Having lived in a similar climate before, if Buffalo is similar, I would highly recommend a forced air propane heater.
If you aren't familiar with these, there are several sizes to choose from. The look a little like a mail box but they are more round in shape. Just guessing at the size but I'd say 6 to 8 inches in diameter with a flat box on the bottom. They have an auto ignite feature so they are basically flip the switch and run. The more expensive models even come with a thermostat. A 90 thousand BTU model runs a little over 100 American dollars. And that will run you out of a 2 car garage in a very short time. I owned a 180 thousand BTU model and it sounded a little like a jet idling. But I could put it under a house with frozen pipes and thaw them out in 30 to 45 minutes. Way too much for a small shop but I got it for a favor and couldn't turn it down. Overall I think propane is hard to beat in value. True the tank needs refilled but you can get one of the larger tanks set outside your shop and the truck will come by and fill it regularly if you want. What ever you decide on, in order to heat all parts of the garage you need something with a fan to keep the air moving. Otherwise you get a real warm spot and the edges stay cold. ----- Original Message ----- From: Guy To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater & Greenhouses --- In [email protected], "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Heat is pretty much heat how ever it is generated. The quartz won't require you to haul propane about but it may be expensive to operate and use up a full electrical circuit if that matters to you. There is however no open flame which might present some increased fire or explosion risk in a garage depending on what is stored there. A circulating fan too will help. I find too that it can take quite a while to get any real comfort since the contents of the garage take a long time to absorb heat and are constantly robbing the occupant of comfort as they heat up. > > I would be curious about coal oil heaters, cost of operation too. I have thought of setting up a green house, for green things that is, really a clear house not green at all. I would need some heat particularly early in the spring. Good hot lights to prolong the grow hours of course but probably not quite enough in March and much of April. Some of those coal oil heaters are pretty nice I just don't know the relative operating costs. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: BlindHandyMan > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:04 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Quartz Heater VS. Propane Heater > > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a heater to heat my garage when I'm working out there. I'm > currently looking at a quartz heater that claims to be able to heat 1000 > square feet and a LP heater that claims 700 square feet. The gas heater is > rated for indoor use. Does anyone have any opinion as to which might be a > better way to go? As always, any help greatly appreciated. > > Take care, > Ed Przybylek > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Hi Dale: I had three greenhouses at my dads farm. I designed and built them. Best option for heating is wood and oil. Though oil might be a scary one these days. ΒΈ<Grin> If you have questions about the set up, fire away. Guy Castonguay Ottawa Ontario Canada [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
