Heat

[Gunner54]

Garage has just been painted, now just need to find a solution for winter heat.
38' × 32' fully insulated garage. The ceiling is 14', with 2 X 72" ceiling fans yet to be installed.
The goal is to maintain approximately 45-50F (7–10°C) through the winter.

 

[PoorUB]

Utilities available? Natural gas, Propane, and I assume electricity?

Any desire for air conditioning?

General location? California coast line is far from Minot ND for heating requirements.

Shop usage?

 

[Gunner54]

Utilities available? Natural gas, Propane, and I assume electricity?

Any desire for air conditioning?

General location? California coast line is far from Minot ND for heating requirements.

Shop usage?

Canadian winter, propane, no AC needed, 95% storage with minor vehicle maintenance from a soon-to-be-installed BendPak HD-9XW / 220V lift.

 

[PoorUB]

What is your preference?

60K BTU Hot Dawg, or Mr Heater would be the least money to install, or perhaps a infrared, but you need to be aware some infrared heaters require a few feet of clearance under them.

 

[Gunner54]

What is your preference?

60K BTU Hot Dawg, or Mr Heater would be the least money to install, or perhaps a infrared, but you need to be aware some infrared heaters require a few feet of clearance under them.

I have a Reznor unit in the attached garage and it's worked great. Just curious about other brands or alternatives. Not a fan of infra red.

 

[PoorUB]

I have a Reznor unit in the attached garage and it's worked great. Just curious about other brands or alternatives. Not a fan of infra red.

Reznor is fine too. Buy what is available to you.

 

[Mikes61]

What about a 36K minisplit? You’ll get heat, air conditioning and dehumidifying all in one unit.

 

[Jackfre]

Rinnai EX-38. QUIET, cool to the touch, vent comes in the box, reliable and very durable. Will auto re-start after a power outage. Not cheap, but excellent.

 

[pcmeiners]

Spreadsheet for utility costs. You can download and replace with your utility costs, include all tax and nonsense surcharges...

google ...... Version: HEAT-CALC-Vsn-D_1-09.xls

In the states propane is expensive on average. Check out mini splits cost per million btu. My garge 30x36' average insulation, 2 garage doors 2 windows is heate/cooled with a Fujitsu low temp 12k unit, from -7° to 102° F no problem. Single zone units are the most efficient by far for both AC/heat.