Looking to keep the garage warm to work on my cars during the winter. I currently have a $90 Samsclub Electric Heater which DOES NOT do the job at all and my mom's propane cooking stand which HELPS A LOT but can't stand the smell after about 10-15mins of use. If I turn the propane off it gets cold in about 10min. So I'm thinking about this one from Sears(link below). I can warm up the garage quickly with the propane cooking stand and keep it warm with this Garage Heater from Sears. I was wondering if anybody got one of these or have experience with use. Worth my money? It says it can heat up to 500sq.ft. My garage is approx. <20x20=400 sq.ft(2 car garage). ..and yes I have 240v outlet. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM210672586P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2
I just let the car run. Turn the heater fan on high and open all the windows. Garage door shut of course.
Fahrenheat I've got a fahrenheat heater and couldn't be happier. Keeps my insulated double garage toasty warm. Helps that my house is connected to my garage. Dis one http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_595_595 No experience with the heater in question. Some help I am
Nope, the garage is not yet insulated. Got about half way of buying insulation and suddenly forgot about everything, until cold of course. Sucks. Guess it'll work great if I get the garage insulated. Ohwell guess it doesn't hurt to get it now and finish insulating later. I just need it for a ebrake job on my beater.
I recommend a gas heater. Plumb a gas line, run some wires and an exhaust and you have 8-12 times the btu's. It's worthwhile if you are trying to heat a garage for short periods of time when it isn't insulated well. 20 minutes to decent temp from 10 degrees....
I have a 50,000 BTU propane one similar to this: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200178674_200178674 My garage is attached and the walls and steel overhead doors are insulated, but the ceiling is not. It works fine for the occasional need a couple times a year, but it is slow to bring the temp up to a comfortable level. A 20 pound propane tank barely works. A larger one would be better as the colder it is the harder it is to get the volume of gaseous propane you need to keep the heater fed - the volatility of the propane drops with the ambient temperature the tank is in. I will sometimes bring the tank into the house ahead of time and let it warm up. And then have it sitting a respectable distance from the front of the heater to keep it warm (common sense required here). I also keep the overhead door cracked a couple inches so I don't kill myself and that doesn't help with the warm up time. If you are gonna spend a lot of time in the garage, insulate it and plumb and vent a permanent natural gas unit.
I have foam insulation in my 30x40x16 workshop and without a heater it sits at 56F... get the insulation done first or you are just pissing away the money
insulate then i would do a gas heater, as stated before, for the effciency i would say go infrared personally
