Temporary heat, cooling, drying and ventilation.
It depends on the volume of the space, how well it is sealed and insulated, the outdoor temperature and your target temperature. An open pole barn needs far more output than a closed insulated room of the same size. Also tell us what the heat is for, because keeping a crew comfortable and holding concrete or a coating above its cure minimum are different targets. Call us with the dimensions and the job and we will match a unit.
Temporary climate control on jobs and in buildings that do not have it. Heating a shop, a barn, a tent or an unfinished building through cold work. Keeping concrete and coatings above their minimum cure temperature. Drying out a slab, a basement or a building after water gets in. Moving air through a space so paint, mud, coatings or flooring adhesive actually set.
On the cooling side, it is fans and air movers for shops, livestock buildings, events and crews working in summer heat, plus ventilation to clear dust, fumes and stale air out of enclosed work areas.
Heat is rated in BTUs, and the size you need depends on the volume of the space, how well it is sealed and insulated, the outside temperature, and how warm you actually need it to be. An open pole barn with a gap under the door is a very different problem than a closed and insulated room of the same footprint.
Also decide what the heat is for. Keeping a crew comfortable is one target. Holding concrete or an epoxy above its cure minimum for a set number of hours is another, and that one has a real consequence if you come up short.
Fuel type matters. Different heaters run on different fuel, some vent to the outside and some do not, and unvented combustion heaters put both moisture and combustion byproducts into the space. That is fine in a ventilated area and a serious problem in a sealed one. Tell us the space and the job and we will match the type.
Drying a space is two jobs at once. Air movers push air across wet surfaces so moisture releases into the air, and a dehumidifier pulls that moisture out so it does not simply resettle somewhere else in the building. Running fans alone in a closed space often just moves the water around.
Placement matters more than raw quantity. Air movers work best angled along surfaces rather than pointed straight at them, and you want a circulation path around the room rather than one hot spot. Give the equipment time, since materials release moisture slowly and pulling equipment early is the most common reason a floor or a wall comes back wet.
Combustion heaters need ventilation and clearance. Carbon monoxide is the risk that kills, and it builds up quietly in tight buildings. Follow the clearances on the unit, keep the area ventilated as specified, and use a CO detector in any occupied space with a running combustion heater.
Keep combustibles away from the discharge end. Tarps, plastic sheeting, insulation, hay, straw, sawdust and packaging all catch, and heaters are a regular cause of shop and barn fires. Never point a heater at a wall or a stack of material to save space.
Check the electrical load before plugging in multiple units. Electric heaters and dehumidifiers draw hard, and running several on one circuit trips breakers or overheats cords. Use cords rated for the load and the distance, and keep everything up out of standing water when you are drying a wet space.
Contractors working through winter, farms and livestock operations managing barn conditions, property owners drying out after a leak or a flood, event organizers heating or cooling tents, and facilities handling a heating or cooling failure while permanent equipment is repaired.
Available at Wauseon, 419-335-7368, and Angola, 260-665-5820.
It depends on the volume of the space, how well it is sealed and insulated, the outdoor temperature and your target temperature. An open pole barn needs far more output than a closed insulated room of the same size. Also tell us what the heat is for, because keeping a crew comfortable and holding concrete or a coating above its cure minimum are different targets. Call us with the dimensions and the job and we will match a unit.
An air mover pushes air across wet surfaces so moisture releases into the air. A dehumidifier removes that moisture from the air so it does not resettle elsewhere in the building. Drying a space properly usually takes both, because fans alone in a closed room just relocate the water. Place air movers angled along surfaces rather than aimed straight at them, and give the process time, since pulling equipment early is why floors come back wet.
Only with the right type of heater and adequate ventilation. Unvented combustion heaters add both moisture and combustion byproducts to the space, and carbon monoxide builds up quietly in tight buildings. Follow the clearances on the unit, ventilate as specified, and use a CO detector in any occupied space. Keep tarps, plastic, insulation, hay and packaging well clear of the discharge end, since heaters are a common cause of shop and barn fires.
Longer than most people expect. Building materials release moisture slowly, and the surface feeling dry does not mean the material underneath is. Leaving equipment in place until the space actually stabilizes is the difference between a repair that holds and one that has to be redone. If you are working to a schedule, tell us the timeline when you book so we can talk about how many units the space needs. Wauseon 419-335-7368, Angola 260-665-5820.
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