Heat!

[salty]

Originally Posted by baseballlover1

I have gas going to my garage but my father said that i shouldnt have an open flame heater in a garage that houses cars and my products. Would this be a problem?

Any type of gas will have a flame, pilot light or spark. Even electric might spark or have a heating element temp above solvent fume ignition. If using gas you should have an intake and exhaust vent, to control humidity and air quality.

If you are using a lot of solvents or your car has a gas leak you might have problems.

One more thing is that a lot of solvent fumes are heavier than air and might pool up in a low corner. Might be a problem is the heater is on the floor.

[Morris9982]

'I had an electric heater put in my garage a couple years ago and I really like it.\r\n\r\nIt\'s about 18,000 BTU and is 240V. It keeps my garage as warm as I want.\r\n\r\n'

[zoomzoom3]

I wonder what would be best to heat a garage that's about 30' X 24'? I really don't want a huge tornado style heater, but then again I may need one for those days when it's -5*F outside.

[pl_silverado]

'i stumbled upon a torpedo heater on craigslist and had to buy it.






for $ 200... i know i didn't go wrong. I saw the same ones at home depot for like $ 550.It gets the garage hot as hell in 5 minutes. I cant wait to get out of the single car garage into something bigger.'

[Mark77]

An electric heater is the only thing I would recommend for you. Gas/propane heaters are used to heat up something outside, like a big tent or something.

[Distrbd]

I have the same thing as pl silverado,but it uses propane for fuel.
I have used it and works great the only thing to remember is you MUST leave a door or a window open a bit to get fresh air in.its a perfect solution for heating a cold garage quickly when you need it to wash or oil change etc.

[Showroom Shine]

Yes it's getting cold here in Ohio too. I usually take all my stuff inside. Then lug it back to the truck to do a vehicle. Like this morning!

[kenlew]

I use one of those small ceramic electric heaters. Of course I am in Nashville,TN, not Anderson. I can heat a two car garage fairly well with one of these heaters. Is your garage door insulated? Makes a hugh difference...

[BlueLibby04]

I was in our one car garage today working on one of our jeeps and my 1000watt Shop lights was keeping it toasty in there. Those things put off some serious light but they also put off a crap load of heat.

[optimusp517]

I still need to move all my supplies inside, it's been sitting in the cold dfor almost 2 days now with 30 deree weather and below!

[JuneBug]

I'm looking at the 2 burner heater that sits on top of your 20 pound propane tank $89.00and the little Redi Heater - it's twice as much at $179.00 (Lowes) for my 2 car garage 24'x26'. Any Pros and Cons ?

[Saleenfan]

IM sitting here looking at you all complaining about 30 degree weather and laughing.
Im living In Grand forks ND now and it is currently -1 feels like -5 (weve already hit -13)
I gave up on trying to heat my garage but I know that the electric heaters like morris9982 has work great!