Editing Garage heating

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==Safety==
===Gas fumes===
Gas fumes can buildup from stored gasoline, or vents from fuel cells in older cars lacking charcoal canisters.
Gas fumes settle to the floor, keep all gas burning appliances 18" or higher from the floor to the burners and electric motors.

==Types of heaters==
===Electric===
===Infrared===
====Radiant heat panels====
===Gas===
====Sealed combustion space heater====
Direct vent,these unit are usually 90% efficent or better. Pulls combustion air from outside, and returns exhaust gasses to outside. Burners are enclosed and does not use inside air for combustion. These units are better for use in garages and shop space where chemicles, gas, paint or other flammable products are used and stored. Warms up quickly.

====Open combustion===
Usually 80% efficency. These units do not have a sealed combustion chamber and have open flame. They use indoor air to supply the combustion process. You must be carefull when painting, or storing flammable products. 

====Hydronic====
*In-floor hydronic (must be left on nearly all the time, because they take a while to heat up). These systems require the use of a boiler system. These are a great way to heat shops, garage space that see's lots of painting or chemicle storage because the boiler is usually located inside the home or in an enclosed mechanicle room in the building. You can heat your house and garage this way beacuse there is no air transfer.

==Suppling gas to heating unit==
DO Not connect a propane tank directly to the heating unit. You must regulate the gas pressure to the specified pressure on the unit.

Make sure you are suppling the correct gas to the unit(you do not want to supply natural gas to a unit that is designed for propane).

==Venting==

You must vent a gas burning appliance to the outside. Make sure you use the proper type venting pipe and maintain proper clearance to combustibal materials. Most units require vertical venting with a minumum of 5' of vertical piping. Some newer units can be vented horozontialy.

==Combustion air==
If you have an open burner design heating unit, you must supply air for it to burn and vent properly. This air is taken from the outside and should be a constant opening (opening the garage door every 10 minutes will not cut it here). Usually 4" to 6" depending on the amount of BTU's the unit fires at. If there is no combustion air it will begin to burn all of your ozygen out of your breating air and it will pull your space into a negitive pressure and the exhoust gasses will spill out of the combustion chamber.


==Distance from paint==
Keep heaters a safe distance from paint. When painting it is best to turn all power off to the heating unit untill all paint fumes are ventalated.

==Specific heaters==
*[https://www.rezspec.com/catalog-udas.html Reznor UDAS gas-fired separated combustion unit heaters]
*[http://www.reverberray.com/products/ld.html Reverberray two-stage infrared tube heater]
*[http://www3.modine.com/v2portal/page/portal/modine/modineMarketsDefault/modine_com/markets/building_HVAC/market_level_3_content_013.htm Modine Hot Dawg heater]
*[http://www.calcana.com/garage_why.html Calcana garage heaters]

==Insulation==
When heating, you will save money by insulating.

*Insulate with batt insulation, then cover the walls with inexpensive drywall or fiberboard.

==Safety==
*Install a carbon monoxide detector if relevant.

Don't try to paint with a gas heater in the garage. Solutions:

*Use a heat pump outside.

==Inexpensive heating solutions==
*Used mobile home heater.
*Woodburner.
*Outdoor woodburner that heats water, which flows through a radiator, which has a fan blowing on it.

==Miscellaneous==
*Don't heat your garage by connecting into your home heating ducts, because vehicle and paint fumes will enter into your home system.
*Portable kerosene, oil, and propane heaters may put moisture, soot, and carbon monoxide into the air.
*Mount a heater on a dolly, with a flexible supply line.
*If there is good combustion, there will still be carbon monoxide presesnt in the exhaust.
*If you have a basement or partial basement under your garage, you can place a heater in it, effectively heating the ceiling, which would be the floor of your garage.
*Consider putting two inches of new concrete on your existing floor, and lay down electric heating pads before the pour.

==Related==
*[[Building a new shop]]

==Resources==
*[http://garagejournal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=26 Heating and A/C forum at GarageJournal.com]

==References==
*http://www.home-garage-help.com/garage-heat.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/safest-garage-heating-method-163280.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heaters-149360.html
*http://www.ehow.com/how_4988367_heat-garage.html

==Forum threads to review==
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/designing-new-garage-130979.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/heater-garage-54875.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/water-heater-kerosene-151457.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/those-who-need-quick-heat-148643.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heaters-149360.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/shop-heater-questions-147761.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/heating-garage-cheap-safe-146049.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/cheap-garage-heat-132994.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/need-help-deciding-garage-heater-51733.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/lp-garage-heater-need-help-110v-fan-motor-guru-130652.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heater-electrical-question-129948.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/safe-heater-position-painting-128563.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/portable-heater-best-my-garage-105871.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/infrared-heating-lamps-127859.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hydronic-radiant-heat-thats-heated-water-folks-105385.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/how-install-chimney-wood-heater-53229.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heat-your-clothes-dryer-101353.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heat-101240.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/heating-your-garage-82185.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/heating-cinderblock-garage-80553.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/shop-heat-76434.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/torped-heater-help-75741.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/forced-air-propane-space-heater-75575.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/hanging-heater-installation-38358.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/kerosene-heaters-59476.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/waste-oil-heater-hmm-52834.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/heat-cold-moisture-51781.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/shop-garage-heat-31933.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/garage-heat-32239.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/using-electric-heater-any-concerns-29222.html
*http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/portable-heater-15314.html


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