<![CDATA[Best way to heat a garage???]]>Well, my heated garage project didnt get fully finished this summer so I am back to manually heating it with portable unit for this winter. Its a triple car garage that is about half insulated not including the roof. I was wondering what the best way to heat this garage to have a comfortable work environment would be without using propane. This will be temporary until we get out permanent heating element hung and hooked to the gas line from the house probably in spring. The one I was using last year was kind of old and it stunk really bad like diesel fuel, so that didn't last long as sometimes it would burn my eyes. Suggestions, opinions, and personal experience all welcome.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/8015/best-way-to-heat-a-garageRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 05:48:42 GMTMon, 16 Oct 2006 04:23:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:42:36 GMT]]>^ I've got a small electic unit in my all my garages. You can always do two of them if you want it warmer

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/122682https://fargostreet.com/post/122682Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:42:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:22:04 GMT]]>I've got a real small ceiling mounted electric that'll warm the 28x40 shop up to 50-55, maybe 60 depending how cold it is outside and how long I let it run. Cost something like $100 on sale at FreakFarm. However - the garage is insulated like a motherfucker so it hardly ever gets below freezing to begin with.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/122652https://fargostreet.com/post/122652Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:22:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:47:25 GMT]]>http://www.cleanburn.com/cb1400.cfm

I want that.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/122648https://fargostreet.com/post/122648Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:47:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:15:41 GMT]]>I agree, get a corn stove, they put out tons of heat for little money. Too bad they're kind of expensive for temporary use.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/122642https://fargostreet.com/post/122642Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:04:52 GMT]]>Corn burner with a proper flue(sp): cheap to buy, cheap to run, smell fine, but you gotta keep corn husks somewhere...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121625https://fargostreet.com/post/121625Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:04:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:33:09 GMT]]>burn dead babies.

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Bookem wrote:
How about a wood stove, they have some with fan attachments to move the hot air

wood stove and wood heaters are awsome but collecting enough wood to get u through the winter is a pain in the ass, and nearly impossible for some people

and the fact if ur insurance company finds out u have one ur premium will prolly double

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121616https://fargostreet.com/post/121616Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:26:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:53:33 GMT]]>How about a wood stove, they have some with fan attachments to move the hot air

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121601https://fargostreet.com/post/121601Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:53:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:16:37 GMT]]>I've decided that this year I'm just going to move my grill into my garage, that way any time I want to work on my car I'll just grill some burgers up first. 🙂 Other than that, I have a little stanley electric heater that keeps the (1 stall) garage right around 50.

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integra_gsr98 wrote:
Are there any small scale oil heaters?

not that ive came across but it would be awsome if u could find a small used oil furnace, im pretty sure it would be pretty easy to find large quanities of free used oil

but heres the link to the blower heater ive been thinking about
its blows 300 cfm and u can get a 1500 watt heater attachment so i think it would do pretty good

http://www.atdtools.com/Tools.html

then the part numbers are (blower) atd-30001 (heater) atd-30002
just use the item search

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121578https://fargostreet.com/post/121578Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:36:53 GMT]]>Are there any small scale oil heaters?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121553https://fargostreet.com/post/121553Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:36:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:33:49 GMT]]>berg sells a blower that u can get a heatig element for which would heat the room quickly and there wont be any smells, i have their catalog at work ill look at it tommorow aqain to see what its cost, ive been thinking about buying it for a few years now but im kind of a cheap ass

fuel heaters suck my ass and im pretty sure its not good for u

if i knew a farmer or something i would go with the new corn heaters, suppose to be very cheap to run but i dont know where u can by feed corn

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121552https://fargostreet.com/post/121552Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:33:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:56:03 GMT]]>anybody heard of using Jet Fuel. I heard it doesn't stink as much and it costs about the same as kerosene?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121544https://fargostreet.com/post/121544Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:56:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:34:35 GMT]]>

green6767 wrote:
Well I have to rule out propane, due to some allergic reactions I get from the stuff. I am not going to rule out kerosene and diesel fuel as long as I can find one that doesn't stink too bad and wont burn my eyes. I thought about electric heaters, but I would only need it when I want to work. Are there any that dont take too long to heat up, and how long is "long"? How much higher will the electric bill be if I go with an electric heater?

Kerosene will always stink. The more you use it the more you get used to it. Like eating anchovies. You understand that you have too vent it. Having a triple garage means you better go big.

Kerosene is the same price as diesel fuel. I remember bitching at $1.70 a gallon. Hell its $2.80 now? unless someone knows where I can get it cheaper.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121542https://fargostreet.com/post/121542Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:34:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:09:32 GMT]]>what you can do is get a nepco to first heat up the garage initially because they kick balls when it comes to that, but they stink bad...then use a couple electric ones to keep the heat up.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121540https://fargostreet.com/post/121540Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:48:37 GMT]]>Well I have to rule out propane, due to some allergic reactions I get from the stuff. I am not going to rule out kerosene and diesel fuel as long as I can find one that doesn't stink too bad and wont burn my eyes. I thought about electric heaters, but I would only need it when I want to work. Are there any that dont take too long to heat up, and how long is "long"? How much higher will the electric bill be if I go with an electric heater?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121539https://fargostreet.com/post/121539Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:48:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:38:39 GMT]]>breath really really fast!!!

on a more serious note, i've had a really good experience with propane...doesnt stink at all...just get a REALLY big one! medium sized ones dont heat for shit...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121537https://fargostreet.com/post/121537Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:38:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:33:31 GMT]]>If you are ruling out the propane and kerosene heaters, that pretty much leaves you with electric. I heat mine with electric, and it's nice because it's clean and doesn't smell/burn eyes. But if you don't leave the space heated all the time and just turn it on when you want to work, it takes quite a bit of time for a typical electric heater to get the space warmed up.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/121535https://fargostreet.com/post/121535Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:33:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Best way to heat a garage??? on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:30:54 GMT]]>throw some slow fans on the sealing to help keep heat in... othethan that... get a big electric heater and dont open the garage doors...

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