I already had hydronic heat with an oil fired boiler in my house when I moved in, so I added a zone myself the first summer, and installed a modine hydronic heater. Easy to do if you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty. 3 outside walls, 2.5 car garage and I keep it at 68 all winter. Keeps our cars toasty, and I even overwinter plants. Best thing I ever did in the house.
I have used my torpedo heater several times in my garage with the doors closed with a CO monitor and never had anything register at all. Also the torpedo heats it up so fast you don't have to run it for long and then you can shut it off anyway.
Good stuff!! My shop is detached with gaping holes along the ridge and top of the walls. Good in the summer, but OUCH in the winter! My goal is to build a nice shop with heat being a part of the design.
I use a torpedo heater for 5-10 mins to quickly bring the garage to warm temp then shut it off. I use a kerosene heater thereafter to keep it nice and warm, it's very cheap to operate and is completely silent. The garage door only needs to be up an inch or two to keep fresh air in.
I have a torpedo style propane heater from Menards. It will run on a 20v battery or 110. It was advertised as "Ultra quiet". I use it in a detached garage 36' x 32' or in a workshop that is 45' x 36'. The workshop has 1/2" foam board insulation. It will heat either up to a comfortable temperature in a reasonable time. It really is much quieter than the normal torpedo heater. You can have a conversation at normal volume about 10' away from the heater. Our temp commonly will be around 0° to 20° F overnight and warm up to around freezing during the day. If I start the heater about 30 minutes before I go out to work it saves being cold to start working. I really don't smell any propane smell and haven't had an CO alerts I would be surprised if Menards is the only one with "Ultra quiet" or some labeling that is similiar. I haven't looked at any other brands to see what they might have, Menards is my local "go to" store
when I remolded my gauge I installed a 12 k Mini Spit system its not heats and but has AC too you can pick up for less then $1000 today and install not to hard and its good on the heat pump -13 F I wish installed years ago great unit
I've used the bauer in my garage and 20° weather with the garage door cracked and a window and I had to work in a long sleeve. It was so hot had a carbon monoxide detector and there as well and never smelt any propane. I recommend
My harbor freight never had any of the Bower ones in stock so I finally grabbed the Craftsman. I use it in my two car 24x24 garage. Nothing cracked nothing opened I have three carbon monoxide detectors one on each side of the garage and one on the ceiling in the back of the garage it never goes off and I never smell propane. I also have one of those propane/natural gas detectors and it never goes off either
Does it come with the separate thermostat? I know that was a major issue earlier on. People complained that there was no external thermostat and that the thermostat was enclosed in the rear of the unit causing it turn off way sooner than the actual garage temp. By that I mean they’d set it to 70° and it’d reach 70° quickly but if you went to the center of the garage it’d be much cooler.
I installed foam panels to the garage door and insulation above the attic. It makes a huge difference. I bought a Pelonis 30" Digital Tower Space Heater from Walmart. It's not WiFi and it does take a while to raise it from 52 to 60 lol. It works though. Just have to remind myself to turn it on before that first cup of coffee lol
That's the trouble with all these types of videos, they skip right over the expense of running these heaters. Those propane heaters are ok if you have a door or window open, but at that point all your heat is going right out the window or door, and you are constantly having to refill those tanks, gets expensive real quick and very inconvenient as well. The electric heaters similar to the one in the video are nice, but it'll run up your electric bill trying to keep up with the cold, it took a half hour to get to 60 degrees but, that heater is going to be running a lot to maintain the temperature...then when you get done, you shut it off...then turn it back on the next day again to heat the space back up. Kind of like people with their furnaces and air conditioners in their homes, they listen to everyone that tells them to turn the heat or AC down when they aren't home...yeah you save money at that point, but you quickly surpass the little savings when you come home and crank the AC or heat back up and try to warm or cool the whole house by 20 degrees or more....would have been cheaper to just to leave the thermostat alone. These small heaters may heat a space, but it'll take a while, and then it'll have to try and maintain that temperature throughout the time you are using it. That's where the major costs come in is when you have to heat a space from a low temperature going up 20+ degrees.....so you'll have to buy a heater sized to the application you need it for, and for many people that little 5,000 or 6,000 watt heater isn't gonna cut it if you gotta heat a large space it'll never get up to temp it'll just run continuously. Wood stove would be great out in my shop, just need to get the flooring done so I can get all my tools setup where I want them, and then get the stove installed...which might be taking the one that's in the house now and putting it in the shop and having a new one installed in the house.
@ many years ago someone smart installed a house furnace in my garage. Thermostat on the wall, the “duct work” is a big sheet metal box with holes that point in difference directions. Doesn’t run up the gas bill, and it will ROAST you. I set the t stat at 70 and leave it alone. Garage is like my living room. THE MOST important factor in heating a garage is insulation. Once you have that, you can heat it with many options.
@@DadDeals I'd have to rewire the storage shed to get the power to run anything like that in there. The shop is already wired for 240V as a few of my wood working tools are 240V...but I would need a much larger heater to heat the shop than what you are using....so for me I think a wood stove would be the better option since I'm not out in my shop every day.
Our home has a Big Maxx, which runs off the same gas line as the house and heats the garage so it's comfortable in about 5 minutes. Surprised you don't mention this at all.
Where do they sell these heaters?Please comment back I am It's very curious.I have a two car I would like to purchase one.Thank you for this video.Hope to hear Back from you.
South central PA here. I use the DeWalt 20v propane heater and is pretty quiet, and heats really well and fast. Not sure this would work in my climate. Appreciate the options as I am always looking for a better way to work on my projects during the winter.
I am trying to figure out my garage woodshop heating, I need to heat it 24/7/365 and keep it around room temperature. Not sure what I am gonna setup yet. I do however know that I can't use any solid fuel setup as alot of states that is not legal in a garage. I will most likely go with a hydronic ceiling unit with its own furnace zone. It is roughly a 700sf space. EDIT: I may decide to go with a split kit so then I can switch it over to cooling in the warmer months...
@TheRaven078 thats awesome bro, im about to buy my first home and Ive been looking at them for the garage and potential emergency heating for the house
@@Kirbythediver Hey congratulations on your first home! That's gotta be exciting. It is very smart of you be thinking of a backup heating source. At minimum it could heat your living room during an ice storm (if you get those where you live).
You can't compare an exterior heater to an interior heater, especially when discussing interior heating? None of those buddy heaters shown requires you to vent them in a space as large as your garage. You should have just stuck to comparing E-heaters and why you chose the one you did if you knew nothing about other heaters. So many available heaters that are better than eclectic and cheaper to run. Especially if you compare them to the 220v heater that pulls as much power as a 2.5- 3 ton home airconditioner that you choose.
You completely skipped ventless natural gas/propane blue flame heaters. By far these are more heat efficient and cost efficient than ALL of the options you listed.
😂 some of you way overthink things. I use a $20 pelonis Walmart cheap heater in my garage and it keeps it at 60-65 degrees easy...... And im in my garage way way longer than a normal person should be.
I wish you would give more comprehensive information. You missed on heat exchange units, diesel heaters, etc. It feels like you are trying to sell something, and if you lose your viewers' trust, well...And before you get upset, this is constructive critique, I am already a viewer, I do want you to succeed...
He named like 10 other types of heaters. Complaining that he didn’t name the two expensive/complicated ones you like makes it sound like YOU’RE the one trying to sell them.
@@noelv1976 He didn't bring up at least two very popular class of heaters, and the one he spent the most time on - granted, it is the own he does use - sounded to me like a sponsored ad. Like I said, it is my own impression, and it is constructive critique based on perception of the content, and UA-cam success is mostly based on perceptions.
@@Easton21 Sorry, I must have missed the 10. I thought he only named propane, oil, wood, and electric resistance/infrared. That's...four. There are at least ten classes of heaters that come to mind, but that wasn't my point. It was about the perception that has been going around about UA-camrs, where they create a whole video designed to steer us towards a specific product, and usually a sponsored product. I am not saying that's the case here (If so, I wouldn't even bother to comment, I would just unsubscribe), it is about perception, and just speaking for myself, I would put the product he is most familiar with up front, present the rest he knows about as he did, but also mention the rest very briefly - it takes but a few minutes of research and a minute to mention them. I know a little about this subject, but for those who this video obviously caters to - those who don't know anything about it - it gives very narrow information, which many times it is worse than no information at all. No?
I have this exact heater with a fan in my garage now for 2 years. Love it. Great choice for the garage.
I already had hydronic heat with an oil fired boiler in my house when I moved in, so I added a zone myself the first summer, and installed a modine hydronic heater. Easy to do if you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty. 3 outside walls, 2.5 car garage and I keep it at 68 all winter. Keeps our cars toasty, and I even overwinter plants. Best thing I ever did in the house.
I think you gave a great demonstration I don't have no heater in my shed thank you for the video
I have used my torpedo heater several times in my garage with the doors closed with a CO monitor and never had anything register at all. Also the torpedo heats it up so fast you don't have to run it for long and then you can shut it off anyway.
Good stuff!! My shop is detached with gaping holes along the ridge and top of the walls. Good in the summer, but OUCH in the winter! My goal is to build a nice shop with heat being a part of the design.
Nice workbench. I have the same one
I use a torpedo heater for 5-10 mins to quickly bring the garage to warm temp then shut it off. I use a kerosene heater thereafter to keep it nice and warm, it's very cheap to operate and is completely silent. The garage door only needs to be up an inch or two to keep fresh air in.
I have a torpedo style propane heater from Menards. It will run on a 20v battery or 110. It was advertised as "Ultra quiet". I use it in a detached garage 36' x 32' or in a workshop that is 45' x 36'. The workshop has 1/2" foam board insulation. It will heat either up to a comfortable temperature in a reasonable time. It really is much quieter than the normal torpedo heater. You can have a conversation at normal volume about 10' away from the heater. Our temp commonly will be around 0° to 20° F overnight and warm up to around freezing during the day. If I start the heater about 30 minutes before I go out to work it saves being cold to start working. I really don't smell any propane smell and haven't had an CO alerts
I would be surprised if Menards is the only one with "Ultra quiet" or some labeling that is similiar. I haven't looked at any other brands to see what they might have, Menards is my local "go to" store
wow I haven’t seen any of the ultra quiet ones near me
when I remolded my gauge I installed a 12 k Mini Spit system its not heats and but has AC too you can pick up for less then $1000 today and install not to hard and its good on the heat pump -13 F I wish installed years ago great unit
yea those are really nice
I got a used fuel oil (diesel) furnace. $100 used. Only uses 110v
I use a diesel heater for my workshop shed
I've used the bauer in my garage and 20° weather with the garage door cracked and a window and I had to work in a long sleeve. It was so hot had a carbon monoxide detector and there as well and never smelt any propane. I recommend
my issue with it was the noise
@ did you have the bauer one? Honestly, I barely notice it compared to my stepdad’s kerosene one that thing sounds like fighter jet
My harbor freight never had any of the Bower ones in stock so I finally grabbed the Craftsman. I use it in my two car 24x24 garage. Nothing cracked nothing opened I have three carbon monoxide detectors one on each side of the garage and one on the ceiling in the back of the garage it never goes off and I never smell propane. I also have one of those propane/natural gas detectors and it never goes off either
Does it come with the separate thermostat? I know that was a major issue earlier on. People complained that there was no external thermostat and that the thermostat was enclosed in the rear of the unit causing it turn off way sooner than the actual garage temp. By that I mean they’d set it to 70° and it’d reach 70° quickly but if you went to the center of the garage it’d be much cooler.
mine came with it
@ what’s your exact model #?
I installed foam panels to the garage door and insulation above the attic. It makes a huge difference. I bought a Pelonis 30" Digital Tower Space Heater from Walmart. It's not WiFi and it does take a while to raise it from 52 to 60 lol. It works though. Just have to remind myself to turn it on before that first cup of coffee lol
yea I really need to insulate my garage better
You should have talked about operating costs
That's the trouble with all these types of videos, they skip right over the expense of running these heaters. Those propane heaters are ok if you have a door or window open, but at that point all your heat is going right out the window or door, and you are constantly having to refill those tanks, gets expensive real quick and very inconvenient as well.
The electric heaters similar to the one in the video are nice, but it'll run up your electric bill trying to keep up with the cold, it took a half hour to get to 60 degrees but, that heater is going to be running a lot to maintain the temperature...then when you get done, you shut it off...then turn it back on the next day again to heat the space back up. Kind of like people with their furnaces and air conditioners in their homes, they listen to everyone that tells them to turn the heat or AC down when they aren't home...yeah you save money at that point, but you quickly surpass the little savings when you come home and crank the AC or heat back up and try to warm or cool the whole house by 20 degrees or more....would have been cheaper to just to leave the thermostat alone.
These small heaters may heat a space, but it'll take a while, and then it'll have to try and maintain that temperature throughout the time you are using it. That's where the major costs come in is when you have to heat a space from a low temperature going up 20+ degrees.....so you'll have to buy a heater sized to the application you need it for, and for many people that little 5,000 or 6,000 watt heater isn't gonna cut it if you gotta heat a large space it'll never get up to temp it'll just run continuously.
Wood stove would be great out in my shop, just need to get the flooring done so I can get all my tools setup where I want them, and then get the stove installed...which might be taking the one that's in the house now and putting it in the shop and having a new one installed in the house.
@ many years ago someone smart installed a house furnace in my garage. Thermostat on the wall, the “duct work” is a big sheet metal box with holes that point in difference directions.
Doesn’t run up the gas bill, and it will ROAST you. I set the t stat at 70 and leave it alone. Garage is like my living room.
THE MOST important factor in heating a garage is insulation. Once you have that, you can heat it with many options.
appreciate the feedback. cost is tough because it will depend on your climate and how long you run it.
@@DadDeals Plus electric rates vary.
@@DadDeals I'd have to rewire the storage shed to get the power to run anything like that in there. The shop is already wired for 240V as a few of my wood working tools are 240V...but I would need a much larger heater to heat the shop than what you are using....so for me I think a wood stove would be the better option since I'm not out in my shop every day.
Hi there, what about a minisplit? Also would this heater work for a screened in porch with retractable vinyl to make it a 3 season room-ish?
mini splits are great options if you have the space
Our home has a Big Maxx, which runs off the same gas line as the house and heats the garage so it's comfortable in about 5 minutes. Surprised you don't mention this at all.
Where do they sell these heaters?Please comment back I am It's very curious.I have a two car I would like to purchase one.Thank you for this video.Hope to hear Back from you.
There’s a link in the description
Do you set it at 50 and leave it, when you're not in the garage?
no it’s off when i’m not in it
South central PA here. I use the DeWalt 20v propane heater and is pretty quiet, and heats really well and fast. Not sure this would work in my climate. Appreciate the options as I am always looking for a better way to work on my projects during the winter.
thanks for sharing, yea I’ve used the cheap ones, like the bauer and they are crazy loud.
I am trying to figure out my garage woodshop heating, I need to heat it 24/7/365 and keep it around room temperature. Not sure what I am gonna setup yet. I do however know that I can't use any solid fuel setup as alot of states that is not legal in a garage. I will most likely go with a hydronic ceiling unit with its own furnace zone. It is roughly a 700sf space.
EDIT: I may decide to go with a split kit so then I can switch it over to cooling in the warmer months...
Should of did heated floors in a garage all you will ever need 🫡
How do you get your car's in there? 😀
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No diesel heater in the lineup? Did I miss it?
I don’t have a lot of experience with those
@DadDeals vevor sells one on amz for about $100
I haven't pulled the trigger yet but it seems awesome
@@Kirbythediver I have had one in my shop for 3 winters now. Best $100 I've spent.
@TheRaven078 thats awesome bro, im about to buy my first home and Ive been looking at them for the garage and potential emergency heating for the house
@@Kirbythediver Hey congratulations on your first home! That's gotta be exciting. It is very smart of you be thinking of a backup heating source. At minimum it could heat your living room during an ice storm (if you get those where you live).
You can't compare an exterior heater to an interior heater, especially when discussing interior heating? None of those buddy heaters shown requires you to vent them in a space as large as your garage. You should have just stuck to comparing E-heaters and why you chose the one you did if you knew nothing about other heaters. So many available heaters that are better than eclectic and cheaper to run. Especially if you compare them to the 220v heater that pulls as much power as a 2.5- 3 ton home airconditioner that you choose.
Roughly what size is your garage?
I don’t have the exact dimensions but it’s a 1.5 car garage… I think
The cost of operations is what ppl need.
Oil filled heater is 20 cents per hour
Hows that electric bill with that heater?
Looks like his unit is capable of 6000W. At my utility rate that'd be about $1 for every three hours of run time.
keep in mind I’m in a milder climate and don’t use it every day but I haven’t really noticed a a huge difference on my bill
The main issue you will have is that it's ceiling mounted and heat rises.
the fan on the other side helps with that
You completely skipped ventless natural gas/propane blue flame heaters. By far these are more heat efficient and cost efficient than ALL of the options you listed.
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😂 some of you way overthink things.
I use a $20 pelonis Walmart cheap heater in my garage and it keeps it at 60-65 degrees easy......
And im in my garage way way longer than a normal person should be.
Thank you sir. I thought my garage looked like shat
😂 yea….
@DadDeals love the channel man. Just messing.
Are we just going to skip over natural gas altogether? I would put electric, natural gas, and woodfire as the only real options for a garage.
First comment!!!! 🎉
I wish you would give more comprehensive information. You missed on heat exchange units, diesel heaters, etc. It feels like you are trying to sell something, and if you lose your viewers' trust, well...And before you get upset, this is constructive critique, I am already a viewer, I do want you to succeed...
He named like 10 other types of heaters. Complaining that he didn’t name the two expensive/complicated ones you like makes it sound like YOU’RE the one trying to sell them.
What are you talking about? He listed pros and cons for each type of heater lol
@@noelv1976 He didn't bring up at least two very popular class of heaters, and the one he spent the most time on - granted, it is the own he does use - sounded to me like a sponsored ad. Like I said, it is my own impression, and it is constructive critique based on perception of the content, and UA-cam success is mostly based on perceptions.
@@Easton21 Sorry, I must have missed the 10. I thought he only named propane, oil, wood, and electric resistance/infrared. That's...four. There are at least ten classes of heaters that come to mind, but that wasn't my point. It was about the perception that has been going around about UA-camrs, where they create a whole video designed to steer us towards a specific product, and usually a sponsored product. I am not saying that's the case here (If so, I wouldn't even bother to comment, I would just unsubscribe), it is about perception, and just speaking for myself, I would put the product he is most familiar with up front, present the rest he knows about as he did, but also mention the rest very briefly - it takes but a few minutes of research and a minute to mention them. I know a little about this subject, but for those who this video obviously caters to - those who don't know anything about it - it gives very narrow information, which many times it is worse than no information at all. No?
he is trying to sell a product
By definition, that's not a garage.
What do you mean by that?
If it has a garage door it is legally a garage.