Oil Filled Convection Heater

[osumet]

I just moved and am looking for a new heater for my larger attached garage/woodworking shop. I used an oil filled convection heater in my previous garage and it did a great job of heating that garage. My current heater is 1,500 watts (see attached picture). What I'd like to find is a slightly larger one, maybe around 2,000 or 2,500 watts that runs on 240V. It would also be nice if it had a fan on it so that it would circulate the heat in the garage a little better. Has anyone ever seen this type of heater that is bigger than 1,500 watts and has a fan?

Nathan

 

[Kev442]

I've seen 240v 2-3000 oil filled baseboard heaters, so use baseboard as your search term.

 

[Stuart in MN]

If you want an oil filled convection type you're probably going to mainly be looking at baseboard heaters like Kev442 said. Most heaters with fans on them simply have electric heating elements; they will work fine, and there are a ton of different brands available.

Berko, Qmark and Marley are all good brands, I'd start with them but there are plenty of others that are decent as well.

 

[Voi]

Has anyone ever seen this type of heater that is bigger than 1,500 watts and has a fan?

I sure haven't but I have used these types of heaters for years.

For the fan solution I ran them through an aftermarket thermostat that I would plug a heavy duty, two plug extension cord into. Then both a fan and the oil-filled heater were plugged into that cord. So when the thermostat called for heat the fan also turned on.

 

[6768rogues]

I would simply buy two of the units you described. Then in chilly weather I would run one, enabling the second one as stage two for brutally cold weather. If one breaks, you are not without heat.

 

[Richard Cranium]

great ideal 6768.

 

[6768rogues]

Thanks, Mr. Cranium. I might have other good ideas but I haven't thought of them yet!