What's a good plug in heater?

[Bennylava]

My garage is only something like 600 sq feet so I was just using two of these:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stanley-15...ater-Garage-Utility-Heating-Fan-/293425521328

But the knobs don't seem to like the summer heat. The rubber has somehow... turned into goo and become very sticky. Don't know what causes that. It resulted in the white lines and indicators on the knobs to sort of melt away as well.

I only have 10 amp and 15 amp breakers. What's the best bang for the buck plug in electric heater, that can stand the summer heat?

 

[u2slow]

Before I got my home heating squared away, I used a couple of the oil-filled radiator heaters. No fan to die. Couple power levels.

Sample:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082XVY6DK/?tag=atomicindus04-20

 

[Bert_]

They are all 1500w. Just get an inexpensive millhouse heater. The oil filled ones are more consistent heat but not more heat.

I don't recommend any portable heater be left plugged in unattended.

 

[Bennylava]

I don't recommend any portable heater be left plugged in unattended.

Burned someone's house down? Happened to a guy at my old job but it was a lithium battery charger that did it.

 

[htmdude57]

I like just about any fan forced ceramic heater. My understanding is that the ceramic element self limits to about 400 degrees F, which is below the ignition point of paper. So, in that respect, they are safer than the old ones that had glowing nichrome wires. Often you can find them in the $20 range.

 

[Bert_]

Burned someone's house down? Happened to a guy at my old job but it was a lithium battery charger that did it.

Honestly it's usually not the heater that causes issues. I've seen way to many loose outlets and melted plugs. Seen a few house fires that originated near an outlet with a heater plugged in.

 

[Bennylava]

They are all 1500w.

Something else in your post I just noticed ^^^

Is this always accurate? Aren't some of them actually only 1200 watt or is 1500 watts the real standard?

As for the radiator heaters, I found that I like something with a fan. For me the oil radiator types never seem to actually get the room warm. Maybe it's just me.

 

[u2slow]

They are all 1500w. The oil filled ones are more consistent heat but not more heat.

My oil-filled heaters have 600/900/1500W switches. This is nice when you want you use the power outlet/circuit for something else at the same time.

But yes, watts are watts... it really doesn't take much to wire up some free/used baseboards either; depending on how handy you are.

 

[nadogail]

Watts are watts, but it is BTU's that you will need to heat the garage with. Look for the heater that delivers the most BTU per Watt.

 

[mcbane]

Watts are watts, but it is BTU's that you will need to heat the garage with. Look for the heater that delivers the most BTU per Watt.

Every electric resistance heater will deliver 3.4124 btu/hr per watt of consumed power.


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[Bert_]

Watts are watts, but it is BTU's that you will need to heat the garage with. Look for the heater that delivers the most BTU per Watt.

Electric is all the same. If an electric appliance is not efficient it looses some power in the form of heat. Well it's a heater so that's the point.

Most portable electric heaters are 1500w. That's because it's the most allowed on a common 15A circuit.