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Default heat for garage/shop?

On 11/12/2018 9:33 PM, sawdustmaker wrote:
I have a double burner propane heater I've been using to heat the
garage/shop for quite some time. I've grown tired of the smell. Does anyone
have other recommendations? A wood stove isn't an option since vehicles are
in there at night. The other restriction is that I only have 120 volts. Of
course the ultimate answer would be to have a dedicated shop, but...


Are you planning to stay in-place for some period of time? If so, it might
be cost-effective to have a 240V service installed. It opens up all sorts
of possibilities beyond heating. I have a 4kW ceiling-mount heater
installed in my shop/garage and it does a great job of keeping everything
comfortable. I was lucky enough to be able to excavate in the ceiling of
the room next door and revive a 45A 240V circuit that was there to serve
the long-gone ceiling heat system but had it not been there I would have
been glad to run new wires just for the heater.