--- title: "Emergency Heating: 8 Things We Need to Know" description: A broken heating system can freeze up your business. Here's the 8 things that we need to know about your space in order to heat it effectively. image: https://www.airpacinc.com/hubfs/20170106_114924.jpg --- Want to see us in action? Head over to our video gallery to see what we can do! 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Here's the 8 things that we need to know about your space in order to heat it effectively. [![Blog Download Banner](https://www.airpacinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Download%20Banner.png?width=219&name=Blog%20Download%20Banner.png)](https://www.airpacinc.com/hubfs/Emergency%20Heating%20Checklist.pdf) 1. What type of space and what are you heating? Is it a [restaurant](https://www.airpacinc.com/retail-restaurant-hvac), [office](https://www.airpacinc.com/office-school-hvac), [warehouse](https://www.airpacinc.com/industrial-spaces), or [construction site](https://www.airpacinc.com/construction-sites)? 2. What is the size of the space that needs to be heated? 3. What is the size of the heating system that failed? 4. Determine the BTU required for emergency heating. 5. What power is available? 115, 208/1, 208/3, 460/3? 6. How much space is available for the heaters? 7. When are heaters needed? Is this an emergency or are you planning ahead for scheduled maintenance? 8. How long are heaters needed? Days, weeks, months? Knowing all of this information before you contact us is going to make the process much faster and much more smooth! We want to be able to give you the best solution for your needs quickly. [Contact us](https://www.airpacinc.com/contact-us) if you have a heating emergency or if you want to plan ahead in case one arises this winter. [Download this list](https://www.airpacinc.com/hubfs/Emergency%20Cooling%20Checklist.png) as a PDF so you have it on hand if an emergency occurs. 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