garage heat

[tmpenner]

I plan on insulating and heating a 20x30 garage. What do you think would be the best source for heat. Electric, Propane, waste oil? Our main shop is off peak electric, but dad has it tied up with farm equipment and his tractor restoring hobby. I won't be painting here so an open flame is not a problem. I was thinking of building a waste oil burner like this one. waste oil burner

I especially like the modification, where a women's hair dryer was used to increase air flow and make the flame burn cleaner. Do you think my wife will miss her's? What do you guys think of the design? Have any of you built a waste oil burner? Suggestions? Thanks.

 

[illflem]

My shop uses a fuel oil boiler converted to waste oil to hot water heat the floor, works great. There is nothing to the conversion, just a different nozzle, filter and blower.



Question is do you have enough waste oil? The 150 gallons per year or so my farm generates is nowhere near enough to heat a 60'x80' shop for the whole winter. I've been able to get waste school bus oil from the school district for free to make up the difference though.



Been reading were a lot of farms in eastern Montana and the Dakotas have been drilling their own natural gas wells to power the farm. Not enough production to sell commercially but more than enough for the farm. Fast payback.



The heater you linked to sounds interesting.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

I am using a Natural gas 1000 Sq ft wall unit with an ODP (oxygen depletion circuit) that should work out great! 300 bucks and is meant for garages.

 

[ACoyle]

Could you please give a pointer to where I can look at specs for your heater TMTT? Thank You



I have a 100,000 BTH Natural Gas hot air heater. Was in my house two years. Took it out to put in new furnace and central air. I have natural gas in the house and and pondering how to get it to the garage. Forced air would be pretty easy.



Any opinions on gas piping. 1) Buty it and cross the 12 feet that way. 2) Pipe up into the attic and go across in the enclosed breezeway.



AC

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

As a matter a fact my laptop is on it now (Two boxes of em)



It's a Pro Com

Vent free and is "99. 9%" effcient

Ideal for garage use and had debris shield.

Piezo ignition



up to 30,000 btu

MN300HGA (On the box) The list on northern's site shows a MN300HGB





1-877-886-5989



http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...OTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=1029783&categoryId=0



Get em now as they are only 149 bucks

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

I just looked em up and everyone else it seems wants 300 or better for them. I would go with northern tool

 

[Ncostello]

I just burn coal in a pot belly cast iron stove. You know when I'm a workin in the garage... it looks like a foundry in the early 1900's. It'll run you outta there if you dont watch the air feed door.