Frankenvette

I tried using the search function but most threads were unrelated to what I'm looking for. I have a one car garage that is unheated. I'm in the mountains of western NC, so it is not brutally cold like the north east but colder than Atlanta or Charlotte. I'd like to buy an electric heater but not sure what would work best in a garage. Anyone out there in vette land have a good recommendation based on your experience?

Jim

Gordonm

This is what I use in my 2 car garage with 12 foot ceilings. Takes about 15 minutes to get it up to about 65 when it is in the 40s in the garage. My garage is attached to the house on 2 walls and I did insulate it but it works great and keeps it warm enough for me. I like it at about 60 to 65. Any warmer and it is to hot. I installed it and hard wired it myself. Just a 220 circuit.

http://www.air-n-water.com/product/G73.html

bobs77vet

mine is a Dayton that looks like the square box unit that Gordon has the web link posted to but it has the controls up front and is a little different . i also have one that i bought from HD that is also 220v that i bought when i moved and my Dayton was still in storage, it is a nice unit, only difference is that the dayton fan doesnt turn on until its up to heat, the HD one the fan blows immediately. With the dayton one the fan will only blow when its producing heat, the HD one has a fan only setting. the heat capabilites are similar both have thermostats. the dayton is hardwired for different BTU settings and i recall the HD one has a high/low BTU setting. the Dayton is hard wired and the HD is a plug in unit. i would recommend both equally. i am using the dayton one now and the HD is a back up unit for when it dies.

this is the one from HD ...http://www.air-n-water.com/product/MUH35.html



heres the dayton one next to the HD one. the camper is 1964 Beeline and was my sons project we painted it and I am glad to report today it went on its merry way

thoyer

I installed the same unit last winter in my garage and it does a good job. I was suprised that it was pretty easy on my electric bill also. I ran it most Saturday and Sunday afternoons last winter and the cost to operate was minimal.

Tom

z10kl

I just ordered one of these. On sale till Monday 120bucks off.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...2124_200362124

tyler77

www.Grainger.com
Product Name: Heater,Utility
Grainger Item #: 3UG73
This will be my 4th year with this heater. love it!

xpoc454

Those wall mounted heaters look pretty good.
Could I use one of them in my garage?

I currently have a dedicated 30amp 220 circuit for my air compressor.
I would like to unplug the compressor in the winter time, plug in the heater.

If one of these comes with a plug, could I lenghten the cordto make sure the heater is centered in the garage?

thanks

bobs77vet

3ug73 boy that looked familar and is the same one i have....3 yrs at this house and 2-3 yrs at the previous house and yes i like it also....


heres the two heaters together, i am only using the whiote dayton unit,yes they work great in a garage they heat oil in enclosed tubes and there is no open element so its safe around gases, the brown heater comes with a normal 220v plug . you dont need to center these in the garage it moves lots of air, just pick a corner or where ever and point into the center of the garage.

xpoc454

Is it 30amp 220 line strong enough for either of these? I'm not an expert on electrical wiring but my wife just have the ok if I want it!

Gordonm

I am running a 30 amp circuit on my heater and to be safe I used #10 wire for it. Cost a little more for the wiring but it can handle the load fine. I think I had to run a 30 foot line from the circuit panel. I did buy mine from Grainger on ebay and got a good price. It was actually shipped from the Grainger that is about 8 miles from my house. I will be firing up very soon, maybe today since we are supposed to be getting a little white stuff today.

noonie

For future reference,
#10 is the minimum requirement for 30 amps.

Good luck with the snow, seems a bit early this year.

xpoc454

Well my wiring was done by an electrician and i told him to make it not the mininum. SO it sounds like I need to order.
If the heater doesnt come with a plug in, can I hardwire a plug and use my 30 amp outlet?

Frankenvette

I sure wish I had 220 volts in my garage. I'm stuck with 110.

ShinodaVette

I have this one in my garage. I like it; wired it up myself.

Steve2147

The 4800 watt construction heaters are great. While high mounting gives more useable floor space, sitting them on or near the floor improves the heating in your garage immensely. When they're mounted high the warm air likes to exit the heater headed in the direction it's pointed then curve upwards to the ceiling. When sitting on the floor they draw in the coldest air at floor level and the rising heat warms the workspace as it goes.

In as much as they aren't an open flame heater sinking gas fumes from a fuel leak aren't any more of a hazard than the wall plug at the same height (spark when plugging something live in). I sit mine in the corner just a few inches off the floor.

Steve g

bluthundr

30 amps x 220 volts = 6600 watts

So as long as you get a heater that is under 6600 watts, you should be fine.

bobs77vet

yes a 30 amp/240v circuit is fine. i think the brown one is a 20 amp unit... you can see above the camper i have a fan set up to pull the hot air down. i put this on the lowest setting and turn it on when the heater is on. this minimizes the heat differential from the cieling to floor. really insulation is the key to having a comfortable set up. my new gargage has 2x6 construction and energy efficient everything so laying on the floor in the middle of winter on two blue movers blankets is quite comfortable. i also have 10" round air duct that sits on the top of a shelf at about 7' and goes to 14' height right at the cieling ridge and it has a fan mounted in it. i have an on/off switch on it and a normal plug and i plug this into a timer and during the daylight hours in the winter time i run this 15 mins every hour and does a great job of taking the heat created by solar radiation from windows and moving it from the high cieling ridge and blow it down, this would be even better if i extended it down to floor level.

Lupigiato

I just ordered then heater Gordonm recommended - $259 with free space heater and free shipping. http://www.air-n-water.com/product/G73.html. The $259 price expires Tuesday, otherwise it's $279. Good luck!

xpoc454

I ordered that one this morning also. Good deal.

milo30

I am interested in heating my garage also but have been concerned with how much more electricity it is going to take. I have a 3 car garage and not sure if one of these would help that much by itself or would I really need 2. How is your utility bill affected with these, considering it will only be run a handful of days a month and for no more than 6-8 hours then?