2001 Pewter WS6

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Well, I have an attached garage that isn't heated and it's 13 degrees outside. It is like the freaking Artic in there. Well maybe not that cold but it is below freezing. Does any one know where I can get a good deal on a 30,000 - 45,000 BTU Forced Air Garage Heater? I found the Hot Dawg from Modine for $434.00 for the 45,000btu unit but if I can find one cheaper or used that would even be better. Please let me know...

DrkPhx

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Mr. Heater makes a 22,000 BTU unit that mounts to the wall for $299. It's on Amazon.com. I'm going with propane because the city I live in requires a permit and the lines buried 18" undergound. I called some local plumbers and heating installers and was quoted $600-up just to have the lines put in.

2001 Pewter WS6

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I don't think 22,000btu will be enough for me. I can tap into the gas line pretty easily so that won't be a problem for me. Are you going to have your garage kept at a certain temp? I have a propane turbo heater and the problem is with a cold garage, if you warm it up, anything that is metal sweats. I am looking to keep it around 60 degrees and I can just turn it up a bit when go to do some work.

DrkPhx

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I need to insulate and drywall 2 walls in my garage which will help alot (should raise inside temp about 10 degrees). The heater is really for me to work on my car.

BTW - The unit I mentioned does come with a thermostat.

Dave Carney

I have the Modine Hot Dawg, 75,000btu propane unit and it rocks!! It's power vented so you can exhaust through a side wall. This unit will take my 700 sq. ft. attached garage from 20 degrees to 60 degrees in about 12 minutes. My ceiling and garage doors are insulated but most of the walls are not. On a very cold day it will run maybe 10 minutes an hour to maintain 60 degrees. Easy self install too....can mount one inch from the ceiling if you want! It doesn't cost much at all to move up in btu so, I'd buy the biggest honkin' one like I did I keep a CO meter mounted on the garage wall, it's nice keeping every door completely shut, running the heater all day and the meter always reads 0.....until I start my Firebird up of course! (to back it out of the garage)

2001 Pewter WS6

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This unit really caught my eye as well. I just wanted to see what else people were using. I will probably order one up this week. Thanks for the info...

Xsta Z 28

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The CUH line was recommended to me. I was not able to get it installed yet, since the gas line is not run out to my garage yet.

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cm02WS6

We picked up a used heater from a mobile home for our garage. I wasn't very old and it was in good condition. Requires a gas line though, and an exhuast. It works pretty good for our garage, which is an attached 3 car, insulated.

itchygomey98

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My clothes dryer is in my garage. I pull the vent hose off and turn the dryer on for about 10 minutes and it warms up the garage. Then I use a small electric heater to maintain some heat while I work. Once it's warm, the small electric heater I have will keep it warm for about 4 hours when it's 20 degrees out. I don't know the BTU's on the heater I have. It's not ideal, but it gets me by for now.

Pete2k_Z28

Mobil home heaters ROCK for garages. Around here, the mobil homes must convert from oil to gas (for environmental reasons I guess, too many oil tanks in a small area, who knows). Anyway a friend of a friends does the converstions, and gets the heaters. They are simple plug and play just about. Runs on 110, all you need to hook up is a small oil tank and a chimney. DONE!

Also, being a "real" furnace they're a lot safer than portable heaters, parts are commercialy available, and they're fairly efficient too.

It may cost a little more up front for such a setup, but it's beyond a doubt the best setup you can get.

indyjps

check out harbor freight for the natural gas heaters, stay away from most of the tools though.

JohnR

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Please be careful when you have a furnace with an open flame, or a hot electric element, in your garage. If you have any kind of gasoline spill, the vapors are heavy and will spread across the floor where they may be ignited by the furnace. The heater should be mounted as high as possible.

Last Summer one of my neighbors was filling up the gas tank in his lawn mower in his garage. He dropped the gas can and spilled gas all over the floor. His natural gas fired water heater happened to be on at the time and ignited the spilled gas. His whole garage and most of his house burned.
Be safe,
John

iateyourcat

I picked up this one at Lowes this winter for $69. http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=prod...42-234-RLP50VA

It's rated at 50,000 BTU but it sucks compared to my Dad's kerosene heater. For $69 it does knock the chill off but I'd get a better one if I had to do it again.

DrkPhx

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After debating how to heat my garage, I decided to insulate it first. What a big difference it made. Using a portable Mr. Heater dual element heater set on low, I was able to get the inside garage temp from 0 to 45 degrees in a matter of a couple of hours. Once I put up the drywall, that will help even more.