Garage heating

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[edit] Safety

[edit] Gas fumes

Gas fumes can buildup from stored gasoline, or vents from fuel cells in older cars lacking charcoal canisters.

[edit] Types of heaters

[edit] Electric

[edit] Infrared

[edit] Radiant heat panels

[edit] Gas

[edit] Sealed combustion space heater

Pulls air from outside, and returns it to outside. Warms up quickly.

[edit] Hydronic

  • In-floor hydronic (must be left on nearly all the time, because they take a while to heat up)


[edit] Distance from paint

Keep heaters a safe distance from paint.

[edit] Specific heaters

[edit] Insulation

When heating, you will save money by insulating.

  • Insulate with batt insulation, then cover the walls with inexpensive drywall or fiberboard.

[edit] Safety

  • Install a carbon monoxide detector if relevant.

Don't try to paint with a gas heater in the garage. Solutions:

  • Use a heat pump outside.

[edit] Inexpensive heating solutions

  • Used mobile home heater.
  • Woodburner.
  • Outdoor woodburner that heats water, which flows through a radiator, which has a fan blowing on it.

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Don't heat your garage by connecting into your home heating ducts, because vehicle and paint fumes will enter into your home system.
  • Portable kerosene, oil, and propane heaters may put moisture, soot, and carbon monoxide into the air.
  • Mount a heater on a dolly, with a flexible supply line.
  • If there is good combustion, there will be no carbon monoxide.
  • If you have a basement or partial basement under your garage, you can place a heater in it, effectively heating the ceiling, which would be the floor of your garage.
  • Consider putting two inches of new concrete on your existing floor, and lay down electric heating pads before the pour.

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