--Neal - I’m in Idaho with a similar-sized, insulated garage except 8’ ceilings. I use a Comfort Zone hard-wired to a 220 outlet. Ceiling mount with swivel and adjustable louvers mounted 2’ from garage front and mostly over the area where I work on my car. It has 6250W or 7500W settings. I’ve never used 7500, usually low setting on 6250. I start it about 15 minutes before entering garage to work, and even with temps below freezing outside, I can work comfortably with long sleeve shirt and jeans. I just make sure heat is directed to the area I’m working in. Although I’m usually not out there for more than a couple hours at a time (old geezer syndrome, ya’ know), heater will usually cycle off during that time. Don’t know how much it’s added to my bill, but my whole-house energy costs for gas and electricity average about $70.00/month. These units are relatively inexpensive, I think mine was about $350.00, and I installed it myself. Hope this helps.
Bill
From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of neal zimmerman
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Subject: Re: Mopar shop heaters
yep I forgot about the moisture with propane. I had a clean burn propane heater once and it did cause moisture issues. I think its really gonna have to be electricity and just bite the bullet and pay the electrical bill. Luckily I am well insulated but still with a slab floor ( heat sink) its gonna be expensive. It is rare here to go below freezing during the day time, but still cold enuf to be unbearable.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 1:55 PM Bill Parker <hemirr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I leaned of a friend who was getting a new electric furnace installed so I contracted with the HVAC guys to bring the old one to me, and mount it hanging from the rafters of my detached garage (24x48) in one corner. I mounted and wired a thermostat and wired the thing up to 220 at my panel. My buddy gave me the unit (the HVAC guys probably would have donated it) and they charged me $75 to bring it and mount it. It was originally installed upright but they installed for me horizontally and said with an electric one it makes no difference at all. I only run it when I’m going to be out there, no way can I afford to keep it warm all the time. In my pole barn or working on a car outside I run a “salamander” with kerosene, leaving the main sliding door open on the barn so it doesn’t fume me out.
On Oct 25, 2020, at 12:44 PM, neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK, this pertains to 62-65 in an oblique way. What are you folks in the colder winter climates doing for shop heat?? I have decided I must do something or I will get nothing done this winter. I rent the shop so hard piping gas in is out of the question. There are clean burn propane units I know which can be used indoors. There is electricity. The shop has a 220 outlet but it is the standard type, not the heavy duty industrial 3 phase( or whatever its called ). I have found several 5000/7500 watt units for pretty reasonable prices. I also found a 10000 watt unit .
My area is 25 x 34 with a 12 foot ceiling. It is insulated, but sits on a slab.
Neal Zimmerman, Eugene Oregon
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