Anyone have any advise on how to keep the garage warm over the winter? I have a small propane heater that works ok, but the tank is always running out and is a pain to get refilled all the time.
natural gas hanging units work great.
are You looking for constant heat source
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heat when You are in there working?
Im just looking for something in there when I am working, usually just on weekends. Maybe several days over xmas break and such. My garage is detached so I dont know about putting a gas line to the garage, sounds expensive and I dont think I would be able to do myself or I would
I use a torpedo heater (such as the kind on the field at Bill’s games). The fiance got it for me last season.
Holds 10 gal. of kerosene (or diesel), heats up a 2.5 car garage in about 15 minutes. But You need to have ~5’ of open space behind & infront of it due to the very direct heat output.
Come check it out if You like or ask PyschoPJV on this forum.
I have a nice kerosene bullet heater which works nice
BTW - the 10 gal tank lasted me a loooong time.
ditto
if you have space, a wood burner is nice too
i dont think you can have a wood burning stove in cali… isant that kind of thing outlawed?
Those kerosene heaters are not for garages I dont think, I think there more for open/vented spaces
i used to use a salamander with the door open a little, then got a woodstove
WOODSTOVE > you mom
best tool in the garage by far
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Mine is rated for indoor / outdoor.
we use a kero torpedo heater at my parents, works decent, but its a little smelly. I think the new ones are a lot better. Ours is vintage.
these work great, uncles got one, very nice set up. But since you dont want to run a line then I would say the torpedo is your choice by far. We used one in Jaegers garage all winter, did just fine. Just buy a good one thats all.
Jeller
How about you spend the $300 bucks and a day insulating the Garage and it will stay warm like your heater did at my house?
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:word: good point
Anyone ever hook up a furnace or something in there garage, like a furnace for a trailer or some shit
I plan on insulating too
When I removed the wood burning stove from my house, I contermplated using it in my garage.
I use torpedo heaters. I believe there is also an additive so it doesn’t smell as bad.
Plus my garage is insulated, so that helps too.
I would think You’d end up spending more on a furnace and ductwork…
how big is the garage?
Once that is done you won’t need to worry about it. I was actually in a t-shirt in January in the garage, working on the WRX, using your heater to heat it.
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