Gas Radiant Tube Heater for Poultry House

The Gas Radiant Tube Heater for Poultry House is a suspended infrared heating system designed to distribute radiant energy across a broad floor area in commercial poultry buildings. The system uses a gas-fired burner to heat an elongated radiant tube, while an overhead reflector directs useful thermal energy toward birds, litter and floor surfaces.

Compared with localized round brooders, the elongated tube structure produces a wider and more continuous heating footprint. This makes radiant tube heating particularly suitable for long broiler houses, breeder facilities and steel structure poultry buildings where uniform floor-level temperatures are important.

Heating output, tube length, fuel type, control configuration and installation layout can be selected according to poultry-house dimensions, insulation, ventilation rate, production stage and local climate conditions.

• Wide Radiant Heat Pattern: Long emitter tubes distribute heat across an extended poultry-house floor area.
• Floor-Level Heating: Infrared energy warms birds, litter and floor surfaces directly rather than depending only on heated air.
• Uniform Heat Distribution: Suitable reflector geometry helps reduce temperature variation across the heated zone.
• Efficient Heat Transfer: Radiant heating directs useful energy toward the occupied area of the poultry house.
• Large Radiant Surface: Extended emitter tubes provide a substantial heat-emitting area.
• Single-Stage or Two-Stage Control: Available according to heater configuration and project requirements.
• Natural Gas or Propane: Fuel configuration can be selected according to the farm gas supply.
• External Combustion Air Option: Compatible systems can draw combustion air from outside the livestock building.
• Suspended Installation: Keeps the floor clear for poultry equipment, feeding lines and drinking systems.
• Fixed Overhead Position: Correctly designed installations generally require less routine height adjustment than individual brooders.
• Durable Construction: Designed for dusty, humid and demanding commercial poultry-house environments.
• Climate-Control Integration: Compatible with thermostats and poultry-house environmental controllers according to system design.

• Gas burner housing
• Gas burner assembly
• Gas control valve
• Ignition and flame-sensing system
• Radiant emitter tube sections
• Tube connectors and couplings
• Metal reflector panels
• Straight or U-bend tube section according to configuration
• Combustion air intake connection
• Exhaust / flue connection according to model
• Flexible gas connector
• Gas shut-off components
• Suspension brackets
• Hanger chains or cables
• Thermostat or climate-control interface

The burner ignites a controlled gas-air mixture and directs hot combustion gases through the radiant tube. As the tube reaches its operating temperature, its surface emits infrared radiation along the length of the heating system.

Reflectors installed above the tube redirect radiant energy downward toward the poultry-house floor. Birds, litter and nearby equipment absorb this energy and subsequently release part of the stored heat to the surrounding environment.

The elongated radiant surface produces a broad heating footprint, making it possible to maintain useful warmth around feeding and drinking areas while reducing dependence on heating the entire volume of house air.

Depending on the selected system, the heater can operate with single-stage or staged firing and can be controlled through a dedicated thermostat or integrated poultry-house environmental controller.

Final heating output, tube length, mounting height, gas pressure, heater quantity and control configuration should be determined according to poultry-house dimensions, insulation, ventilation, heat loss and local climate conditions.

• Commercial broiler houses
• Broiler breeder houses
• Layer breeder facilities
• Pullet rearing houses
• Turkey production buildings
• Floor-reared poultry systems
• Environmentally controlled poultry houses
• Steel structure poultry buildings
• Cold-climate poultry projects
• New poultry farm construction
• Existing poultry-house heating upgrades
• Large-scale livestock equipment projects

SHEWUYOU can configure gas radiant tube heating systems according to poultry-house dimensions, bird type, building structure, available fuel and local climate requirements.

• Heating capacity
• Radiant tube length
• Straight or U-bend layout
• Natural gas or propane configuration
• Single-stage or two-stage control
• Reflector configuration
• Fresh-air intake system
• Exhaust / flue arrangement
• Gas pressure regulator
• Flexible gas connection kit
• Suspension brackets and chains
• Thermostat control
• Poultry-house controller integration
• Complete heating-system layout
• OEM / ODM project supply

The heater should be suspended from suitable structural members of the poultry building and installed according to the selected heater specification and applicable local gas, electrical, ventilation and fire-safety requirements.

• Calculate poultry-house heat demand before determining heater quantity and capacity.
• Confirm fuel type and required gas supply pressure before installation.
• Maintain specified mounting height and clearance from combustible materials.
• Secure suspension brackets to suitable steel structure or roof members.
• Support radiant tubes at the required intervals.
• Keep tube sections correctly aligned during installation.
• Install approved gas shut-off valves and flexible gas connections.
• Leak-test all gas joints before commissioning.
• Verify ignition, flame sensing and thermostat operation.
• Keep combustion-air and exhaust openings unobstructed.
• Inspect burner assemblies regularly for dust accumulation.
• Clean reflector surfaces during scheduled maintenance.
• Inspect tube joints, suspension components and gas connections between production cycles.
• Service gas-control and ignition components according to the maintenance schedule.

Q1: How does a gas radiant tube heater work?

Gas combustion heats a long emitter tube, which releases infrared energy toward the poultry-house floor, litter and birds.

Q2: Why use a tube heater instead of individual round brooders?

The elongated tube creates a broad and continuous heating footprint, making it suitable for uniform heating across large commercial poultry houses.

Q3: Can the heater operate on propane or natural gas?

Yes. Compatible configurations can be supplied for either propane or natural gas. Burner components must match the selected fuel.

Q4: Are two-stage controls available?

Yes. Two-stage configurations can reduce firing output when full heating capacity is not required.

Q5: Does the heater need to be raised as birds grow?

Properly designed radiant tube heaters are normally installed at a fixed overhead position and generally do not require routine height adjustment during grow-out.

Q6: Can the heater use outside air for combustion?

Compatible models can use an external fresh-air intake, helping reduce the amount of poultry-house dust entering the combustion system.

Q7: How is the required heater capacity determined?

Selection depends on building dimensions, insulation, ventilation rate, target indoor temperature, outside design temperature and overall heat loss.

Q8: Can SHEWUYOU configure a complete poultry heating project?

Yes. Heater capacity, quantity, tube layout, gas distribution, suspension system, thermostat control and related poultry climate equipment can be configured according to project requirements.