Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:05:46 -0600, Taunt
wrote:


mlcorson wrote:

Jack:
I just went through this in my 20' x20' single door detached garage,
that I share with the lawn furniture. I have drywalled the ceiling its
about 7'6". There is kind of an attic up there and I added minimal
insulation. I just bought a "contactors 240V 3000/4000 watts 16 amps
electric heater from Grainger for $115 or so. Has to run most of time
in cold weather to keep it warm. I'll eventually find a ng vented unit
to place on the ceiling in the corner. Gas would be more efficient in
the long run. I was concerned about the change in temp causing my lathe
and mill to condense moisture and rust. Anyway, that size unit seems to
do the trick for me. I looked at infrared unit about the same wattage,
but figured the head clearance was insufficient. Still might add an
110v infrared, because my 240 is maxed out a 16 amps. Got an extra 110v
I can spare. Good Luck,
Mike

Venting is important, because moisture is a by-product of any of the
gases burning.


Mike,

Thanks, I hadn't thought about the moisture problem.
Ron, a friend of mine, uses a 110v oil heater (radiator) in a one stall
garage and it seems to work OK (just ok). I need to call and ask him
about his electric bill when using it.

I thought I'd ask the group before buying.

Thanks, Jack

P.S. The cold season around here doesn't last too long. Last night it
got down to 20 degrees with a high today of 37 degrees. I quess I could
dress warmer...........


If you can spare the space..a couple fans and a waste oil heater works
pretty well. All you need to do is keep the heat off the ceiling and
moving down towards the floor.

And its a fun project.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Gunner,

It sounds like a good project but, I don't have any waste oil right now.
I'm going to look into it as a project for next year.

Thanks, Jack