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I've got a triple garage which is currently unheated. I'm going to be spending a bit of time in there this winter building a Caterham and doing bits and bobs on the other cars, so am looking for a heater.
Does anyone have any recommendations for one which would heat (or at least take the chill off) that sort of space?
Does anyone have any recommendations for one which would heat (or at least take the chill off) that sort of space?
Edited by 85Carrera on Wednesday 12th October 17:37
Be aware that anything which burns hydrocarbons (like a gas heater) will push a lot of moisture into the air. However, electrically heating a space that big will be pretty expensive. I've got 3 three kw fan heaters in my garage, so over a pound an hour to run them, and it only just copes in the winter.
I've spent the last 50 years in workshops of various types and sizes,I now work in comfort just for pleasure.Firstly if it's possible have it insulated and draught free.Then have a heater that is silent and does not give off any fumes.
Lets face it all you need is the chill taken out of the air and not having to work with stone cold spanners.
Lets face it all you need is the chill taken out of the air and not having to work with stone cold spanners.
Now that looks very nice and warm,but a bit dangerous in a car workshop.
That brings back memories of my time with my own business.We had a big heater that ran on waste oil,when it was up and running it was great and of course cost nothing to run.
Trouble was getting it going,oily rag and some thinners,light a match and stand back,woosh !!,it smoked and stunk like an old tug boat for a while,if the Health and Safety guy had seen that he would have had me locked up.
That brings back memories of my time with my own business.We had a big heater that ran on waste oil,when it was up and running it was great and of course cost nothing to run.
Trouble was getting it going,oily rag and some thinners,light a match and stand back,woosh !!,it smoked and stunk like an old tug boat for a while,if the Health and Safety guy had seen that he would have had me locked up.
S6OOH said:
Many garages are getting rid of waste oil heaters as the council have decide they need licences so seen quite a few on ebay recently. If you have access to waste oil they are a great heater
I've been told that a lot of medern waist oil heaters are duel fuel, running on diesel avoids the need for a licence, of course what you run it on when no-ones looking is up to you ?Personly i find insulation more important than the heater, the better the insulation the smaller the heater needs to be, it's no good pumping out 30KW of heat if 20 escapes immediatly.
Four options (I think!)
1) Electric (i.e. fan heaters or oil filled radiators) - cheap to buy, expensive to run
2) Electric ceramic/infra-red. This heats objects, not the atmosphere. Still not cheap to run either.
3) Gas space heater running on bottled gas - condensation issues & requires ventilation.
4) Gas wall heater on bottled gas (eg something like a Baxi Braxilia) Not especially powerful (around 2Kw) , not cheap to buy either but operates on a balanced flue through the wall so should be no condensation issues.
1) Electric (i.e. fan heaters or oil filled radiators) - cheap to buy, expensive to run
2) Electric ceramic/infra-red. This heats objects, not the atmosphere. Still not cheap to run either.
3) Gas space heater running on bottled gas - condensation issues & requires ventilation.
4) Gas wall heater on bottled gas (eg something like a Baxi Braxilia) Not especially powerful (around 2Kw) , not cheap to buy either but operates on a balanced flue through the wall so should be no condensation issues.
S6OOH said:
Many garages are getting rid of waste oil heaters as the council have decide they need licences so seen quite a few on ebay recently. If you have access to waste oil they are a great heater
It's just another "Tax con". They say waste oil heaters are environmentally unfriendly so they need a licence?Apply for a licence,pay the fee then its OK to use them.
I've got a few old gas heaters, left over from my parents closed down garden centre (used for greenhouses) not sure how they work, what they are but they ran off the big red Calor bottles....you can have them for scrap value, whatever that is....but were all working a year ago....downside they would need collecting from NG16, I don't live anywhere near, and they look very heavy !
There's a fair old selection...big and small....this sort of thing.
There's a fair old selection...big and small....this sort of thing.
Old Merc said:
It's just another "Tax con". They say waste oil heaters are environmentally unfriendly so they need a licence?
Apply for a licence,pay the fee then its OK to use them.
May be not? I`ve been checking up and came across this, http://garagewire.co.uk/news/garages-face-dilemma-...Apply for a licence,pay the fee then its OK to use them.
Looks as if I retired at the right time.We used a waste oil burner,similar to the one shown in this article,for 22 yrs.No need of a licence then.Looks as if most garages will be forced to scrap their heaters now.
I understand all this and have to go along with it.Trouble is garages will now have to store waste oil,probably have to get a licence to store hazardous waste? A large tanker will regularly remove the waste oil,another licence would be required? then it would have to be disposed of or recycled,another licence?
if its connected to the house why not just t off a couple of heating pipes in the house and run them into the garage and put a few radiators in there connected to the C/H ?
I have left 2 tails in my garage with this intention... if it ever actually gets finished..... ( started my 1st extention 13 years ago... )
I have left 2 tails in my garage with this intention... if it ever actually gets finished..... ( started my 1st extention 13 years ago... )
I've got one of these in a double garage and it's brilliant
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/little-devil-propa...
It's quite noisey, but you only need it on for about 10-15mins and the place is toasty!
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/little-devil-propa...
It's quite noisey, but you only need it on for about 10-15mins and the place is toasty!
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