How big is to BIG??

[Deputydawg]

I bet some of you were wondering what I was talking about!

Anyway my question is I have a standard 3 stall garage and I just ordered a 75k Hot Dawg heater. I know on the website it said that the 60K is sufficient for my size of garage. I paid $10.00 more for the 75k and thought that would be a better deal for the money. Having this BIG of a heater for my garage will that have any bad effects on the unit itself? Let me know what your thoughts are.

 

[russlaferrera]

I do not know where you reside.. My guess is your better with a bigger unit is you need fast heat. But to give a a proper opinion more info is needed.

Is your shop a hobby shop? Will the heat be turned off or low every night? Number of hours/days spent out there. Heat loss from the doors and windows. How cold is it in your area? Are the garage doors opened often?

 

[oldgoat]

Depending on how insulated, how cold it gets where you live, height of the walls and square footage to me the75K might not be too big anyway. I'd rather have one just a touch too big than too small. Especially if you don't keep it heated the concrete and other objects kind of act as a heat sink to soak up the heat anyway.

 

[SVTforme]

I just bought a 75k Modine unit for about the same size garage - so I hope it is not too big .

I guess the thing is with the larger capacity, the heater will get things hotter faster, so you will likely get the unit cycling on and off more often. In doing this, it may not get up to and maintain an optimal operating temperature like a smaller one would for running longer. This may lead to more condensation in the unit etc, and possibly make it run at a slightly lower efficiency.

I paid an extra $100 to get the 2 stage unit so I can run at a lower output if necessary. My main concern is that I am moving the heater to a larger garage with the next 2 years, so I did not want to have an under capacity unit when I went to do that.

As was mentioned, it also depends on the local climate, and how well your garage is insulated etc.