| davinci |
| Don't know if this should be here or in general discussion but anyway what would be the best way to heat a single car garage? I was thinking just a small pulse action heater but am wondering if this would be a huge fire hazard if left on 24 hrs? I would like it to be as warm as possible.. would a small heater like that be a bad idea? |
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| BananaBoy |
Just pick up a small oil radiator from crappy tire. Assuming you have power out there, put it in a clear space on the concrete floor. Oil heater are closed systems so they are pretty safe. Also look for a model with a tip switch that will turn off of tipped over.
I've been using something like this for a few years now and at it's lowest setting, keeps my double attached garage at about +5°.
Cliky Me! |
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| Soulfly |
| Buy an overhead Heater and insulate the walls? and Pipe in a Natural Gas line.. That'd be the best Idea.. We did that in our garage.. and it's like +17 +/- 2 degrees.. at all times.. |
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| Alberta_Daytona |
great idea, its $$$ though....and you need a certified guy to do the gas...its also gotta be inspected and all that jazz.
Apprentice plumber here, fuck its easy too hook up....but few are allowed to do it, which is funny....I do it by myself all the time, the journeyman gets the inspector.....he gives a thumbs up to my work....
Great to see an apprentice knows what hes doing....but I cant officially do it by myself...BLAST. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by Alberta_Daytona
great idea, its $$$ though....and you need a certified guy to do the gas...its also gotta be inspected and all that jazz.
Apprentice plumber here, fuck its easy too hook up....but few are allowed to do it, which is funny....I do it by myself all the time, the journeyman gets the inspector.....he gives a thumbs up to my work....
Great to see an apprentice knows what hes doing....but I cant officially do it by myself...BLAST.
I think a home owner can do it themselves, just need to get it inspected.. I've done it a couple times. |
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| flatboy |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
I think a home owner can do it themselves, just need to get it inspected.. I've done it a couple times.
yes, you can pull a home owners permit and do it yourself. After certin steps its gota be inspected.(I did my own - from trenching, plumbing, to electrical and hung the heater as well)
A 110volt electric heater will keep it slightly above freezing inside a single car garage, but don't expect it to get there in this kinda weather, but if it ain't insulated you might as well take your money and throw it up in the air outside.
My sister has a huge double car garage and is heated by one crappy tire oil heater, but she started it running in the fall and its still above freezing even in this weather.
if you have 220 volt in the garage homedepot sells a orange construction heater that is 15,000 btu, works good also.
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| JeepGirl |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
I think a home owner can do it themselves, just need to get it inspected.. I've done it a couple times.
We ran a gas line out to our detatched garage then installed a house furnace out there.. just had it all inspected and we were good to go.
We leave the thermostat off in the garage which keeps it at about 15-20C.. just warm enough to keep the paints from separating and enough to keep the car warm...
Mind you, if we need to do work out in the garage we just crank the heat and it warms up enough to cook a turkey in 5 minutes...
We still need more insulation for our north wall though...
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We also ran a conduit out there from the house with cable/phone/internet....
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| 92_WhItE_H23 |
| a little reznor unit for you garage shouldnt cost more then 2 or 3 G installed. |
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| flatboy |
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Originally posted by 92_WhItE_H23
a little reznor unit for you garage shouldnt cost more then 2 or 3 G installed.
that price would include trenching and all. I got a Reznor for 600$ and I think princess auto sells like the same. |
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| ehos |
Wood burning stove, properly vented and a small convection fan.
Cheapest, easiest, HOTTEST way to heat a garage (insulate it as well). |
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| mr2_import |
| I am a Sheet metal installer/gasfitter(A) unit heaters are okay but imo I think you guys should go with a tube heater or radiant heater because all a uniter heater does is blow the heat. The tube heater will have the object ie. wrench or pilers warm. Aswell another advantage to a tube heater/radiant heater it has no blower which means no dust gets blown on your car or in the air you breath. Or if you are a big time baller go in floor cement heating lots of $$$ but nothing like working on the floor with a warm a$$. :dunno: :beer: |
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| catlin987987 |
I too am a Plumber and gas fitter, I agree GET A Radiant (tube) heater
with a forced air heater if you open your Garage door once you have to heat the fucker all over again |
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| flatboy |
watch out with the tube heaters, if your work bench is under them your goina fuck'n bake, and if you ceiling is low your car is goina bake. On the up side tube heaters are the most efficient.
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