Garage heating options

[iimm]

I've had a quick look online for options, probably looking a small propane heater as it's only for a double garage. But what options have you and price?

Thanks!!

 

[m00k]

Just start the car and sit wi it running for an hour or so... Obviously wi the garage door closed to keep the heat in.... Toasty

 

[Bronk]

Space heater FTW

 

[iimm]

Just start the car and sit wi it running for an hour or so... Obviously wi the garage door closed to keep the heat in.... Toasty

An hour?, If I drove a vauxhall I'd imagine 2 mins would be enough for lights out......

 

[stevieturbo]

double post

 

[m00k]

An hour?, If I drove a vauxhall I'd imagine 2 mins would be enough for lights out......

Just put an extra jumper on

 

[stevieturbo]

Bare in mind most such heaters produce Carbon Monoxide so the area needs well ventilated too. And blow heaters are irritatingly loud.

Quartz Halogen type electric heaters are good, they heat you instantly and work over a reasonable distance. Although strictly speaking they dont heat the room itself too well.

Like the electric ones you see outside pubs etc

 

[Alan_B]

In the same position myself. I was even thinking of a superser or whatever they are called. Just to take the chill out when working on the car

 

[MarkM]

In the same position myself. I was even thinking of a superser or whatever they are called. Just to take the chill out when working on the car

I use one, does the job, cheap and gas lasts for months

 

[lightning]

Sorry it will be tomorrow till I get exact prices but basically there's propane rocket shape ones that run on bottles of gas, there's rocket ones that run on diesel/kerosene etc, there's the infared ones that also run on diesel etc but are very quiet/less fumes, but the most expensive, or there's electric as @stevieturbo mentioned. In fact I think he maybe got 2 wall mounted ones before Christmas?

All in stock, will get prices tomorrow

 

[michael_c]

Best way to heat a space is with a space heater. Radiant heaters (u tube, plaque, superser, infra red etc) are designed for point heating not space heating. So unless you plan to stand in one spot or if your space is relatively small, radiant is not much use. To heat the whole garage go for a space heater of some sort. The rocket type ones are good if you have ventilation. Otherwise avoid as the poc's(products of combustion) just go straight into the room. This is bad. If allowed to build up could cause issues. also any open flued appliance (superser, rocket type etc) will cause significant condensation as the combustion produces water vapour which condenses to form droplets. Best option in my opinion is a warm air heater such as a reznor udsa. These are used for heating workshops and warehouses everywhere and are the best, if not cheap. They come in oil or gas fired and use externally vented flue/exhaust.

Alternatively use a boiler with fan coil heaters to blow heat into the room. good fan coils are myson hi line or anything from sabiana. Good but expensive. Also gives option for hot water for power washer, sinks etc.

http://www.wholesaleheaters.co.uk/

Hope this helps.

 

[michael_c]

Small one of these

 

[stevieturbo]

Sorry it will be tomorrow till I get exact prices but basically there's propane rocket shape ones that run on bottles of gas, there's rocket ones that run on diesel/kerosene etc, there's the infared ones that also run on diesel etc but are very quiet/less fumes, but the most expensive, or there's electric as @stevieturbo mentioned. In fact I think he maybe got 2 wall mounted ones before Christmas?

All in stock, will get prices tomorrow

One I got works well at close range, it wasnt the type of infra rad I had hoped for though. My mistake but it does the job ok. I mounted it on a pole I could move about so it isnt too far away.

 

[pobmk4]

I've got one of those SIP infra red heaters, really quiet compared to the bullet types and easy run too! It's a little more up the price range than a bullet but taking into consideration the 2 point above it's well worth considering. Would easily heat 500sq ft!!

 

[iimm]

This is to take the chill out of the air while I polish the car or generally mess about to avoid the wife. I don't need anything permanently fixed or big enough to heat a warehouse. Do the gas bullet boyos produce harmful gases? Traditional oil/derv bullet heaters are boggin'.

 

[PeteMoore]

I am getting a Dimplex heater from above the door of a shop front.

Yeah it will be hard on electric, but it's much less likely to kill me in a small garage

 

[stevieturbo]

This is to take the chill out of the air while I polish the car or generally mess about to avoid the wife. I don't need anything permanently fixed or big enough to heat a warehouse. Do the gas bullet boyos produce harmful gases? Traditional oil/derv bullet heaters are boggin'.

Anything that burns fossil fuels needs proper ventilation. That includes a Super Ser.

Up to you how much if any ventilation you choose to give the area though

Even a bullet style heater should be relatively smell free if it is running correctly though, of course carbon monoxide is odourless though. No smell doesnt mean it's all safe.
Plus all bullet styles are loud, smaller you go the quieter they are, but obviously less heat.

If you really must go for one like that, a small gas powered one is probably the safest. Use it sensibly though

 

[michael_c]

definitely get some decent ventilation. Doesn't take much to mess up the combustion on any fossil fuelled appliance making the aforementioned odourless carbon monoxide. Especially in a small garage. Would also reccomended a CO alarm!

 

[michael_c]

Pete Moore I have a 2nd hand over door heater if you're interested. Myson hi line rc e. 2 kw electric with remote control and moving vanes on the outlet. £40. good nick.

 

[lightning]

@iimm the draper jet force is a good heater for paraffin, quiet and good output, again does need ventilation.


http://www.drapertools.com/product/32216/Jet Force, Propane Space Heater - 40,000 BTU (12kW)


£99 all in, in stock.


Sealey have a good range of electric ones, if any from these 3 pages take your fancy let me know and I can get you a good discount off the "save" prices listed.


http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuild...7&analysiscode=&requiredresults=16&fulltext=1

 

[Tommy]

Electric heaters and a manget to slow certain things down

 

[Sailorbaz]

I have one of the Sealey/Draper space heaters above that 'lightning' is advertising for £99 (Excellent price, think I paid £125) It is a bit noisy but if I run it for 10 mins it heats up a single garage enough to get it to a comfortable temperature but again ventilation is a must. If your careful enough, you can control the gas feed at the bottle to keep it ticking over but it takes a bit of adjusting.

The overhead ones they have in large workshops and the likes of the MOT test centres, are some job but I'm sure they're heavy enough on fuel.

 

[Stuarty1984]

Couple of electric oil filled rads?

 

[Bronk]

some space heaters come now with thermostats.. real handy

 

[wes]

Waste oil burner, never had 1 but seen a couple of homemade and they are a brilliant job the 1's ivs seen and felt.