Detached 3 Car Pole Bar Oil Heating

[7racecar7]

Going into my 3rd winter with a 3 car pole barn, I use it primariilty as a race shop. As I get more into racing I spend more time out there and have more equpment out there during the frezzing cold winter.

Ive been using a torepedo heater (kerosene), doesnt seem to be a long term solution. I went down the path with a wood stove that I never installed as Ive read to much about it being a hassle, installation ect ect.

Aside from that electric is expensive.

So that leaves me with pelet or oil. With pelet I have to store them somewhere till i burn them, is see a mess.

That leaves me with oil, anyone using one? Can you use any type of oil? Who makes these heating units, are the expensive?

Thanks for any help.

 

[jklingel]

Boiler, or air heater? If heater, apparently Toyo is hard to beat. Much like a Monitor, but a friend who owns/tunes both says the Toyo is way easier to maintain. Both have great track records and are highly efficient. Bopth apparently run best on #1 heating oil. Boilers abound by the zillions. Top of the line are Viessmann, Energy Kinetics, Burnham, etc.... and that statement will open a lot of discussion, I bet.

 

[NUTTSGT]

You already have a wood stove, will your homeowners be ok with it? Do you have access to firewood ?

I heat my garage solely with wood. I do have some time invested in cutting and splitting but it's good exercise. I can heat my garage all winter for around $100. I fire the wood burner on my 2 days off, and nothing on the third day (24 on/48 off work schedule). it builds heat in the concrete and radiates out on the off day, rarely gets below 45-48 degrees during the winter.

It is also a dry heat, which helps prevent moisture/rust.