I recently put a heater in my garage (19'x20'). I was
planning on putting in a fairly expensive gas heater
that would have required venting exhaust to the
outside.
While perusing the aisles at Home Depot, I noticed
a 4kw 220V electrical heater that draws less than
20A. I jury rigged it into my main panel to see
how well it would work -- I figured that even it I
returned it, it would help me determine how big
a gas heater that I would need. It didn't work
very well sitting on the floor, but I decided to keep
it because it was so cheap (<$200). After mounting
it near the ceiling, I was surprised to find that it
does a reasonable job of heating the garage.
It takes about 10-15 minutes to get the space
up to about 60 degrees when the outside
temperature is below 30. The only minus I have
noticed is that if the slab is cold and both bays
have cars in them, the floor level stays pretty
cool. And, I haven't seen the electric bill yet....
All in all, this was a good solution for me -- I
live near Washington, DC.
Wayne Burstein
wburstein@genicom.com
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