# need help: clean heat for shop space **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 2, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500 "2010-01-02T17:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/1 "2010-01-02T17:44:26Z")
I am looking to buy a heater of some kind to heat a poorly insulated two car garage. i have a propane blast heater which does the job nicely but i would really like to find something that doesn’t throw fumes. suggestions? looking to spend under 800 if i can ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/2 "2010-01-02T17:46:09Z")
wood stove ,find one on c/l go to tractor supply by exh ducting and be done exc heat on the cheap ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/3 "2010-01-02T17:57:34Z")
this is what i would like to do… however this idea didn’t go over that well with the owner. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/4 "2010-01-02T18:31:18Z")
waste oil furnace? I dont know what one costs though. ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/5 "2010-01-02T18:38:25Z")
yeah they are not cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/6 "2010-01-02T19:13:51Z")
propane convection heater, been using mine since last year, works great havent had an issue with fumes… and its cheap ~100 bucks if not cheaper ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/7 "2010-01-02T19:32:48Z")
i think this is what i already have… mine looks like a tin trash can that has a huge burner in it and sound like a hot air balloon taking off… ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/8 "2010-01-02T20:05:29Z")
> [@FS: 2 Trouble Shooter Pool Cue's, Brand New](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2-trouble-shooter-pool-cues-brand-new/24958/8): > > i think this is what i already have… mine looks like a tin trash can that has a huge burner in it and sound like a hot air balloon taking off… haha yea thats what im using… honestly I love it… ehats my garage good, was 70 bucks and havent had an issue with fumes ---
**Author:** ![DannyboyUpstate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dannyboyupstate/32/6313_2.png) [@DannyboyUpstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DannyboyUpstate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/9 "2010-01-02T20:06:46Z")
![http://www.kennspenns.com/heating/images/reznor~02.jpg](http://www.kennspenns.com/heating/images/reznor~02.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/10 "2010-01-02T20:16:29Z")
> [@Prom in the ghetto](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/prom-in-the-ghetto/27952/14): > > ![http://www.kennspenns.com/heating/images/reznor~02.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/8/58b121848986b3781955e23eeab222119f4ddf14.jpeg) that looks like what i had in mind when i started this thread… even though i am really wanting to push the wood stove idea again. what is this heater? price? ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/11 "2010-01-02T20:41:28Z")
also interested in this type of setup. Or if anyone has an old gas / propane furnace laying around they want to get rid of i could kill 2 birds and heat the loft. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/12 "2010-01-02T22:07:51Z")
My grandparents are getting a new furnace and air conditioner on Monday for no reason at all. :lol ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/13 "2010-01-02T22:56:31Z")
what are they doing with their old one? ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/14 "2010-01-03T05:56:30Z")
OP we use the same type of heater you do in our garage with little to no fumes at all. First off we start the heater with the garage door open and the burner side nearly outside, after the initial start up and puff from the heater, turn it around and close the garage door. This makes it much nicer and let it sit for 20 mins and return outside to start working. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/15 "2010-01-03T06:32:47Z")
> [@sherman !!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sherman/27957/4): > > OP we use the same type of heater you do in our garage with little to no fumes at all. First off we start the heater with the garage door open and the burner side nearly outside, after the initial start up and puff from the heater, turn it around and close the garage door. This makes it much nicer and let it sit for 20 mins and return outside to start working. Works for me. not sure i followed this… the heater i have is a vertical propane heater… it is not directional ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/16 "2010-01-03T06:38:34Z")
AH good luck then, lmao. ---
**Author:** ![justin2386](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin2386/32/6496_2.png) [@justin2386](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justin2386)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/17 "2010-01-03T06:38:34Z")
get the wood stove and direct exhaust out a window instead of thru a wall or roof…maybe owner will go for that? ---
**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/18 "2010-01-03T15:16:17Z")
> [@NYspeed scavenger hunt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-scavenger-hunt/27900/78): > > get the wood stove and direct exhaust out a window instead of thru a wall or roof…maybe owner will go for that? yeah that was what i proposed … we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![zee\_oh\_sex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zee_oh_sex/32/6451_2.png) [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-clean-heat-for-shop-space/249500/19 "2010-01-03T15:27:02Z")
wood stove is without a doubt the way to go…just installed one at my buddys shop, its very easy and someone with little knowledge can do so. If your shop owner goes for it, let me know if you need a hand. Also on the insulation note, if you would like to change that, blown in insulation is fairly cheap and i have a hookup with a company that does it. Obviously its not as good as fiberglass on every nook and cranny but the stuff does work quite well, and installation is minimally intrusive.