Garage Heat. Lets Talk non-Permenant Setups

[Vtec?lol]

Pretty much would like to see what you all use.

I'm thinking propane but not against electric.

Looking to get the temps above 55F in 20F weather. I'm needing portability simply because I migrate between two garages. Both fully insulated 2car with 9ft ceilings.

I'm down for anything that's within the $200 or less category.

Any DIY heater guys here?

[flyboyx]

a snowmobile suit?

i think propane will be your best friend here. an electric heater to meet those needs will need 220v 30 amp circuit most likely.

[mrcheezle19]

Body hair?

[robo_trigger]

A simple propane heater will fit the bill. You'll spend well over $200 in the first month on fuel alone depending on how often you use it though...

[george graves]

figure out how many BTU's you need.

This guide is handy. http://www.mrheater.com/upload/10-27...at%20Guide.pdf

Then you're going to have two choices. Propane, or Kerosene.

You;ll end up getting something like this:



$200 at lowes: http://www.lowes.com/pd_150677-46631...r|1&facetInfo=


Or you can get a propane tank top heater from 15K BTU or a duel head version for 30k BTU.



There are some other options with more heat if you need (large panels).

If it was me, I'd get two single head propane top heaters and put on at both ends of the shop.

How big is your shop? How well your shop is insulated is a factor too.

[mrsleeve]

Kero fueled salamader is going to be your very best bet between fuel efficiency ad potability. Rember l/p only has about 70k btu per gallon and kero/diesel has about 136k btu per gallon. Not mention oil fueled heaters have a more stable fuel if it escapes containment and is not as easilly explosive

[Pantless Spency]

my dick.


definitely non-permanent and readily available.

[Pantless Spency]

lol but really, would something like this work in a garage?

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Mirage-38-200-BTU-Bronze-Heat-Focusing-Propane-Gas-Patio-Heater-HDMIRAGE10/202715659?N=c6nf#.UqFFvmRDsRs

[george graves]

I think that's too close to the rafters.

[Vtec?lol]

my dick.


definitely non-permanent and readily available.

As long as I can get both hands around it ;)

[Pantless Spency]

As long as I can get both hands around it ;)

Maybe, if you got small hands.

[Vtec?lol]

Based on that chart George, to be comfortable I'll need a maximum of 60k and a minimum of 45k. I think that one dyna-Glo will do the trick however I'd like to see some real life usage data. Tri-fuel is impressive.

Mrsleeve is absolutely right on kerosene being a higher output of btu's for the money. Salamander style seems more than ideal. Those propane top heaters sure are attractive for the price though.

[Bglad]

I use a torpedo 125k BTU propane heater for my 60x40 shop. Run it for about 10 mins and I'm good to go for hours. 5 gal propane bottle costs $12 to fill and easily lasts a couple few weeks.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I have permanent propane heat, but for portable, I love the ceramic heaters that thread onto your propane tank.

[TurboJake]

Based on that chart George, to be comfortable I'll need a maximum of 60k and a minimum of 45k. I think that one dyna-Glo will do the trick however I'd like to see some real life usage data. Tri-fuel is impressive.

Mrsleeve is absolutely right on kerosene being a higher output of btu's for the money. Salamander style seems more than ideal. Those propane top heaters sure are attractive for the price though.

The propane top heaters are useless unless you're in a 5'x5'x6' deer stand tiny box. Don't think about them.

Go 75K at least. Trust me. I use mine all the time in winter, and it heats up my 2car to about 65 after about 3 hours. It takes a looonnngggg time to heat up initially, but stays there quite nicely after the fact. It's a priceless thing to have. Easy to move even with a full tank.

It takes about 8-10 hours of constant running to empty a full tank too. Lasts a good deal of time.