Hey guys, it's starting to get winter around the Memphis area and I need some heat for working in the garage. Just a standard 2 car garage but gets very cold.

I was thinking of a bullet kerosene heater but am up for options. BTW, I have a gas water heater in the garage as well so I was wondering if it would be better to find a decent output electric heater. I'm not in the garage a lot right now, but something that could heat the garage BEFORE I'm done working would be nice...

Thanks

Jeremy

 

is ur garage door filled with insulator, that would be a start and i think you can get away with a heater from sams club or something, it does not have to bee that warm just were long pants and a hoodie

 

i would try my best to make sure no outside are is coming in, then worry about heat, in theory ur car being on and then turned off in ur garage can heat it up a little

 

Thanks for the suggestions, that's taken care of already. I'm just wondering what you guys, especially up north, use to warm things up a bit.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/garage/5479...ng-garage.html

 

Thanks, I remember that thread now and don't know how I missed it. I already have paints and solvents in the garage and don't want to be storing any more combustibles so I'm just going to find a decent electric unit at Home Depot or something....

 

bonfire...

 

Dont get an electric heater, they suck up a butt load of power. Even a small unit can trip a breaker.

Kerosene heaters work great but can burn your eyes. Its very expensive still.

Which type of gas do you have in the garage? You could tap into it and install a heater, but youll need a plummer. It could get expensive for a heater plus parts and installation add up. It would be the better way to go in the long run, however.

If all you need is a temporary heater look into portable propane heater. They are cheap and easy to setup.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...propane+heater

I have that one. It was $100 when I got it. It works too good, takes about 5 minutes to warm up my 600 sq ft garage on low. After 10 minutes I turn the **** it past the low setting for a small flame to keep the area warm. My only gripe is its BTU output is too high, they have smaller sizes online which may work better. The big draw back is efficiency. I could use a bottle a week if I was out there enough. At a bit under $20 a bottle its more than I pay to heat my apartment! My garage is insulated but not sheet rocked yet so there are some holes that let out the heat.

 

Well I'm not too concerned about the cost of electrics...We have a smaller house (1500sf not including the garage) and in the hottest and coldest parts of the year, we may pay $120 for a month or two.

We have a gas water heater but yeah, I'm not in a hurry to tie in a permanent heater yet.
However, I'm am going to have a plastic utility sink tied in since the water heater is in the garage, so no more trying to clean up in the kitchen sink (wife will be relieved I'm sure).

Jsutter, I have thought about those but was a little concerned about fumes w/the gas water heater (and my brain) but I guess having the right size heater output and cracking the garage door just a hair would help.

BTW, any idea how much BTU output would be good for a standard 400sf 2 car garage?

 

I just use 2 space heaters and im good

 

I have registers that dump into the garage. When they are not used I just close them off.
Course, my garage is under the house, and all ducting is exposed.

 

Id say 10,000-20,000 is enough to heat a 400 sq ft area. The 15,000-25,000 btu is good for 600 sq ft. My heater is 40,000-80,000 btu and it is over kill. Its rated for almost 2000 sq ft.

I dont have any fume issues. You can tell there is an open fire sure, but its not like a kerosene heater which can really irritate the eyes. When I first got it I was worried so I opened a window. I soon realized the garage is far from air tight. Now I dont open anything. I should get a CO monitor to be safe.

I also have this one:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...10000003+90401
It wont heat the room, just your body. It dims the lights pretty good and its only 1500 watts. I dont want to know how much juice its wastes. I dont use it anymore.

I also have used my parents eden pure. It also didnt heat the room. Maybe 2* in a few hours time. Its only good for aiming it right at you like the other heater I have. Waste of money for sure.

 

Yeah, we have something similar that we use every so often at night (allows us to turn down the t'stat alot lower comfortably). Barely maintains existing temperature of a 150sf bedroom.

Looks like the portable propane setup is the way to go....