"mgarvie" wrote in message
m...
I'm getting ready to finish the inside of my garage here in Central
Illinois. I want to be able to heat it comfortably to work in it during
the winter. Figured I should think about heat before I do the wiring and
drywalling. I first thought about using natural gas, but figured electric
would be better when using chemicals and such. Just wondered what other
people out there are using and what to avoid. Any advice?


I've just purchased a unit heater (got it off ebay at a reasonable price)
that runs on NG. For me, my electrical panel is about as loaded as I want
it so I didn't really consider electrical. I've not installed it yet but
when I do, I figure I'll run it to heat the garage then shut it off if I'm
using any chems. Most chems that I use probably wouldn't ignite but I
won't take the chance. I can then open the garage door when done and air
it out and fire the unit back up if I need to. I'm putting a low setpoint
thermostat on it to keep the garage at just above freezing to keep some
things from being ruined by freezing temps.
Cheers,
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