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I installed a single 5000 watt Fahrenheat electric heater, and it works great. I've been out in the garage when the outside temp was 0 degrees F, and been perfectly comfortable (mid sixties, at least). At low temps it quickly takes the edge off the cold (I can work just fine in the garage after...

Thanks for the additional replies. I appreciate you all taking time to read this and respond. I hadn't considered the possibility of condensation from too short of cycling, or the possible advantages of electric for dusty work. It seems pretty clear that the speced heater is too big, and that...

Thanks for the advice so far. I just couldn't see how my garage needed that much heat, and appreciate all your information, thoughts and opinions. When I run the online heat calculators, the most plausible result I got was about 24000 BTU, which matches well with what you experienced folks are...

Hi all, I've been searching the history and find similar questions, but every situation is a little bit different... I'm in St Paul, MN, and am getting ready to install heat in my garage. It is 24x26x9, 2x4 outside walls, fiberglass insulated, with two single-car insulated doors and one small...