What did you do in your garage today..?

[GreyGhost]

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I’ve never seen one of those.Do they require venting?

It has separate airflows for exhaust and heated air. Most people install it inside and run exhaust out through a flexible line (something like 3/4" line). Iirc some people install outside and duct the heated air. I think you need to provide some weather protection in scenario two as they aren't rated for outdoor use. You can also lose a lot of heat with the ducting.

 

[Relax]

I’ve never seen one of those.Do they require venting?

This YouTuber has a few videos on it. What I got out of watching a few of them was that it's best to install the heater itself indoors and route the intake and exhaust outdoors (much like a furnace). This way you get the heat not only out of the output, but also from the exhaust:

 

[Relax]

LOL, and as usualy, a handful of idiots ruining it for the rest:

 

[Bobo]

I put this baby in about 3 years ago. It’s 45,000 btu’s in a 700 sq.ft garage. Wish I had done it sooner.

 

[Relax]

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I put this baby in about 3 years ago. It’s 45,000 btu’s in a 700 sq.ft garage. Wish I had done it sooner.

Do you set your garage to a constant temperature, and did you notice much increase in your gas bill for the months it's running?

 

[Bobo]

I keep it set at 5 deg. Celsius starting in December to keep things dry. When I’m out there 2or 3 times at night during the week and maybe an afternoon during the weekend I’ll turn it up to 15 deg. Celsius which is quite comfortable for drinking beer. I would estimate that my gas bill is an additional $75-$100 a month in the dead of winter. The good part is that my partner and I split the utilities 50/50. If you were to ask her she would say that’s worth every penny to have me out there instead of in the house.

 

[Bobo]

This workbench was last months project. I got the drawers from a walk in safe at the old post office in Oshawa and made the bench top. Fortunately I already had the vise and beer fridge.

 

[GreyGhost]

Brakes all around, a brake fluid flush and snows on my wife's car today. What a pain in the ass. Fighting me every step of the way.

 

[mimico_polak]

Winter tires on the GTI. Tearing down the trailer to its fold position, cleaning a bit, and just as I was about to go and do wife’s tires cousins came by.

Thankfully I have some whiskey so that’ll be opened soon.

 

[Gaoler]

I’ve never seen one of those.Do they require venting?

Absolutely, yes.
The good news is it's easly vented.
The exhaust pipe/tube is only one inch in diameter.
The pipe does get quite hot so effort must be made to ensure it's isolated from combustibles.

These units run on 12 volts and can draw up to 15 amps, so if you don't already have one you'll need to source a power supply (23$ on amazon).
You can run it off of a car battery if you want, but... then you'll need to recharge that battery when it gets tired.

 

[PacoT]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?

 

[GreyGhost]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?


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When you have given up on every other idea, jam a screwdriver straight through the filter. That gives you a handle on each side to twist with. If you have a helper, you twist, they tap filter with a hammer and it makes it come off much easier. It's harder to do twist and tap yourself as if you only twist on one end of the screwdriver, the housing has a tendency to tear.

As a first step, you can try the hammer taps as it sits (from multiple angles). Obviously not too hard, just tappa tappa. That may free it up. If not, pliers plus tapping. Stabbing it should be last resort.

 

[ReSTored]

I've had one of these for decades. Works well.

https://www.amazon.ca/Show-Chrome-Accessories-4-201-Filter/dp/B0022ZFRM2/ref=asc_df_B0022ZFRM2/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706745692945&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2116347663517889481&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000819&hvtargid=pla-473499821705&psc=1&mcid=a25ecae7851c331ea7e163d0216e0705&gad_source=1

 

[jdmsteR]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?


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Did you ride the bike or get it fairly hot first? Usually helps things break apart a bit easier

 

[ljtenkor]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?


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Before I had a garage, I had to remove a stubborn filter and had the same pair of pliers. It looks like they’re just slipping on the filter. I ended up getting the pliers to really dig in and crush the filter somewhat. Once the slippage is gone, they should give enough leverage to get it loose.
If you’re getting the socket, try that before mangling the filter with the pliers or screwdriver.

 

[Relax]

This is my go-to for stuck oil filters. I’ve had it for ages:

https://www.princessauto.com/en/2-1-2-to-3-7-8-in-3-jaw-oil-filter-wrench/product/PA0009079443

I don’t really understand the bad reviews, but it sounds like many of them are trying to use it to install a filter when it’s really only supposed to used to remove them - it is somewhat destructive since it crushes the filter between the jaws as it removes. Sometimes I also have to use a hand on the tool to size it down to the filter to get it to start gripping, but never had a problem after that. I consider this to be one of my most valued maintenance tools, even though it’s not actually valuable.

 

[timtune]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?


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If you have one of those strap models that's slipping wrap a loop of sandpaper around the strap. Problem solved.

 

[mimico_polak]

So, I don’t have a garage, but I’ve convinced my backyard to identify as one.

Aren't oil filters supposed to be hand-tightened? I haven't been to the gym for a few months, so I thought I might not be strong enough to remove the oil filter. I asked my wife if she could pick up some pliers on her way home. Despite using those pliers, I still can't seem to get that stubborn filter off.

I'm planning to buy a socket tool to try and free it. Do you have any recommendations if that doesn't work?


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Screwdriver right through it and open it up.

Have had to do it typically after a dealer worked on my car or bike.

 

[Bobo]

I remember when I was in high school I wanted to surprise my dad and do an oil change on his brand new 1984 Cutlass Supreme, real nice car with buckets, console, rally wheel, the whole nine yards. I had that thing up on ramps in the driveway and I could not get that oil filter off for the life of me. I tried all of the above methods and then some. The filter was totally shredded and the only thing left was the metal base of the filter stuck to the engine. I knew my dad was on his way home and I was really starting to panic because we couldn’t even drive it anywhere to get it fixed, my dad had a real short fuse. Finally I got a small chisel and hammer and started gently tapping the chisel into the outside of the base of the filter counter clockwise until it loosened. I was literally pouring the last drop of oil into it and screwing the valve cover cap back on as my dad pulled up the driveway. I told my buddy that worked at the local gas station about my experience. He said that they put the filters on at the factory with an air tool and give them an extra few turns to make sure they don’t leak, they’re all like that on the first oil change.

 

[Relax]

Screwdriver right through it and open it up.

Have had to do it typically after a dealer worked on my car or bike.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/2xe3h9/oil_filter_screwdriver_trick_a_fail_album

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