....to heat their garage? Looks good and not expensive.

http://www.heater-home.com/product/G73.aspx

 

The BTUs look too small. When an electric heater that is designed right w/a blower (like that Dayton looks to be) is low on the BTUs spec, the electric bill can shoot through the roof. If you have an HVAC buddy, ask them for your climate and what you want the heat for... to suggest a size. Moving the air is the biggest deal in a garage heater, unless you just want to warm the immediate work area.

Stay away from the itsy radiant, quartz and other do-hickeys that aren't true garage heaters... even at 110v they can blast your elec. bill.

You have natural gas?

 

Yes, I have natural gas.

 

petemac: I used two of that exact heater in 220 v. to heat a 6 horse barn in Colorado. They worked faithfully for 5 years until I moved and left them in the barn. Durning the coldest of nights ( -10 to +10 deg.) they were adequate to take the really cold away. During the daytime, they did very well in making it actually warm in my drafty barn. They do use a lot of electricty.

If you are working in your garage with gasoline present, I would stay away from any gas-fired appliance just on a safety principle.

................................ BC

 

There is nothing wrong with a Natural Gas Heater in your Garage. Even If you have Gasoline. If you soaked the walls and the floor with Gasoline and sealed all of your Doors - then you may have a problem. It has been my experience, that Gasoline in a Gasoline container is not a problem. I would not store the gasoline in the direct path of the heater.

I have a Natural Gas Heater in my Garage and have used it for years without incident. I also store gasoline in the same garage, however it is in an approved container and the caps are on it.

An ignition source is an ignition source. Whether it is a hot element or a pilot light.

My recommendation is to go Natural Gas - cheaper. Way cheaper.

Nick

 

Natural gas is cheapest.I've used electric,it's a noticeable rise in your bill.[:@]

 

What kind of system do people use for a natural gas setup? I don't think it
would be that difficult to have a gas line run to the garage, but what type
of heaters do people use? What size would you need for a standard 2 car garage?

I'd like to have a nice heated garage to work on the bike and to keep the bike comfy.

 

My neighbor has one of these.....Click Here and likes it. Make sure you have good insulation.

I have one of these....A QVF250 Works very good and since my garage came with a stack already installed... I went with one of these.

 

Using an unvented gas or propane heater in your garage is not a good idea. That electric unit in an insulated garage would be the clear deal.

 

The click here link that speedking mentions ( Wall mount no vent natural gas ( 30k btu ? ) is what I have .
This is in a 24' X 24' wall insulated stand alone garage . I generaly run it at the lowest setting to keep the garage just above freezing .
At full out its about a 45 to 50 degree heat rise .
Just adequate , but I don't spend much time out there in the winter .
It has a low oxegen senser , it has never went off .
If I spent more time in the garage or the garage was attached to the house I'd have a QVF 250 ( rf60 48.6k btu ) vented type heater.