I just picked up a little 30,000 btu propane 'torpedo'
and use it to heat my 25'x25' garage. I leave the double
wide garage door open about 3-4" at the bottom and the
heater sits in the middle between my cars. I fire it up
and open the door about 15-20 minutes before I go
out to work. The heater will raise the room temp
about 30 degrees in an hour. When I can get it above 60 degrees
I shut the door and turn it off. Yes.. insulated walls and
drywall ceiling, but no insulation in the ceiling.
The heat will stick around for about 3-4 hours before I fire it back up
again
1 hour on...three hours off keeps it right around 65 degrees when its
25-30 degrees outside.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From "David Carpenter" <d.carpenter7 at verizon.net>
To: <HealeyRic2@aol.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Garage Heating
> Trouble with garages is, the bigger the garage the more crap you
> accumulate. Mine's 24x30 and I have about 10 x 16 area to work in.
>
> Rick, I used a 100,000 BTU kerosene torpedo heater and have had it up to
> 75 degrees on a 10 degree day. I have 9' ceiling with a plywood second
> floor. If you could lay some sheets of rigid blue foam board on your
> rafters or trusses it would sure help keep the heat down low. If you
> have a clear span without rafters or trusses, a ceiling fan would help
> circulate the heat back down to the floor. Another help would be to
> partition off the work area with some roll plastic vapor barrier
> material and only heat that area. I didn't like the kero heat because of
> the smell, after 12 years I finally got a propane furnace up in the loft
> and have it blowing down to the first floor. The propane is more
> expensive per BTU but I think it'd be worth it, even for the propane
> torpedos. I only heat when I know I have to work, and if the outside
> temps are above 10 degrees, to conserve fuel.
>
> Dave & Bobbie
>
> HealeyRic2@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I'd like to be able to work on my cars in the garage during winter,
problem
> >is it's unheated. Size is 24' x 30' uninsulated stick construction.
Problem
> >is the garage has a peaked roof that gives me a 25' ceiling. I'd prefer
not
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