I have a 2400 sq ft garage, 14 ft ceiling and 125,000 BTU gas furnace, 6' insulation in the walls and 9" in the ceiling with 3/4" thermax insulation board on the ceiling side which reflects light very well. The garage door is 12 x 16 ft insulated and I keep the thermostat set at 50* but usually take it to 60* if I am out there for long periods of time. My gas bills are usually under 60 bucks a month during the winter.

 

Not anymore.


Huge reason I moved to Vegas (or some place warm).

 

garage ? ....

What garage ????

 

Thanks for the info. My btu's came up to 20,000 so the unit I'm looking at should be a good size. I also like the idea that I can use it for emergency heat in the house if the power go's out.

 

You know what call a garage without any heat in Wyoming??



A storage shed.




(I lived in WY for almost 20 yrs)

 

It's about 100 degrees outside right now in SoCal. I don't even have a heater for my garage. I think I'll go out to the garage right now and clean my bike so I can ride it to work tomorrow.

 

I'm 50 this year and I need the heat for the old bones.

 

I insulated the walls and ceiling of my 2 car garage (9 ft ceiling), and had a Modine Hot Dawg heater installed (propane).

The combustion gases are vented outside the garage. The heater is controlled by a thermostat mounted on the wall.

The problem with using one of those portable propane heaters is the combustion gases stay in the garage. I don`t think it is a problem with being poisioned by the gases, but the propane combustion process produces a huge amount of moisture.

 

Yup... 57 here and it don't get better... haha!

 

Not all of the small, portable propane heaters are rated for use in a house or garage. They produce carbon monoxide when they burn. Some are designed to burn the CO2 off and are safe. Just be careful, would hate to hear of someone getting bad sick or worse from CO2.