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Default Garage heater - low temps

On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:37:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 02:44:01 +0000, Gerry
wrote:

replying to Mark, Gerry wrote:
mark.kempe wrote:

I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
(57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
(32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.
Does anyone know of such a heater? I can't seem to find one.
Thanks!





I live in Canada where it would be usual to have this application. The
garage that I want to heat to just above freezing is attached to the
house, well insulated so a heater with a thermostat that can be set from
about 0 degrees C to 10 degrees C or more would fit the bill. My question
is - why do manufacturers not provide this option, and why can I not find
ANY heater that gives the minimum and maximum temperature setting of the
thermostat on the box?

It's called a thermocube thermostat. It turns on the heater at 35F
and turns it off at 45F. It is available from Home Despot in the USA.

It is apparently a Canadian invention .
Contact Christy Fabros
Public Relations Specialist
Nuheat Industries Ltd.
604.529.4391
for information on where to buy one close to you.


HD sells the plug-in thermocube. Before relying on one, I'd suggest
reading online reviews. When I looked into them, I saw a lot of people
saying they were unreliable, would work for a few months, then when it
should go on, didn't and stuff froze.

I agree with the poster that you would think there would be more
quality choices available for that kind of thing, but I couldn't
find any other choices either when I was looking.