Electric Garage Heater

[jack bacon]

I have a 500 square foot insulated garage and have narrowed the 5000 watt electric heater down to Dyna Glo from Menards for $200 or a Vevor from Amazon for $130. Which one is better and which one one is more quieter?
The Dyna Glo has switchable output either
7500w or 5000w.

 

[Buckaroo5]

I have a King Electric 5,000 watt 240V Eco 2s from Menards in my 3 bay insulated attached garage. I use it to take the edge off when I am working out there in the winter. It will eat you alive in electrical cost if you run it much but I only use it when I have to. Electrical costs should be the deciding factor.

 

[kngelv]

I see your in Minnesota. I also have a 5000 watt King in my front garage. All of those are similar in that they are 100% efficient. They are expensive to operate and noisy as hell. It also depends on how much you do out there. If you are out there a lot get a small Mr. Cool mini-split or similar like a Pioneer. It will cost you around $1000.00 and you'll make up the cost on saved energy costs within two years. I built a second garage and put a Fujitsu mini-split in it. I leave it at 64 degrees all winter. It's so quiet that I can't even hear it when I'm out there.

James

 

[Jakemedic]

Run, don’t walk away from those electric heaters. I installed one from Menards once in a 2 car attached garage that was well insulated. I tried it for one weekend and it raised my electric bill 50.00. Friday night through Sunday afternoon. As others have said, consider a mini split. Much more efficient and you get cooling too.