Garage heat

[CruisinGA]

[quote author=Poser link=board=14;threadid=7948;start=msg86525#msg8652 5 date=1073530243]
So Bailey,

How is that 20+ low working out for you...
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BRRRRR.......
until i hit the light switch

[phlyfish]

I have a 75,000 BTU nat gass fired furnace in my garage, also 40 gal hot water tank also gas fired. They are in a seperate room and off the ground 18".

A friend heats his shop (40'x100') with a waste oil heater, cheap as dirt to operate. He takes a trailer w/ 4 55 gallon drums around to the tranny shops once every other month or so and gets all his fuel for FREE. Awsome heat.

[alia176]

Currently I use a vent free wall mounted natual gas heater. It's good but takes a while to heat up a 2.5 car garage from 40 to 60 deg F. The garage has enough leaks to replace the O2! Our electricity costs per unit decreases during winter and gas price increases. So I was thinking of using an electric fan forced heater, if I can find one. Of course, the toasty air is near the ceiling and I'm freezing my ass off on the floor!

I've used a kerosene Torpedo heater, something like 50,000 BTU! It'd heat up the garage to 90 deg F in about 10 minutes. However, the fumes were nasty, even when I started/stopped it outside. My co-worker touts his torpdedo Propane unit. He says it can heat up the garage quickly and he can sort of aim it in his general direction. I'd have liked to have his unit to heat up metal before painting.

Ali

[folsom50]

I use a bunch of torpedoes in the shop when it gets this cold, warms it up really fast. I burn #1 diesel in them, not too smelly, the torpedo at home in the garage I had to switch from diesel to jet A because the diesel just fumed too bad.

[IDave]

Why would the diesel smell up your garage, but not your shop? I use diesel, too, in my torpedo. Don't worry about getting it to 60 degrees this time of year. I am happy with 40, so the snow melts off the rig!

[Junk]

I still have no heat and like no lighting in my garage. This absolutely sucks. Dang you guys with your frickin heaters.

Going to get something soon, cause this just sucks. Still not sure how important the vented is though.

[tltaylor22]

I've got a guy that is picking up a few oil furnaces for $50 each. He says they work well for garage heat. Just hook up a 55gal drum of oil and let it burn. I'll keep you posted.

Trent

[mtcone]

An easy way to determine what you need to keep the chill off while you are in your garage in the winter is to use a garage heater calculator. Then you can buy the exact heater that fits your needs.