Garage heating options - 2.5 car

[turbotalon1g]

^thanks, great help I'll remember that.

[Febo]

Maybe if you were just an eskimo, that would solve all your problems right there.

[DoughtCom]

30 women and I, I'll keep that garage nice and warm sonnnnnn!

[turbotalon1g]

Anyone have experience running natural gas line?
I'm getting more convinced to run a natural gas unit, like first proposed but I have no experience or clue how to do so.
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[mlomker]

Def. sounds like the cheapest way to go but I assumed running the line would be expensive.

[Halon]

don't you need an exhaust for a natural gas unit? Don't think your association will want you doing that.

[turbotalon1g]

Yeah I've been thinking about my association, but to be honest, I don't think they will notice if the vent goes out the ceiling or even the side of the house, like i have seen on some side draft/vent kits.

Just found this for a steal of a deal:
http://www.drillspot.com/products/34...as_Unit_Heater

[LingLing]

I too am in an almost exact garage heating situation. My 2.5 car garage is uninsulated and only has 120v outlets installed. I am hearing that getting a 220v outlet hooked up is around $100-$200 depending on how far they have to route it. Any truth to this homeowners?

But the Northern Tools ceiling mounted heater that Peter posted sounds like it'll be sufficient. But I am just worried about how well it will stay warm w/o any sort of insulation.

[twack]

haha go all out
http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CDQQ8wIwAA#

[428gt]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Anyone have experience running natural gas line?

I'm getting more convinced to run a natural gas unit, like first proposed but I have no experience or clue how to do so.

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Running the gas line is easy, just need some 3/8" copper type L tubing, some misc fittings, a couple of shut-offs, and a good flaring tool. As for the venting, you don't need one of the kits most of the heaters at Menards, Fleet Farm, or Northern offer. You can usually piece what you need together a bit cheaper.

Other than that, you just need to put a small appliance cord on the heater to plug it in and bit of 18-2 t-stat wire for the stat.

Originally Posted by LingLing

I too am in an almost exact garage heating situation. My 2.5 car garage is uninsulated and only has 120v outlets installed. I am hearing that getting a 220v outlet hooked up is around $100-$200 depending on how far they have to route it. Any truth to this homeowners?



But the Northern Tools ceiling mounted heater that Peter posted sounds like it'll be sufficient. But I am just worried about how well it will stay warm w/o any sort of insulation.

A 5 kW electric heater won't do much other than take the chill out of an uninsulated garage and waste money. It would be better than nothing though. You'll be better off insulating the garage first! As for the price of the 220v 30A outlet...being an electrician, that is a safe ballpark price without seeing where it needs to be ran from.

[turbotalon1g]

After almost killing myself the other day with my old heater, I'm ready to buy a new one I think.

I'm leaning more toward another torpedo heater, these days they have a hi-lo setting and more BTU than mine, I usually start it up let it run for 10 mins then shut it off anyway.

The fact they are small means I can shove them on a shelf in the summer and not worry about losing space.

[turbotalon1g]

I think I might of found it.

Infrared heater
http://www.heatersunlimited.com/item29040.ctlg

[D_Venable]

If you aren't gonna move much...

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...56,43465,44590

I have 2 of them in the corner of the garage where my current project is, and it stays pretty comfortable there (wearing a hoodie)

[TheBlizzard]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

I think I might of found it.

Infrared heater
http://www.heatersunlimited.com/item29040.ctlg

That might work ok, but you are still going to have a fan going to move the air if you want the heat to be even. I just have a wall mount gas heater in my 2 car garage; then above it I have a fan that blows the heat around, it will cook you out of my garage in a matter of an hour even when below zero. My garage is insulated good though, I think that is the main thing you need to look at, drafty non-insulated garages will cost you a fortune to heat no matter what system you go with.

[s1ngletracker]

Anyone have any experience with these 'big buddy' heaters that you just hook a propane tank to? Do they just rip through propane? I need to heat my garage, and my little space heater running constantly is neither practical nor cheap.

[CornFed2.4]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Anyone have experience running natural gas line?
I'm getting more convinced to run a natural gas unit, like first proposed but I have no experience or clue how to do so.
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I can run a gas line for ya! I just had to redo my dryer line and rewire the 75000btu unit in my garage. I havent blown up yet

[LingLing]

Well I picked up a forced air torpedo heater the other day and am already pleasently surprised as to how well it works. I turned it on a med/high setting and left it for about 10 mins and when I came back I could already feel it starting to warm up. I think today I'll give it a real test run.

[twack]

i use a small propane torpedo that puts out 30,000btu. It only takes me about 10 min to do most the work to heat up my 2 car insulated garage. very happy with it