Heating "2 car" garage ?

[crazyimport]

Hey boys...

Im looking to do a lot of car work in my garage this winter..
And with the winter we had last year, i plan on heating my garage.

Its a "2 car" garage(maybe 2 mini's!) . Also has an insulated door/walls
I have the option where i can run either a 220v or natural gas out to the garage.
I could even run a duct out to the garage from the furnace?

What option would be best?

Thanks for any input

 

[The Cobbler]

running a duct to your garage likely wont pass code.
natural gas will be more expensive to install than electric, but cheaper to operate

 

[crazyimport]

Thanks...

We are in the same area.. Im Hamilton!
Ive heard natural gas you will get a lot of humidity in the garage causing mold ect.
Any truth ?

 

[The Cobbler]

any un-vented gas heater ie propane, will cause moisture. vented units will exhaust the moisture outdoors

 

[crazyimport]

Ahhh makes sense..

So what about a unit like this?
http://www.princessauto.com/pal/Electric/5000W-Construction-Heater-with-Enclosed-Motor/8436859.p

would this be sufficient enough ? Or would i need 2?

 

[The Cobbler]

it's 17,000 BTU, not very big. is your garage insulated ?

BTW, I had a buddy remove the electric heater in his garage & installed natural gas. the hydro bill was crazy .

 

[crazyimport]

Hmmm ok.. maybe it might be better to run natural gas then.
For the amount of time i will be running it anyways will be probably on weekends only.

Yes insulated garage door/walls.

My dad has is gas ticket so he can do all the work for me too

 

[James-W]

Natural gas is no doubt the cheapest way to heat it. Initial cost is more, but it is a "one time" cost and after that it is fairly inexpensive when compared to other ways of heating.

 

[crazyimport]

Can you guys point me in a direction for a good natural gas heater that would have NP heating a 2 car garage?

 

[James-W]

I have a Hot Dawg 60,000 BTU heater hanging from the ceiling for my 24X36 garage. Works great, it's left at 50 degrees when I am not working out there and it get turned up when I want to work on a project. The garage heats up to 70 degrees pretty quick. You probably won't need one that big, but the Hot Dawg brand works good.

 

[crazyimport]

Thanks guys!

 

[Tempest 455]

I have a Hot Dawg 60,000 BTU heater hanging from the ceiling for my 24X36 garage. Works great, it's left at 50 degrees when I am not working out there and it get turned up when I want to work on a project. The garage heats up to 70 degrees pretty quick. You probably won't need one that big, but the Hot Dawg brand works good.

Ditto on the Hot Dawg. I have 2 Modines, one Hot Dawg and one PDP. Pay a little more up front but they last forever without issue.

 

[Woodsrider]

TSC has the Big Maxx 40k on sale for $499. I'm picking one up tomorrow. You can probably get one in the St. Catherines store or get Grimsby to order you one, they are out of stock.

 

[The Cobbler]

TSC has the Big Maxx 40k on sale for $499. I'm picking one up tomorrow. You can probably get one in the St. Catherines store or get Grimsby to order you one, they are out of stock.

What I see id the 50k on sale , out of stock but you can place an order & they will ship when in stock. they also ship to store for p/u there I think

edit, ok, 50 k in, 40 k out . that's only 80% efficient, is there anything with higher efficiency?