Snow. We have had more than our fair share of it recently. Snow and ice caused huge disruptions and chaos throughout Europe lately when bitterly cold polar air masses rolling in from the Arctic Circle brought road traffic to a standstill and caused airports to be closed, fleets of aircraft to be grounded and trains to freeze in – or more exactly to – their tracks. And if the weather forecasters are to believed, there is more – much more – to come.

But although what we have been experiencing since the end of last month would have defied imagination as little as a few years ago when anybody wanting to put their money on a White Christmas would have been turned away by a bookmaker shaking his head pitifully because he did not have the heart to relieve a poor fool of his money, it is still next to nothing for the inhabitants of the cold north.

Eskimos, or Eskimoes, or Inuit, as we should perhaps be calling them, are used to snow – and lots of it. That’s why they have a hundred different words for snow. Or do they?

Well, first it depends on what you mean by Eskimo. There are several different peoples populating the Arctic north and each of them has their own different language. By saying that all these peoples have different words for snow would be the same as saying that Europeans also have a number of different names for snow – which does not really come as a surprise to anyone. What’s more the Aleutian languages these peoples speak are not comparable to European languages: they are built up differently. Such so-called polysynthetic languages have a stem word which obtains a different meaning by adding a certain suffix. This allows the Aleutian people to differentiate between snow that is lying on the ground, snow that is falling from the sky, snow that has started to melt, snow that fell yesterday, snow that has been piled up round the back of the house… We use additional words to describe the state of the snow or its whereabouts, which is why technically speaking we have far fewer words for snow than the peoples of the Arctic north.

But although we may have fewer words for snow, we are getting an extraordinary amount of it for this time of the year – along with plummeting temperatures and a high chill factor which are both contributing to making life that little bit more difficult.

So what can we do for you? Well, what we can do is help you to combat the cold and these blistering Arctic temperatures both at home and in the office with a fine selection of different heaters – oil heaters, electric heaters, hundreds and thousands of different heaters.

It would be interesting to hear what the peoples of the Arctic Circle would have to say to that …

If only everything had gone according to plan – the local tradesmen you contracted would be putting the finishing touches to your new house, the removal men would be on their way round to pack your belongings and whisk them away to your new address and you and your family would be spending your first Christmas gathered together around the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in your very first new family home. If only…

But unfortunately – as it is so often the case in real life – if there’s one thing you can be sure of, then it’s that everything seldom goes according to plan:

Unforeseen events and unpredictable factors can often lead to maddening delays in the schedules of private developers. And because time is nearly always a very scarce commodity during such enterprising ventures, setbacks like these tend to set the aspiring homeowner very much on edge.

And then before you know it it’s winter.

A sharp drop in the temperature can confront you, the home builder, with a whole range of new problems: you now have to decide whether you want to put your building project on hold, hoping above hope that the weather will improve again and that the temperatures will start to rise again – in which case you should perhaps prepare yourself for a very long wait – or you can decide to take control and fight back the biting cold by installing a powerful mobile heating unit.

Unless, of course, you are one of those many house builders out there who wince at the mere thought of being burdened with even more extra costs which any form of on-site heating is bound to bring. The list of expenses is already long enough, you say to yourself. And who would want to add yet another crippling expenditure if it can possibly be avoided? Yet these additional costs are only half the story…

A building delay – or a building stop – can often have a much more serious effect on your budget than a minor outlay. Because you are not able to move into your new home, you will have to find some suitable form of interim accommodation – or continue to pay rent if you are fortunate enough not to be evicted. And by failing to provide adequate heating facilities and protecting your property against damage by frost you run the risk of having to deal with burst water pipes and large-scale frozen plumbing.

So when it comes to warding off the cold what better a way to do so than by using one of the many mobile heating solutions from TROTEC. We have a wide range of electric heaters and oil heating units which are all designed to provide you with the means to keep your building project up and running and your building site warm during the colder winter months.

And if winter takes you by surprise and a quick and practical heating solution is needed immediately, you can always rent one fromTKL, the rental division of our company.

… Read more about winter on a construction site in the next part of this article!

To make your choice much easier the Trotec company of groups offers different capacity calculators as guides for the estimated performance calculation helping to find an appliance to suit your individual needs.
Have a look at the new category „CALCULATIONS” in the sidebar on the right side of this blog to find several links to the different capacity calculators.

Save time and money by choosing the right appliance due to our beneficial capacity calculations. Simply determine the needed performance for your requirements fast and easy online.

You can find the capacity calculators on the website of our sister company TKL:

Air conditioners: determine the required cooling capacity both preliminary and professional.

Air purifiers: benefit from the easy-to-use air purification capacity calculator.

Dehumidifiers: determine the required dehumidification performance for your needs.

Fans: which ventilation performance do you need? Simply calculate online now.

Heating units: calculate your heat requirements for rooms of up to 1,000 m³.

Humidifiers: calculate the required humidification performance quick and easy.

Special circumstances require special solutions. This is also the case in winter when large halls or workshops need to be heated – and the last thing you need is an array of piddly little heaters which somehow succeed in constantly getting in your way or which you are forever falling over. But help is at hand – with the mobile yet powerful oil heaters and heating units from Trotec.

The ID-heating units from Trotec are designed to stand up to the rigours that come from being used in frequently-changing locations and excel with a high heating performance of 161 kW, high levels of safety and user friendliness and an extremely robust housing. And because the ID-heaters are indirectly-fired heaters the warm air produced by them is free of harmful gases and pollutants and therefore ideal for indoor use too.

Click here to find more information on the technical data of your ID heating units…

The IDS-oil heating units from Trotec provide you with just the right compact and economic solutions for heating storerooms and warehouses, construction sites, greenhouses or cowsheds. These robust yet simply-constructed heaters are standard-equipped with all the safety features and functions you need to start your own individual heating operation. The heating units in the IDS-Series are also indirectly-fired heaters and because they operate without emitting fumes and other pollutants they are therefore similarly suited for indoor use.

Go here for an overview of all the IDS-oil heating units…

Are you looking for  some extremely powerful, mobile heating solutions for your large-scale projects? Then look no further: ID oil heating units pack a powerful punch with 385kW of heating performance and an air flow rate of 25,000 m³/h making them ideal for simply any large-scale heating scenario regardless of the size.

Find more about our punch-packing high-performance heating units here …

On December 2nd there’s another special offer waiting for you:

Make a savings of € 69,- (net) and benefit from high-quality heaters from Trotec.

Go here to have a look at the IDS80 oil heating unit …

The TDS20 electrical heater at a glance …

This offer is valid only on December 2nd.

For a higher level of efficiency the IDS-900 oil heating units are equipped with a streaming-optimised stainless steel furnace chamber. Benefit from an epoxide-coated steel frame with a double-walled housing for optimal noise reduction as well as soundproofing and a compact and robust design. The warm air transport is provided by an especially powerful axial fan. You can even reach a very high efficiency while connecting more than one air transport hose.

IDS-900 oil heating units are also equipped with an electronic flame safeguard, a thermostat-controlled automatic ventilation, an oil filter and many more smart feature to make the use of this device as userfriendly and easy as possible.

So let’s have a look at some technical data of the IDS-900 oil heating units:
One appliance has a heating capacity of 221 kW, an high air flow rate of 12.500 m3/h and an input voltage of 230 V.

Go here for further information on Trotec IDS-900 oil heating units…

Or come and get a powerful oil heating unit online now and save money…

The heating season is just around the corner and there are a lot of new super special savings offers waiting in the wings!

The days are growing shorter and they are getting colder, too.
But Trotec won’t let you freeze! Our electric heaters as well as the oil heating units are coming with dazzling discounts and an outstanding cost/performance ratio.

The mobile IDS-oil heating units are ready to keep workshops, cowsheds, greenhouses and sites warm. Get your heating unit, equipped with many features and practical advantages, for a special discount price. An oil heating unit in the IDS-series offers an electronic flame safeguard, a stainless steel combustion chamber, a heat exchanger, an integrated fuel tank, extra-large wheels for high mobility as well as flexibility while in use, hose-connecting points for air transport hoses and a fully automatic aftercooling. An IDS heating unit comes with an air flow rate of up to 4,300 m³/h, can increase the temperature by more than 70 °C, has a fuel consumption starting from 1.47 l/h and a tank capacity of up to 105 litres for effective long-term use.

The electric heaters in the TDS-series fit nearly every need. The electricity driven heaters are compact and easy to transport due to their special design. They can be used in warehouses, houses, site caravans or any other possible area in the industry or on building sites. A TDS electric heater has a performance of up to 1,632 m³/h, a heating capacity of up to 22 kW and a maximum weight of 20 kg for flexible use.

It doesn’t matter if you buy an oil heater in the IDS-series or a TDS electric heater – both series come with massive markdowns. These heating units are best suited for applications in industry or in the building sector.

Prices slashed! Don’t hesitate and order your own heating unit in advance.

IDS oil heating units at a glance. Get your discount online now.

TDS electric heaters: available for very favourable discount prices.