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1. 
   Westchester | Nov 14, 2013 01:17pm | #1

   Heat

   Northern tool has a good selection of heaters for the garage, -

   I have use radiant mostly because it's quick but if I'm in the shop the whole day I fire up the kerosene heater.

   SA

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   robdurante | Dec 02, 2013 03:52pm | #2

   Heater

   I'm in the process of installing a mini-split heat pump.  I also use my two car garage in the winter and mid-summer when it is too hot to be outside.  I'm installing a 2 ton Mitsubishi unit.   I'll let you know how it works.  I need to add some blown-in insulation to improve the walls before leave the low end above freezing all the time.   I live in the Philly area, so winter are not too bad here but too cold for finishing.

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   hackmeister | Dec 02, 2013 05:02pm | #3

   Depends where you live, and what you do

   Hi,

   Where do you live?  I am in MN, and I have a 45K BTU gas heater for primary heat and a wood stove for burning scrap.  The shop is about 700 sq ft with no garage door, double glazed windows, 2x6 walls with fiberglass and about a foot of cellose on the attic floor.  I run 60F in the winter except for that part of January where it too fargin' cold to leave the house, when I drop it to 50.  I bump the temp up to 65-70 when I work, depending on what I am doing (gluing or finishing).

   What type of heat is best depends on:

   • what types are available 

   • how much it costs to install and run,

   • how much heat you need to work comfortably

   • whether you want it to be automatic

   • if you want to keep your shop at a specific temp

   Best thing to do is to calculate how many BTUs of heat you are going to need (there are lots of worksheets on the internet to do this) and go from there.