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11-07-2017, 12:12 PM
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Need some heat in the garage..
Im looking for something safe and fiscally reasonable to heat my 3 car garage. Let me know what you guys are using.
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11-07-2017, 01:17 PM
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11-07-2017, 01:24 PM
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Quote:
Mr.Heater - 20000 BTU natural gas heater from Home Depot.
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11-07-2017, 02:02 PM
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More info needed. Do you have nat gas?
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11-07-2017, 02:14 PM
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every year i plan to buy a heater and get a 220 socket installed...then i just plug in a couple of small space heaters i have and they seem to take the edge off enough to make working in the garage in winter acceptable...not warm, but warm enough...my fiscally reasonable approach thus far...
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11-07-2017, 02:40 PM
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Pinup calendars.
Male/female or whatever gets some heat in your garage. 
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11-07-2017, 02:53 PM
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Just heat, or would you like cooling too?
If both, get a mini-split system 
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11-07-2017, 03:07 PM
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Although many of the previously mentioned methods may have sketchy efficiency ratings, I chose to use a 80K BTU Reznor power vented natural gas unit heater mounted in the far corner of the 40' x 36' garage. It is hooked to a manual thermostat that usually is set to the lowest setting to keep the water lines from freezing and will maintain 45 degrees in sub zero temps for several days. When I want to work out there, I bump the t-stat to 65 and in 15 minutes it is toasty warm. The power vent allows the vent to be run out the side of the building and no need for a flue. Gas bill in the winter is about 30 bucks a month with half of that being surcharges as the gas itself is cheap. Very happy with it.
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11-07-2017, 03:28 PM
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I use a multi fuel torpedo heater from Home Depot and usually run diesel in it as it is cheaper than kerosene. I usually turn it on an hour or so before hand pointing it at the tool box to heat up all that steel. Once the garage warms up, I vent the garage to rid fumes, and use and use a small electric heater to maintain. It also helps to run a few errands in one of the cars before hand, and then park it in the garage.
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