Garage heater

[homesteader13]

I use propane heaters. A 30k mr heater torpedo works in my 24x24 but is loud.

Last winter I got a another heater that is a lot quieter and works well.

https://www.samsclub.com/p/dyna-glo-200-btu-lp-hrt-cov-2000-btu/prod16300076

I have a propane heater to permanently mount from a mobile home but haven’t got it done. And a wood stove to install.
I don’t want to give up the space required though.

Well we have a saying in the military, 2 is 1 and 1 is none so the more options you have the better equipped you are to handle any given situation.

 

[Oaktree]

I have a nice big wood stove in my garage/workshop. Trouble is, you have a twenty minute job to do and you need to get a fire going a couple of hours before to heat all the mass up.

My situation as well. 24 x 24 garage/shop, not insulated and kind of drafty so it takes quite a while to warm up. No easy way to block off part of it. I plan winter projects so I have 3 or 4 hr worth of stuff to do to make heating it up worthwhile.
Would probably make more sense to get a torpedo heater myself, but I already had the stove and it's a good place to burn the junk wood (pine, spruce, etc) I wouldn't use in the house.

 

[radios1]

My situation as well. 24 x 24 garage/shop, not insulated and kind of drafty so it takes quite a while to warm up. No easy way to block off part of it. I plan winter projects so I have 3 or 4 hr worth of stuff to do to make heating it up worthwhile.
Would probably make more sense to get a torpedo heater myself, but I already had the stove and it's a good place to burn the junk wood (pine, spruce, etc) I wouldn't use in the house.

it still makes sense to insulate the garage, it's saves on fuel, and adds comfort!..

 

[Industrial Toys]

My garage is also not insulated. (Working on it). Truth is, many days I work with the door wide open with a fire on. Just having a source of heat helps fend off the chills, even if it's only psychological, that's all that really matters. That you don't feel cold.

 

[oosik]

I built an attached garage when we lived in AK. Originally heated with a torpedo heater. Too loud - after a while the fumes would burn your eyes. Most everybody in Anchorage used natural gas - circulating hot water for heat. I ran a loop off the furnace and installed a hanging Modine forced air hot water heater. Thermostat mounted on the wall. It was GREAT. Kept the garage at 48F and would bring it up to 72F in about 15 minutes.

 

[FarmerPhilip]

I built an attached garage when we lived in AK. Originally heated with a torpedo heater. Too loud - after a while the fumes would burn your eyes. Most everybody in Anchorage used natural gas - circulating hot water for heat. I ran a loop off the furnace and installed a hanging Modine forced air hot water heater. Thermostat mounted on the wall. It was GREAT. Kept the garage at 48F and would bring it up to 72F in about 15 minutes.

Agreed. I have a (I would say medium sized) natural gas heater that is awesome. Heats a large shop up in minutes, no noticeable fumes, I can talk on the phone near it while it's running, and doesn't break the bank to run for lengths of time.

 

[cdaigle430]

I built an attached garage when we lived in AK. Originally heated with a torpedo heater. Too loud - after a while the fumes would burn your eyes. Most everybody in Anchorage used natural gas - circulating hot water for heat. I ran a loop off the furnace and installed a hanging Modine forced air hot water heater. Thermostat mounted on the wall. It was GREAT. Kept the garage at 48F and would bring it up to 72F in about 15 minutes.

I have a loop waiting for me to do this but I have to finish insulating the garage first and replacing the 17 foot garage door with an insulated one. For now I use a Dyna-Glo Pro K1 Heater at 70,000 btu....not too loud at all.

 

[radios1]

anyone considering Propane should check the price in your area, it may come out too expensive compared to natural gas(cheapest). or other fuels. electric prices where I am are nuts!. 18 cents per KWh.. I didn't feel like paying $250 per month to heat a 1 car uninsulated garage. billed at 2 month intervals, it's $500!!.. the northeast has brutal prices!.

 

[GeneV]

I'm stuck for now heating with electrical, so I have two 1500w oil filled radiators on opposite side of the shop running at low medium. And then if I need to supplement, I put a tower heater near me to blow on me while I'm working.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Problem is, in a cold environment, you need HUGE BTUs to make any air flow feel warm. Put a 4800watt construction heater in a cold room and you won't want that thing blowing on you.

 

[thepumpguysc]

I have a Duel Head portable propane heater.. I works great in my 24x32 w/11' ceilings
Turn it on & go to work.. no waiting..
I found it NEW online for 58.00 w/ free shipping..
I clamp it on a gas grill bottle.. very portable to where I'm working..{if I need to move it}
We have more HOT days than cold days, so that's why I decided to go small..

 

[Mace Canute]

I bought a 30,000 BTU ceiling mount natural gas heater when my old floor mount GE heater died. The old GE came used from a store and was way oversized for my 24' x 28' garage, had to have the variable speed blower set at the half way setting or the airflow was uncomfortably fast but recovery time was dang quick.

The smaller ceiling mount is much nice, it's more efficient, and quieter (not that that was ever an issue) and it freed up about 9 ft[sup]2[/sup] of floor room.

 

[shovelmike]

I have a 150,000 BTU torpedo heater that will have you working comfortably in your T shirt in just a few minutes. I have a thermostat inline on the power cord to make it versatile. I err on the side of caution, to avoid drawing in any combustible fumes I prop the overhead door open about 24" and put it just outside, blowing hot air in. The downside is that it will burn the entire 10 gallon tank in a day, and the price of kerosene is ridiculous. The manufacturer plainly states not to burn diesel fuel in it.

 

[fried1765]

I have a 150,000 BTU torpedo heater that will have you working comfortably in your T shirt in just a few minutes. I have a thermostat inline on the power cord to make it versatile. I err on the side of caution, to avoid drawing in any combustible fumes I prop the overhead door open about 24" and put it just outside, blowing hot air in. The downside is that it will burn the entire 10 gallon tank in a day, and the price of kerosene is ridiculous. The manufacturer plainly states not to burn diesel fuel in it.

I have a used 150,000 BTU oil fired hot air furnace in my primary shop/storage building, and have a 150,000 BTU Torpedo heater also.
I do not use either one.
I go to Florida for the Winter!

 

[shovelmike]

I have a used 150,000 BTU oil fired hot air furnace in my primary shop/storage building, and a 150,000 BTU Torpedo heater also.
I do not use either one.
I go to Florida for the Winter!

That sounds like the best plan for dealing with Winter!

 

[Industrial Toys]

I used my Rediheater today to thaw out the concrete lid of my underground pump house. Why can't they use DIESEL?

 

[shovelmike]

Too dirty supposedly.

 

[aczlan]

Too dirty supposedly.

That is what I found with our torpedo header, it stinks running on diesel, it smells much better on kerosene. Aaron Z

 

[FarmerPhilip]

I'll take any heater over a diesel heater, the smell is too much for me!

 

[Deere Dude]

I burn whatever diesel is in the pump in my 115k torpedo heater. Seems fine to me, but I do crack the garage door abut 4 inches. It runs fine and I have no side effects from it but I only run it to 60 deg or so if I am working out there.

When I ran it to keep water from freezing in the garage I set it to about 50 and shut the doors. Now I hung a ventless wall hung LP heater and the is much easier and quieter and seems to work in our Tennessee climate.