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wp34:
This is the first winter in my adult life I don't have access to a heated garage/shop via my father.  He always had a gas powered furnace of some kind which I'm finding now had me very much spoiled.  Currently I use one of those "ceramic" heaters meant for the basement--in this case literally stolen from the basement.  It is good for taking the chill off when the outside temp is in the 40's but we are starting to get temps under 20 and I need more power.

I've looked at propane options such as the Mr. Heater Big Buddy.  I'm a little concerned with this option since my garage is attached to the house. They suggest that if you are going to use 20lb tanks you put the tank outside and run a hose under the garage door to the heater.  That seems like a pain in the buns.

There are some decent looking electric heaters out there as well.  I would need to wire for 220 though and since I will be making a lot of saw dust I'm concerned with how safe an electric heater would be.

Anyway I was curious if other folks had experience with either electric or propane heat.  I'm also open to other ideas for heating a garage.






BobA:
Gas fired infrared heating is a good clean alternative to open flames.

Link  http://www.ien.com/article/basics-gas-fired/133821
Slippyblade:
Set the garage on fire, that'll heat things up...  >:D

But seriously, a good wood burning stove is worth it's cast iron weight in gold.
redbeard30:
There's pellet burning stoves. Would have to run a 4" double walled vent outside but only needs a standard outlet for the hopper motor. Also a little more work and expense but they make "thru the wall units" sort of like u see at motels. Also hanging heater is an option in gas or electric and would be above the work floor. May have to check w/ local code for any option though, as there are space/height clearance issues due to combustible car fluids.
spoot:
How big of a garage?  A natural gas heater on the ceiling isnt' too expensive and sumwhat cheap to run.
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