Garage Heater?

[Rob]

You need a heater in California ??

Anyway, DONT get one of those propane tube heaters that you see in construction. I bought one and regret it.
Although they work really well, they are super noisy and the smell gives me a major headache.

I was over at a buddy the other day and he had one of those kerosene heaters.
That one seemed to work pretty well.

Rob.

[chug_A_bug]

hehe you need a heats in SO cal lol that's funny
and here I am wearing Shorts in Canada in Jan

ok now I have an electric heats and it's great I love it

Chris.

[petevw]

High of 13 by the end of the week.
(Sorry to hijack the post)

Here's what i use:





Works well, and i keep a door cracked for fresh air. Runs off the BBQ tank.

[volkdent]

I'm a little worried about the gas stuff. If it burns, it needs oxygen, and cracking a window or door seem kinda counterproductive to keeping the heat in. That said, I don't know how much heat costs per therm I guess for electric vs gas/propane.

Oh, its Nor Cal to, much colder here! There was ice on the water outside my house a couple of days ago.

Jason

[Bullyboy]

I have a radiant heater that works pretty well in the garage. Actually I have two. I have a half dozen metal strips screwed to the ceiling and magnets on the heater so I move it around to the area I need the heat.

[ricola]

I use a freestanding electric heater, just put it on an hour or so before I go out and it gets the temperature above freezing , just wear more clothes!

Rich

[Panelfantastic]

I went natural gas. A lot of shop to heat and planning something permanent for the long haul.
Have the same reservations about propane and kerosene but have worked in plenty of new construction where that was all we had and never was a problem. The catch is, that stuffs expensive. One or two nights every couple weeks is no biggie but if you were running it a whole weekend... the up side is you can run it for about an hour before you go out, prolly wont have to turn it on again that night.
I like the electric ones BB has. They do draw some juice though and how many outlets/much service do you have going to shop?



Jeff-

[petevw]

Originally Posted by Bullyboy

Got one of those above my bench, love it. All the tools parts you are working underneath on stay warm!