Well after much deliberation, I have settled on a propane gas heater for my garage. I already have a 20 gal. tank with the proper hose for the heater.

It is a "Mr. Heater, Big Buddy". List price is $129.00 I found it on sale for $103.00 and pulled the trigger.

It also works great for camping and emergency heat in case the power goes out.

 

if its not vented to the outside you could get in trouble.It uses the oxgen in the garage.Which can be dangerous.

Rich

 

I use one of those propane-powered thin metal heaters that painters use. It puts out a Ton of heat! It will run about 8 hours on a 20lb. propane tank. My garage is so leaky that I don't expect it is possible to remove all the oxygen from it. I have a 2" gap under one end of the garage door.

 

the Mr Heater ones have a sensor and cutoff for the O2 levels, they are rated safe for indoor use. I use the smaller one in my boat, it works great. In my garage I use one of those large 2 element heaters that mount onto a 20lb canister, it does a decent job, it takes awhile but it will warm it up nicely.

 

The guy at the store said that I should keep the tank outside due to possible leaking from the tank/hose. Otherwise it should be okay. I will not be in the garage for extended periods of time. (Oil/brake pad changes and the like.)

 

Check the instruction book that came with your heater. It will tell you how much ventilation the heater requires for safe enclosed operation. CO is dangerous and sneaky. I thought my leaky garage had enough ventilation. It did not but I noticed in time. For once having to run into the house for something was not a wasted trip.

 

The Mr Heater Big Buddy and its clones are a good choice. It has an Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS) That will shut off the heater way before CO builds up to dangerous levels. But It is a souce of ignition please use common sense and place ALL flamable liquids in an ouside building and if you use Gasoline and or mineral sprirts to clean parts SHUT THE HEATER OFF. Please buy yourself a long hose so that you can place the tank outside. The Construction style Heaters (Pot Heater/Trash can) DO NOT have an ODS and must be use with good ventilation.

Good Luck

 

Thanks for all the good info gasman!

 

I would dissagree with that statement, due yourself a huge favor. spend $50 on a Nighthawk CO detector, the good one with the led read out.

 

Wouldn't hurt to have at least one of those anyway.

 

I use propane to heat my garage as well, I have the above CO detector and it has not read anything yet as well as I keep one window open to maintain O2 levels. My heater gives minimum vent requirements on the tag
All in all it works great.
Andy

 

My friend had the ghetto version...
A propane grill on high heat with a fan blowing into one side, pushing the heat out the other side...

We're both still alive.

But the detector probably would've been good I guess.

 

I just put my heat-gun in a vice, turn it on high, and it heats up the whole immediate area around the nozzle of the gun...

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=297024

we have a c02 moniter as well. good idea.

 

When I build my garage next summer I am planning on attaching a small room on the side for my heater. That way the vent is outside. Also the inclosure will be sealed with a hot air duct to the garage and the air supply will have an inside source or outside source as needed and will be regulated by closeable doors so I won't have to worry about flammable paint fumes and going BOOM when I paint. Just have to make sure the inside (air intake)door is closed and outside open when painting. CO2 moniter is a very good idea also