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| Cal |
 Nov 15 2016, 06:52 AM
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I'm looking for advice......I'm wrapping up the renovations to my man-cave / shop and will need to heat the space. The area is 650sf in size, constructed with cmu and is uninsulated.....its part of a large 5-car garage / barn structure. I'm not sure if I should go with a propane or electric heater.
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| GregAmy |
Nov 15 2016, 09:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,311 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States 
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Propane, Modine Hot Dog.
I have radiant floor heating in my garage, with pex tubing in the concrete. I use that to keep the garage to a minimum above-freezing level over the winter. Love that thing when it's working, kinda nice to lay on the warm floor...but I digress...Anyway, that method does not heat up the air quickly. If I leave the radiant heating at, say, 45 degrees, and I want to work in the garage, I have to give it several hours to get to a comfy 60 degrees. I've had plans for 4 years to install a Modine for quick air heat-up - after all, I already have the propane - but in the interim I'm using a portable kerosene heater that does a damn fine job on its own. It's a DynaGlo I bought from Lowe's, 23,000 BTU. I fire it up an hour or so in advance and it heats the 600-ish square foot 2-level space to a comfy level from 45 degrees. And it's portable, installation was zero, and I only go through 5-10 gallons of kerosene per winter. I'd call that my easy button for now. On the other hand, your space is uninsulated, so you'll need a lot of constant BTUs. That's where the Modine Hot Dog comes in. If you have the ability and resources to install propane then this is what you're going to want. Contact your local oil/propane dealer and you can rent a tank from them, and if they don't do the plumbing I'm sure they can refer you to someone that does. And then enjoy the warmth... Before: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1201.photobucket.com-15565-1479223487.1.jpg) During: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1201.photobucket.com-15565-1479223488.2.jpg) After: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1201.photobucket.com-15565-1479223488.3.jpg) |
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Cal Shop heater Nov 15 2016, 06:52 AM
jmill That is beautiful!
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I put a 5K watt electric heater in my 650 SF gara... Nov 15 2016, 01:26 PM cuddyk Since NY code requires a dedicated breaker within ... Nov 15 2016, 02:18 PM Kansas 914
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The idea that a gas heater will heat up a space q... Nov 16 2016, 04:38 AM mlindner falcor75 is correct.....insulate first.......if yo... Nov 16 2016, 06:01 AM mepstein :agree: because you will probably want to cool or ... Nov 16 2016, 06:48 AM saigon71 +1 on the Hot Dawg propane heater.
My Dad put one... Nov 16 2016, 07:54 AM Mark Henry I work in my shop all the time, walls and ceiling ... Nov 16 2016, 08:54 AM |
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