Dan DiBiase wrote:
> So, I've been thinking about getting some sort of heater for
> the space. It's a standard 2-car garage but it's about 12 feet in height,
> so I'll lose a lot of heat straight up... Here are my requirements -
>
> 1) I don't want to spend a fortune.
> 2) I don't need the garage to be 70 degrees, just warm enough to
> work out there without a coat and using my latex gloves without
> freezing my fingers.
> 3) I don't want to spend a fortune.
> 4) I'd rather not go electric.
> 5) I'd like something self-contained/portable, versus plumbing a
> system.
> 6) Because I have both MG's, 7 (soon to be 8!) bikes, a lawnmower, a
> snow thrower and various and sundry other items out there, it can't
> take up a bunch of space.
> 7) I don't want to spend a fortune.
I've had two garages since I've entered the homeowner
club, with two different heating systems.
My old garage was the typical double garage, 20x20ft with 10.5
foot ceiling.
I insulated it roughly and tacked drywall over the insulation to
make it brighter (and at least presentable). I didn't do anything
about the door. Then I ran a 220V line and used a portable
construction heater. I got one from a friend, but even new
they are about $40 and only the size of a car battery. They
are up to 6000w, which is quite acceptable even here in the frozen
north.
Anyways, that worked fine. Total cost for wiring and breaker
was about $40, plus about $200 for the insulation and drywall. It
kept the temperature tolerable, was extremely portable, and running
costs were pretty irrelevent because I only ran it maybe 50 hours
for the whole winter.
I know you don't want electric, but it was pretty sweet especially
for the price.
My new garage is much larger, but it came with a suspended
gas heater that could heat an aircraft hangar. Obviously that's
the way to go if you can, because it heats up the garage very
quickly even from deep into freezing temperatures. However, it
was probably pretty expensive to buy and install and I'm not
sure I'd have done it if it wasn't there when I moved in.
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
When you care enough to spend the very most.
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