Quartz Shop/Garage Heater - $49

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I have a very nice 750 SF garage for doing detailing all year round...

BUT IT'S COLDDD !!!

I've been wanting one of these shop heaters from Ace Hardware and they were on sale this weekend for $49. I think regular price is around 70.

I picked one up and WOW! Put out nice heat and has a Quartz light fixture as a bonus. It warmed up my garage in about 5-10 minutes. I mounted it on a pegboard wall, but it can be ceiling mounted also.

Nice addition for those cold winter days and nights!

Marvin Quartz Heat n' Light Shop Heater

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Bill a :w00t: garage heater is exactly what i need and am looking for. how cold does your garage get? and how much will the temp rise when putting on the heater? i'm very interested in this item. :emlaugh: :yay :yay
 
joe.p said:
Bill a :w00t: garage heater is exactly what i need and am looking for. how cold does your garage get? and how much will the temp rise when putting on the heater? i'm very interested in this item. :emlaugh: :yay :yay
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My garage door faces north, so, depending on weather conditions and wind, it can get below freezing in there, with temps in the teens or 20's.

I like it to be around 50-60 degrees when I'm working.

Yesterday the outside temp was 20 deg, inside garage was about 40 deg. I turned on the heater and, within 15 minutes the garage temp was about 54 degrees, (according to the cheap, unreliable, 15-year-old thermometer that resides in there!)....

It works well, but has no forced air fan. It heats by 2 quartz heating tubes and a rear metal reflector.

It also helped to warm up the metal of the car panels. :)

A really good deal for 50 bucks. If you want to heat your garage really fast, you'd need 2 of these.
 
You could hang a fan a couple of feet in front of it to get everything circulating. Just a thought.
 
tubafeak said:
You could hang a fan a couple of feet in front of it to get everything circulating. Just a thought.
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Yeah, that's a good idea. It really doesn't heat evenly. A very low-speed fan might work very well. To be honest, I need to buy a second heater for my size garage.
 
Bill,
Thanks for the info, as soon as i'm able i'll see if the ace near me has them.

i have a 20 x 22 sq ft one heater might do, your garage is almost double.
 
I too have a good size steel building which I use as my shop. I purchased a used kerosine Torpedo heater 150,000 BTU's Good forced air heat paid $200.00 bucks heats up a large space quickly
 
I would go with Kerosene too. We had one like This when I lived in NE and it had no problem heating up our 2 car garage in the dead of winter to 80+.
 
That one is ~600 BTUs less than Lusters I don't think you could hardly turn it off. I don't know how much time you spend in your garage, but that could really drive up your electric bill.
 
Dozerboy said:
That one is ~600 BTUs less than Lusters I don't think you could hardly turn it off. I don't know how much time you spend in your garage, but that could really drive up your electric bill.
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yeah the pic was used as an example. if they sold one that would do the job itwould be an option. bill how is the quartz heater working for you?
 
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Propane Heater

I bought one of these. It works awesome, and a regular gas grill bottle lasts for a while. Fumes can be an issue after a while, but no more than with a kerosene or a torpedo.
 
Inthedetails said:
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Propane Heater

I bought one of these. It works awesome, and a regular gas grill bottle lasts for a while. Fumes can be an issue after a while, but no more than with a kerosene or a torpedo.
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i would rather not deal with the fumes, thats why i was interested in the quartz but if it is a better option i would entertain the thought. Thanks for the info.

KNOCK, KNOCK Bill are you there i have been thinking a lot about the Quartz heater, has the heater met your standards and provide a warm working area.

Bill any pros or cons on the quartz
 
Ventilation!

Electric heaters don't require any ventilation, but there has been several references to propane and kerosene heaters in the thread and they do require ventilation.
I use a 90,000 BTU kerosene torpedo style heater and it heats the garage quickly and easily,but..... You need to be careful about burning up the oxygen in a confined space when using any type of combustible heater. When using mine, I have the passageway door open about 6" to a foot and leave the garage to heat for about 15 to 30 minutes. Then I turn off the heater and close the door. If the area gets cold again, I repeat the process.
The fumes are not bad, but the thing is noisy.

Charles
 
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