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Old 10-25-2019, 12:21 PM   #5
Dead Parrot
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Re: Heating your shop/garage

If it is not insulated, prepare to be cold. A 120V heater will be little more then a hand warmer. You need to be thinking in the realm of 20~40k btu and that is just for basic not freezing heat. Electric means serious 240v current.

Assuming it isn't your garage and just a loaner space, best bet is probably one of those radiant heaters that fits on top of a 20lb propane tank. Won't really warm the garage up but might make the space where you are working better. Pair with a battery operated CO detector just in case.

Old carpet to sit or lay on when doing on the ground work really helps. Amazing how fast cold concrete pulls heat out of you. Shag is better then the outdoor stuff.
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