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One place I worked at a while back had industrial high intensity type radiant. They had an old retired guy who would crank them up to 80°, it was working under hot dog griller. If he wasn't there in the morning right away we make sure it was set at 65° but as soon as he came in he'd make bee line to the thermostat and crank it up. One of the most miserable places I worked.
Here is what I have in my garage to help with heat.
It's an overhead heater. I bought one last year at a discount store we have called Ollie's. They sell over runs real cheap. I put it above my workbench near the front end/engine bay area of my truck when the truck is backed in. However, I usually sit at the workbench on a stool towards the back of the garage. So I went back to Ollie's and they had two among a pile of other heaters. I put this one above my work bench where I normally sit on a stool.
These overhead heaters are not enough to heat the whole garage but they help and they keep my Bald head warm!
I've been using the one in my shop for the last week or so, it's really nice. I don't know how much fuel it's using but we've been having temps in the 30s and the building is staying at a steady 63°, if I set the thermostat any higher it gets too warm so I think the thermostat might be off a bit. It's on an outside wall so that might be playing into it also.
Maybe mount the thermostat away from the wall a couple inches with a simple bent up bracket..
Maybe mount the thermostat away from the wall a couple inches with a simple bent up bracket..
I don't know if that will help. The wall is over six inches thick. Typical pole building outside steel, insulation, vapor barrier and then 1/2" plywood. I don't really care what the thermostat says, I just go by how the building feels. I have it set back to 45° at different times of the day, I don't have any plumbing to worry about so if it's actually 40° I don't care.
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