Because I stumbled across the Reznor heater for cheap and I have natural gas to 
the garage. A mini-split would have been about $3k-$4k, depending on size. And 
I don’t care about AC, as a “hot” day in Flagstaff is mid-80s with 20% humidity.

-D

> On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:43 AM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Why didn’t you opt for mini splits in your garage?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:33 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I bought a Reznor UDX 75,000 BTU natural gas heater for my 24’ x 30’ three 
>> car garage in Flagstaff. A local had a brand new one in the crate they 
>> bought but ended up not needing. I think it was around $1100 retail, I 
>> offered them $700 cash and they took it.
>> 
>> My exterior walls are 2x4 with roll insulation and a vapor barrier. Doors 
>> are composition and don’t seal well (I can see light around them when inside 
>> with the lights off) but I’ll be addressing that. Lastly, I’ve got to 
>> drywall the 14’ ceiling joists (ugh!) so I can put insulation up there, then 
>> it should be pretty tight. I’ve got to get a quote from my insulation guys, 
>> not sure if I’ll just do batts/roll insulation or have them do blow-in. I’m 
>> not sure it’s worth the money to do blow-in since it won’t be heated 
>> year-round.
>> 
>> Winter climate isn’t too much different from where you are other than it 
>> gets into the teens and occasionally single digits at night - but - days can 
>> easily “warm” to the 40s-50s.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:51 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes 
>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in 
>>> midcoast Maine. The ceiling is well insulated, most walls are 2x4 but some 
>>> are 2x6 and they are/will be insulated. Height to peak of vaulted ceiling 
>>> is 26 feet for most of it with exception of a small area that has lower 
>>> ceiling. There will be two bathrooms. One on ground floor and one in 
>>> partial loft. Loft will be open to the rest of the garage so essentially 
>>> one big open space minus bathrooms. Thinking of small electric baseboard 
>>> units in bathrooms.
>>> 
>>> I’m getting differing opinions, some people say Modine with either propane 
>>> or natural gas and others say heat pumps. I’m still waiting on a couple of 
>>> heat pump contractors to give me their opinions. Any thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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