generator12
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2010
- Messages
- 666
Re: Heat for Garage.
The kerosene "torpedo" heaters spew combustion gases into the heated area - okay to do a "pre-heat", get everything warmed up and then open the doors for a minute to change the air...I have one and when I use it, that's what I do.
I have a two-car garage and looked at gas heat, but balked at the hassle of building permit (with a bunch of knobs in the city inspection department), going through the roof for a vent, getting a gas line out to the garage (not easy in this case), etc., and decided on a "Fahrenheat" 7500 Watt electric. I had to reduce the wattage to about 6400 (easily done within the unit at installation - instructions included) which yields about 23000 BTU/hour. This setup enabled me to use the 30 amp circuit for my arc-welder to feed it.
I get about a 20 degree F. rise after about 40 minutes, and if I keep 'er going, it will settle at about 25 degrees. With my winter cost at $.125/KW-hour, I figure it costs me about eighty cents an hour to run it.
Depending on just where in Indiana you are, and how you'll use it, this might be adequate for you.
The kerosene "torpedo" heaters spew combustion gases into the heated area - okay to do a "pre-heat", get everything warmed up and then open the doors for a minute to change the air...I have one and when I use it, that's what I do.
I have a two-car garage and looked at gas heat, but balked at the hassle of building permit (with a bunch of knobs in the city inspection department), going through the roof for a vent, getting a gas line out to the garage (not easy in this case), etc., and decided on a "Fahrenheat" 7500 Watt electric. I had to reduce the wattage to about 6400 (easily done within the unit at installation - instructions included) which yields about 23000 BTU/hour. This setup enabled me to use the 30 amp circuit for my arc-welder to feed it.
I get about a 20 degree F. rise after about 40 minutes, and if I keep 'er going, it will settle at about 25 degrees. With my winter cost at $.125/KW-hour, I figure it costs me about eighty cents an hour to run it.
Depending on just where in Indiana you are, and how you'll use it, this might be adequate for you.