Garage heating

Re: Garage heating

Russ Fairfield

>If the air handler for the house is in the garage, you can put in an outlet with a damper. It only works when the thermostat in the house is demanding heat or AC, but it is often all you will need in a garage shop.

Re: Garage heating

Walter Ahlgrim

>How cold does it get? How long is it cold? Will you heat all the time or just when you are in the shop? If just when in the shop how many hours a month? Will you want to add AC later on? How big is your garage? Is it insulated?

Re: Garage heating

Brian McKearney

>Not sure if this would be more than you're looking for, but I heat my workshop/entire basement with a Harman pellet stove. The great thing about it is that it has a thermostat so I all I have to do is fill the hopper once every few days. Throughout the winter, I keep it around 65-68 degrees and when I go down to work on the weekends, I can turn it up a bit if it's too cold. It sure made a huge difference for me!

The nice thing about the pellet stove is that it requires very little clearance, although you do have an open flame which is a concern for some, depending on what types of finishes you may use, etc.

Re: Garage heating

Tom MacGregor

>Gas will be more economical. I'd suggest a direct vent through-the-wall space heater as the intake & exhaust air are completely separated from shop air, dust and finishing fumes (Safety!). An electric radient "shop heater" is available in many catalogs, with or without a worklight. They won't heat a whole garage, but are excellent for spot heating as they heat objects, not the air, and can be felt as soon as they're turned on. I have two, forgot the source, but will look if you can't find them - about $50.

Re: Garage heating

Jerry Whitaker

>Remember that the correct ration of dust to oxygen is explosive when exposed to a flame. Even a fine mist of flour that you bake with can explode. The reason grain elevators blow up is that the correct ratio of air and grain dust ignites due to spontaneous combustion.

Re: Garage heating

Jack Dolan

>Thanks to all for garage heating question.

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Ruth Niles

>Jack, I'm going to agree with Tom on the vented space heater. I had one in my shop for years (before I moved) and it heated the whole shop (approx. 14' x 16'), safe regarding dust (it's sealed well) and quite reasonable ($$) to use.

If you go to "shop" on my website, you can get an idea of the space I was heating and it got real cold in the winter (NE PA).


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