Quartz Shop/Garage Heater - $49

Horseman- how are the new heaters working out?

I'm debating a torpedo heater or two of these ceiling mounted heaters. Its for a 2 car garage.

Can you plug them in the same outlet w/out a problem?

Thx.
 
98gtx said:
Horseman- how are the new heaters working out?

I'm debating a torpedo heater or two of these ceiling mounted heaters. Its for a 2 car garage.

Can you plug them in the same outlet w/out a problem?

Thx.[/QUOTE
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=45618

Go with the torpedo. i have a two car garage and i can not run the quartz and the pc at the same time without blowing the fuse let alone run both heaters & PC. i'm returning both of them.for the price of two HF has a 25000BTU propane heater that can heat 1000 sq ft on sale for $139.00 i'm not sure if the heater comes with the blower or not,if it doesn't their cheap to buy.

P.S. Had someone given me the same advice when asked i wouldn't be stuck with 2 heaters ready to ship back to the store.
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Electric heaters

Electric heaters do a great job within their limitations.
Keep in mind that the heat, (BTU's) is in direct proportion to the wattage.
1 watt = 3.4129 BTU's of heat.
Most electric heaters are no more than 1500 watts so a little over 5100 BTU's would be all you should expect.
Given that many garages have no more than a 30 amp circuit to them, 2 heaters or 10,200 BTU's would be all you should plan for.
That's not allowing anything for lights or power equipment.
Consider that Joe is looking at a 25,000 BTU heater, (Mine is 90,000), you can see the difference pretty easily.
In a reasonably warm climate, the electric will probably do you a decent job depending on how well your garage is insulated. In my area, the 90,000 is barely adequate and some days I don't even try to heat my garage. It is 25' x 32' and not well insulated.

Charles
 
I think those quartz-type heaters are meant to heat objects rahter than air. It's like the way the sun works. A small fan may help a bit, but they work best by heating objects which in turn heat the air.

I would look for a small (used would be cheaper too) furnace that could fit in an attic. It's a lot more work and costs a bunch more, but it's well worth it. The cost of heating is lower and you have no fumes to worry about.
 
Regarding fans to move warm air around - you will want to minimize that. Moving the air will lower the temperature that you feel. Even in the situation where the entire garage has been heated by the quartz or kerosene heater, the act of moving it will make it feel like cooler air. It has to do with the heat transfer coefficient right next to your skin. Just a friendly note....
 
The fans would mostly be there to move the hot air around the room. If the air was completely stagnant then you'd have a lot of localized heat in a small area and the rest of the room would still be pretty cold. The fans, while they do decrease efficiency slightly, even the temperature out so that you're always comfy.
 
NavArch said:
Regarding fans to move warm air around - you will want to minimize that. Moving the air will lower the temperature that you feel. Even in the situation where the entire garage has been heated by the quartz or kerosene heater, the act of moving it will make it feel like cooler air. It has to do with the heat transfer coefficient right next to your skin. Just a friendly note....
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A small fan on the lowest setting would be sufficient. you would want to circulate the air as joyride has mention. to much circulation when detailing will kick up some dust.
 
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