Quartz or Oil Filled Heater for Garage?

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Bruce Jenkins

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I went to HD today to look for a heater for the garage and there is a "new" technology heater with sealed oil in what looks to be like an old home style radiator on wheels. Has anyone seen/used this product? I looked at this and the quartz heater next to it and I couldn't make up my mind which one to buy. I have a finished 2 car garage with a cement floor. Or, is there something else I should look at. I didn't want to get anything that uses propane because I didn't want to deal with refilling the tank.

Thank you for any input.

Kimo
 
If anyone has any insight on heaters I'd be interested in hearing them as well. I've been thinking about getting a heater for my garage also.



Thanks
 
I have one of the oil filled "radiator" style heaters in my 21'x22' insulated garage. It has five temp settings. Here's been my experience:



Advantages:

Cost (less than $50.00)

Portability: can move it around easily.

Safety: no exposed flame or burners/no fumes/no exhaust/no CO2

Disadvantages:

Takes up floor space (although minimal)

not uniform heat in area (cooler away from heater)

Costs about $20.00 a month to run on high setting



I live in the midwest where we have cold winters. All my garage walls and ceiling are insulated, as is garage door. The garage door faces North.



I leave the heater set on medium (3). This keeps the temperature about 20 degrees warmer than the outside temp. By setting it on high I can warm the majority of the garage up by 30 to 40 degrees (assuming the garage door stays shut). It does take anywhere from a couple hours to overnight to feel the difference from a setting change (a disadvantage compared to propane heaters). The nice thing is I can roll it over to where I'll be working and feel a difference quickly.



If money were no object (notice my sig is NOT ultgar), I'd love to have radiant floor heat or even a wall hung furnace. For the money, convenience, I can live with the compromise. I have thought about buying a second one and putting it kiddy corner from my existing one to keep the garage at a more consistent temp.



Just my experience.



Bill
 
Bill:

I see where you said it takes from a couple of hours to overnight to make a significant degree change but how long does it take for the initial 20 or so degrees to heat up?

Thanks Bill

Paul
 
Paul:



Depends on size of your garage. I try and turn the heater on for the season when our daytime outside temp gets around 50 degrees. A few hours later it's around 70 inside the garage.



I'm making sheetrock repairs in the garage today. When I went out at 9:00 AM to turn the heater from medium to high, the outside temperature was in the low 20's and the garage temp was around 55. By 10:30 the garage temp had risen to a little under 65 degrees. At a little after noon I started my sheetrock repairs and the garage was a balmy 70 degrees. Looking right now, our outside temp is 37 degrees.



Bill
 
billium said:
I have one of the oil filled "radiator" style heaters in my 21'x22' insulated garage. It has five temp settings. Here's been my experience:



Advantages:

Cost (less than $50.00)

Portability: can move it around easily.

Safety: no exposed flame or burners/no fumes/no

Bill
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Under $50? No kidding! That doesnt sound too bad.



Can you provide the brand name and part number?, it sounds like a good starting off point to begin my research.



Thanks,



Don
 
Don:



The manufacturer is DeLonghi (says "Made in Italy" on UL tag).



Model #N-HM25.



I think I bought it at Lowe's, but my wife says Target. I think I bought it 2 years ago, but my wife says more like 3. I think I'm right most of the time, but my wife says................



Anyway, it has two rocker switches (off, low, medium & high) and a round dial on the front (calibrated from 1 to 6). Stands approx. 2 ft. high x 7" wide x 14" deep.



Bill
 
billium said:
Don:





I think I bought it at Lowe's, but my wife says Target. I think I bought it 2 years ago, but my wife says more like 3. I think I'm right most of the time, but my wife says................



Bill
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So you have that wife thing too huh? Funny, I swear I'm right almost all the time as well, but......... Ahh, never mind!!

Thanks for the info!!!
 
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