Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT Do you heat your garage everyday?

[Gnfantic]

Hey guys, I finally have heat in my garage (NG). I am curious, if you guys aren't planning to be in your garage for a week or so do you keep the heat on ?? If so what temperature?

 

[moab11]

yep, I keep it at 55-60f
Don't have to worry about things freezing, and warm enough to work out there in a sweatshirt. Plus makes it convenient when wanting to do a quick job out there.

 

[Firebrick43]

50 degrees F Its in floor heat so its actually pretty comfortable(at least to me) even in a short sleeve shirt.

 

[Gnfantic]

Thanks. I will set it at 50 and see how it goes. Hopefully the gas bill isn't to bad. Fighting with the foam insulation guy at the moment. Hopefully that will be rectified next week

 

[Jakemedic]

I will turn my natural gas heater down to 40. Easy to turn up and have it 58 in just a little while. 768 sq ft and very well insulated. Got the thermometer specifically to be able to lower it to 40.

 

[phred]

My shop is the basement of my house. I keep the heat set at 65 in the winter and 75 in the summer. Being 40% surrounded by earth helps keep temperatures fairly constant unless it is extremely cold or hot.

 

[Gnfantic]

Did you guys check the WC range off the manifold to see if it is in factory spec? I am curious if my Modine is within specs from the factory

 

[Junkdrawer Dog]

At the old place,I kept the garage thermostat at 55° even when I wasn't down there. My garage cat had his own pet door and a bed up on one of the workbenches. After a long winter night of carousing, he would sleep the day away down in the garage. If I went down there to work, I'd boot it up to T shirt comfortable.

 

[whateg01]

Did you guys check the WC range off the manifold to see if it is in factory spec?...

Water closet? I assume you mean something to do with temperature?

 

[Av8r_Sed]

Water Column (differential pressure)

 

[Hal]

I don't heat mine unless I'm going to be there. Used oil furnace needs compressed air to run, and I don't want to overwork my old compressor.

 

[GlennSullivan]

In winter months I keep mine at 50 during the day and 55 at night on a programmed thermostat. I have running water in the building and 2 vehicles with summer only high performance tires that will crack at temps below 40. If I'm working out there I kick it up to 70 and then back down when I'm done.

 

[dave*99]

I will turn my natural gas heater down to 40. Easy to turn up and have it 58 in just a little while. 768 sq ft and very well insulated. Got the thermometer specifically to be able to lower it to 40.

What type of heater? Many forced air NG heaters are not rated to be set as low as 40F. Low temperatures allow condensation from combustion to rust out the heat exchanger. The manual on mine said 50F was the lowest permissible setting.

 

[xtremek]

Yep, because I'm in it everyday, But when I'm done for the night the furnace goes off. I use a kerosene torpedo to bring it up to temp in a reasonable amount of time (45 minutes when the temp is in the mid forties). 1200 sq. ft. with 11" walls.

 

[68400BIRD]

I keep mine at a minimum of 50 degrees. I think that is the lowest I can set it. Just make sure to keep it a few degrees above freezing at a minimum so when you do heat it up you do not have condensation all over anything metal.

 

[whateg01]

I keep mine at a minimum of 50 degrees. I think that is the lowest I can set it. Just make sure to keep it a few degrees above freezing at a minimum so when you do heat it up you do not have condensation all over anything metal.

Sometimes the free point can be well above 32F. That's the temperature the machine needs to be kept above.

 

[cannuck]

For over 30 of the last 38 years I kept it heated (1,000 sq ft, 6" glass roll walls and roof with nat gas IR tube) until foil back vapour barrier failed. Put in 5.5" of foam on roof this year, so heat is back on full time. If nothing going on set at 40 and 55 to work.

 

[u2slow]

Some day I'll have heat in the shop....

 

[86turbodsl]

Floor heat, so always on and 55-60 typically.

 

[whateg01]

I don't feel so bad about turning the heat up and then not making it to the garage after seeing how warm some of y'all keep it. I have been wanting to add a thermostat that I can control remotely so I can turn up the heat before I go out there. But all the commercially available ones require an account somewhere and I've read that sometimes that can be problematic. I was thinking just an ir remote from the kitchen window, or maybe a garage door remote to switch between two thermostats.

 

[dave*99]

I don't feel so bad about turning the heat up and then not making it to the garage after seeing how warm some of y'all keep it. I have been wanting to add a thermostat that I can control remotely so I can turn up the heat before I go out there. But all the commercially available ones require an account somewhere and I've read that sometimes that can be problematic. I was thinking just an ir remote from the kitchen window, or maybe a garage door remote to switch between two thermostats.

Do you have Wi-Fi or internet in the garage? Lots of thermostat options are available with Wi-Fi. And there are Wi-Fi extenders you can use to reach the garage.

 

[whateg01]

Do you have Wi-Fi or internet in the garage? Lots of thermostat options are available with Wi-Fi. And there are Wi-Fi extenders you can use to reach the garage.

I just have forgotten to mention that the wifi thermostats I've seen available usually require an account to be setup online.

 

[Boostingaz]

Honeywell has several and it uses just an app. I have all honeywell thermostats in both the house and the shop and control all of the units from one app.

 

[Boostingaz]

 

[jblnut]

Shop is a constant 58-60f all winter long. In floor heat powered by wood so let the stove eat, I want to be comfortable. I do spend 8hrs a day in the shop from first snow fall to spring so it'd be warm all the time anyway. Heck we eat two meals a weekend as a family in the shop so it stays warm on the weekend as well.

 

[dave*99]

I just have forgotten to mention that the wifi thermostats I've seen available usually require an account to be setup online.

And accounts are free. Usually only an app is required. I can control my Honeywell thermostats from the Honeywell Resideo app or the Google home app. All on my phone.

 

[Jakemedic]

What type of heater? Many forced air NG heaters are not rated to be set as low as 40F. Low temperatures allow condensation from combustion to rust out the heat exchanger. The manual on mine said 50F was the lowest permissible setting.

Mr Heater and I don’t recall seeing that anywhere. Thanks for mentioning it though, I will have a look again.

 

[whateg01]

And accounts are free. Usually only an app is required. I can control my Honeywell thermostats from the Honeywell Resideo app or the Google home app. All on my phone.

The problem as I saw it was that by setting up the account online, you can access the thermostat from anywhere. My wyze cam is that way. But I have a small private network at the house that is not connected to the internet. If the thermostat is not able to access the internet to interface with the app, it won't work, right?

 

[coldh2o]

In floor hydronic, 12 degrees C (54 F) all winter. Bumped up to 16 C (61 F) if I plan to be out there for the weekend, or painting, etc.

 

[dave*99]

 

[dave*99]

The problem as I saw it was that by setting up the account online, you can access the thermostat from anywhere. My wyze cam is that way. But I have a small private network at the house that is not connected to the internet. If the thermostat is not able to access the internet to interface with the app, it won't work, right?

It’s true that the thermostat will need internet access. Are you saying there is no internet access at the house/property/location? Or that the garage can only access the private network?

 

[pbon]

I have an insulated 800SF shop with a NG Mr Hester 50k and heat to 60. Last year, I heated to 65. Less risk on condensation on the power tools and welders if the temperature swing is not too much. Plus, I don’t want to have to plan ahead to use my shop. I built it to use anytime I want.

 

[scooterbum46]

About a 500 Sq Ft shop, mostly insulated (partial closed attic space still needs it). I heat with about a 40 year old propane apartment wall furnace. I tried using a Honeywell wifi 'stat, lowest settable temp was 50 degrees, I wanted +- 40. Went back to a '70's era Honeywell with mercury switch, mounted with one screw so I can swing it sideways to get it as low as possible (calibration mark drawn on mounting board ) . Just have to be sure to swing it that way from vertical, not the other or it gets really warm in the shop..