Electric heaters

[GarrettGTX]

Anyone use one?? I was looking at

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=202043070&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=202043070&ci_kw=%7bkeyword%7d&kwd=%7bkeyword%7d&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-202043070&ci_gpa=pla

[Spiral]

Had it, not worth it... Way expensive to run.

[GarrettGTX]

Had it, not worth it... Way expensive to run.

There is no Gas run to this house, so it HAS to be electric.

[Spiral]

Oh... Well it then does the job. I ran two of them but I have a larger garage. Did it one year and the next I paidxcel to run a gas service to the garage.

[mnstang]

There is no Gas run to this house, so it HAS to be electric.

Why can't you use propane? Millions of people run it.

[9GUY9]

I put this in last year. http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-Natu.../dp/B000HEA7LQ

I got it for $350 plus $25 for a lp conversion kit from lowes. Works great runs of a regular thermostat so I can keep a consistant temp. I had a local gas company bring me a 120 gal propane tank and set it out side the garage. I ran about 12' of black iron pipe and was good to go. It cost $180 to fill the lp tank and I used 1.5 tanks last year keeping a 24'x28' garage at about 55 degrees.

[mnstang]

Yeah I bought a 100 pound tank on craigslist for 30 bucks. Costs me $70 to fill. Went through about $100 worth of propane last year heating my large garage. You'll spend way more on electric bills plus propane will work better.

[Spiral]

I spend about $100/month in the winter for my gas and electric. One month I ran the electic heaters it was $250 for that month. Propane is definitely a second choice to natural gas. The reznor I bought came with both regulators and orifices for natural gas an rpropane. If you got a LP unit you could upgrade when natural gas came available.

[OrangeCrush 86]

My dad had one of those in his 20x24 shop. It works OK if you don't have gas, but he didn't use it to maintain a temp. He only turned it on when he was going to work. You have to turn it on about 2 hours before your want to work and if it's less than 15 degress out it could only get his garage to about 45-50 running constantly. His garage had no ceiling sheet rock though. I imagine using it to maintain 50 degrees would be expensive.

[billb]

Hmmmm, glad I ran across this topic. I have a 24x24 garage with 10' walls. Going to insulate it and sheet rock it, and had thought about buying a 5000 watt electric heater from Fleet farm since it is on sale for $220, but would not be opposed to also having a 100lbs propane tank outside the garage and running it into the garage for a heater, just not sure size/model would be a good choice?

ps
How much is it per gallon/lbs to fill a propane tank?

pss
I do not have a gas supply to the house, electric only.

[tim]

The Big Maxx heaters like 9GUY9 posted are on sale at Fleet Farm right now though next saturday.

75k BTU for $469. I'll be picking this one up next Friday or Saturday

http://www.fleetfarm.com/mff/detail/mr-heater-75-000-btu-big-maxx-natural-gas-unit-heater/0000000003079

45k BTU for $400 but its not listed on-line, although it was in stock in the Owatonna store yesterday.

[9GUY9]

The Big Maxx heaters like 9GUY9 posted are on sale at Fleet Farm right now though next saturday.

75k BTU for $469. I'll be picking this one up next Friday or Saturday

http://www.fleetfarm.com/mff/detail/mr-heater-75-000-btu-big-maxx-natural-gas-unit-heater/0000000003079

45k BTU for $400 but its not listed on-line, although it was in stock in the Owatonna store yesterday.

with 10' ceilings i would recommend getting the 75k btu heater. i only have 8' ceilings in a well insulated 680 sq foot garage and my 45k btu heater runs quite a bit on cold days.

Also you want a 100 gallon tank not a 100lb, theres a big difference. I believe it was around $2 a gal last time I had mine filled.

[billb]

with 10' ceilings i would recommend getting the 75k btu heater. i only have 8' ceilings in a well insulated 680 sq foot garage and my 45k btu heater runs quite a bit on cold days.

Also you want a 100 gallon tank not a 100lb, theres a big difference. I believe it was around $2 a gal last time I had mine filled.

If you don't mind me asking, who do you use for propane? I assume with a 100 gallon tank that they need to deliver the propane? Not sure a propane truck could get to the back of my yard as my 1/2 ton barely can get through the gate Maybe electric will be my only real choice......

[sport the war]

get a torpedo heater. I have a 175k BTU that will melt your face on full blast and on low will heat a 20x 20 in around 15 minutes.

[9GUY9]

If you don't mind me asking, who do you use for propane? I assume with a 100 gallon tank that they need to deliver the propane? Not sure a propane truck could get to the back of my yard as my 1/2 ton barely can get through the gate Maybe electric will be my only real choice......

I use Ferrelgas, I called the 3 or 4 places around Kato that rent tanks and they were either the cheapest on lp, or able to set it up the quickest. This is a 120gal tank. I was told its the largest they could do with out a city permit. The truck that fills it parks where the yukon and camper are and runs a hose to the tank.

I like the fact that you can use a regular house hold thermostat with these heaters, I leave the garage at around 55 all the time. The exhaust is pretty easy to put in, you can go out the side or up and out the roof.