Heater for garage

It recommends that you have a 2.5 foot opening for these 15k-25k BTU propane heaters. The higher the BTU and more ventilation, but yea... need to have a CO propane detector and those are pricey.

Another option for instant heat is a parabolic (dish) heater. Won't heat the garage, but point it at what you're working on and you're set.
 
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Thinking about heating my garage and using one of these http://www.schwankgroup.com/en/prod-lum-eco.asp

It's a high intensity natural gas radiant heater. Would work great in my detached garage, could even install an exhaust fan for any flue gases, but they're mostly clean burning and do not emit CO. I do a bit of painting in my garage and a forced air unit heater could be blowing dust around, as this will just direct the heat at whatever its pointing at.

Only problem is that it's a pain to run a gas line from my meter to my garage, would have to pass under my poured concrete patio.
 
ModularGT said:
Thinking about heating my garage and using one of these http://www.schwankgroup.com/en/prod-lum-eco.asp

It's a high intensity natural gas radiant heater. Would work great in my detached garage, could even install an exhaust fan for any flue gases, but they're mostly clean burning and do not emit CO. I do a bit of painting in my garage and a forced air unit heater could be blowing dust around, as this will just direct the heat at whatever its pointing at.

Only problem is that it's a pain to run a gas line from my meter to my garage, would have to pass under my poured concrete patio.
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how much are they??
 
frekeyguy said:
how much are they??
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Cost is about $675, but then you have to factor in gas piping, and maybe someone to run a gas line for you. Not really economical compared to the other suggestions in this thread, unless you know a gas technician.

These heaters are commonly seen in arenas, for the spectators.
 
I don't have a garage, but I would go for one of those if I did. You did not have to pay someone to model it for our pleasure, but thanks anyways.
 
I insulated my garage, installed a forced air gas heater. Got a killer deal on the heating unit to the point I have sold probably around 20 for the company. Way cheaper than even the U.S. sells them at the time. Got it installed and vented outside etc complete for $400 with a licensed gas fitter and it turns on maybe every 2-3 hours for maybe 2-3 minutes tops and I keep it at 70 all winter long. Could not see any impact on my gas bill from previous years to current it uses so little gas. Safe and toasty warm and regulated with the thermostat. If your going to stay in the house any length of time I highly suggest investigating in a heater. I wanted radiant heat but couldn't justify the cost of the unit. Maybe they are cheaper now. Running electric heaters can be nice but even if I had both my garage doors open for an hour and closed them again and turned the heat back on, in 5 minutes I can wear a T-Shirt its so hot inside.
 
^check the bulb socket fitting on that guy. I had one that caught fire cause there was a bare wire in the socket. Luckily I was out in the garage when it happened. Other then almost burning my garage down ive been more than happy with the two I own...lol
 
That thing is junk. It won't heat your garage in winter.
 
^no but it does a good job keeping what ever is in front of it warm. I use it over the bench to sublet my furnace for this quick jobs.
 
I dunno, I worked under one in an unheated garage in February and I was still freezing. It does nothing to keep your legs and feet warm, for one thing. It heats a tiny area, so IMO it's a waste of money.
 
regarding 120v/240v

Every house gets two phases piped to the house (out of the available three, your neightbour most likely only shares one of your phases for load distribution)....they are both 120V but the frequency is offset slightly so the peaks are not at the same time. Connect two phases together on the Live side and voila, you have your 240V.

And remember kids, wires dont give a rats *** about the voltage thats going through it, only the amperage. Thats the whole reason high draw appliances step up to 240V, so the lines dont have to go nuts in size.

Watts = Amps X Voltage. So if a heater draws 1500w it could either draw 12.5Amps at 120V or it could draw 6.25 Amps at 240V. Frequency comes into play as well but since all house AC is 60Hz it doent matter for this topic but FYI aircraft A/C generation systems are 400Hz!! This allows for smaller components outputting huge amounts of power and the ability to run lots of power through smaller lines.

With that being said, i currently just use two spot lights for heat. I turn them on anyways for better light when working on something and they get the garage pretty warm, we'll see how they do when it really gets cold as my garage is high ceiling and unfinished.
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