Garage Heaters

[Jordan Budd]

Wondering about a heater for our 2 car deep garage. Strongly considering a 240v electric ceiling mounted unit, but wanted to see if anyone else has it figured out on here.

 

[elkguide]

If your electricity is cheap, that is a great way to go. Here in Vermont where our electricity runs $.18 a kilowatt hour, electric doesn't make sense. I picked up a used mobile home (trailer) oil furnace and it keeps my 28X32 with 10' ceilings very comfortable.

 

[rtaylor]

I just put a DIY 3 ton ductless minisplit in a 3000 square foot garage and it does pretty good. I would think you would be really happy with a 2 ton ductless mini in a 2 car garage.

 

[jmez]

Can you run a gas line into garage? Reznor are great units!

 

[nodakian]

a 75K BTU gas Mr Heater keeps my 20x30 garage toasty.

A 45K worked in my old 20x20 but took a while to warm up.

Get an insulated door, too.

 

[NDGuy]

Get gas if you can vs electric (barring the price of energy near you making sense)

I had an electric in my first home and that puppy sucked power.

 

[Moose63Pa]

Ive had good luck with mr heater gas units in a couple garages. Northern Tool offers them pretty cheap and If you sign up for the club you can get much cheaper shipping.

 

[mtnbiker208]

are you trying to keep the garage at a certain temp or bump up the temp occassionally?

I use to keep my pole building at a certain temp, then winter hit and i did not like the affordablilty.

 

[Mikido]

I think electric heat for spot warming here and there is the way to go. Anything above 50 garage temp works for me

 

[HOT ROD]

I have a ceiling electric heater it works well but it runs the electric bill up.. Hopefully bye next winter ill have a mr heater gas....

 

[Nickofthewoods]

Here is the King heater I installed in my two car garage that has a taller than normal ceiling. It plugs into a 240 volt outlet and will make the garage into t-shirt weather in under an hour even when it's 10 degrees out. I only use it on days when I am working on cars or other projects because it definitely has a high draw of electricity. I bought mine used but here is a link for a new one if you are interested.

King Electric KBP2406-3MP Compact Unit Heater with Mounting Bracket - 208/240V, Multiphase, 5700W

Provide a steady flow of warm air in your facility with this King Electric KBP2406-3MP compact unit heater with mounting bracket. This portable heater is designed for high capacity, temporary heating in industrial spaces like garages and warehouses. Because it relies on electricity to produce...

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[RAPTOR]

Get gas if you can vs electric (barring the price of energy near you making sense)

I had an electric in my first home and that puppy sucked power.

Those electric units make your meter spin like Clark Griswolds!

 

[smokewrench]

I have a King in my 1200 sq ft garage. Insulated, sheetrocked, 11' ceiling. Works great. Guessing it takes a couple hours to heat garage from 40° to 60°. Frequent use probably bumps my bill up $100 per month. The heating coil failed after a few years of use. King sent me a free replacement coil.

 

[Fullfan]

Not electric but does a dang good job. My shop is 32x48 w 2 12’ garage doors. I hear it with a new Reznor 125k BTU propane. I keep the thermostat set at 50, when I go out and tinker around I can have it up to 65-70 in ten minutes.
Typical winter in NW/Pa I burn 2-3 of the 100 gal tanks.

 

[KineKilla]

I have a Reznor in my garage. It heats it fine but it rattles and is loud!

Replacement fans are expensive so I haven't made it a priority

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[WMag338]

I installed a Mr. Heater Big Maxx natural gas 120v heater in my garage when we built our house. The unit came from Northern Tool and was about $500 plus the cost of installation. I have a 3 car oversized garage. That heater is the bees knees for sure. Can't recommend it enough.

 

[hh76]

I started with a propane, non vented. Terrible condensation, but heated the space fast.

Then went electric. Easy install (I'm an electrician), but expensive and took a while to heat the whole space

I now have a vented natural gas hanging heater. Cheap enough that I keep the temp at a constant 45 degrees, then turn up to 60 when I want to work. Nice having everything warm, heats the rest of the way fast, and no condensation. I installed the unit and venting, hired a contractor to run the gas line, which wasn't too far, and fairly simple install. Total cost to me was around $700.

 

[Flatgo]

one thing to think about is i was able to install an electric heater for approximately $200 between heater, breaker, and wire (easy to install myself). a natural gas heater would have cost me probably atleast a $1000 by myself (not sure i trust my pipe fitting) and probably $2500 for a plumber to install. the heater maybe adds $30 per month (in montana) in the winter so say $150 a year it would take approximately 15 years to recoup the cost of a gas heater. i also don't keep the garage at 60 degrees either which would make a difference too.

 

[Titan]

I went with a 80,000 btu mr. heater gas garage heater. Had a plumber install a new 1" line from my meter into the building (30 ft poly and 60 ft of black pipe) for about $1,000 total. Heater and venting was about $500. Installed that portion myself (and the wiring).

Keeps 2,400 sq ft with 16 ft walls plenty warm. You could get by with the 50k but unit in a 2 car garage no problem.

 

[mtnbiker208]

no one has mentioned what is in the background, wood stove.