I heat my 750 sq. ft. shop with the 5000 watt overhead electric heater which is a Comfort Zone brand, but basically the same thing. It has a built in thermostat so I run it at around 65 degrees when I'm working out there. I use an 80,000 BTU forced air diesel heater first to warm up the shop, which only takes about 10 minutes, then let the electric heater maintain the heat the rest of the day, which is does very well. It starts and stops to keep the heat around 65 - 70 all day when it's in the single digits outside.
@@northernoutlier The 80,000 kerosene/diesel heater I have already has a setting knob right on it. The settings are 60, 70, 80, 90 degrees, and I have mine set on the 60 degree setting and it shuts off when it gets around 65 degrees according tothe thermometer on the wall in the shop which is perfect.
@@PainterD54 So the diesel heater has a built in thermostat? Or it's hooked up to the wall thermostat? I like the idea of this setup. All I know is it is early winter and already I am running this heater alot.
Not a bad product. My shop is 800 square feet and the previous owner had 2 of these installed at opposite ends of the shop and running the 2 together does a pretty good job.
Bro you are talking about 10kwh comsumption which is insane to keep a small shop warm. Where I live it's 13c/kwh, i.e I am spending $1.3/h or almost $15day ($450 pm) to keep it warm. This is insame amount of consumption. I would advise installing a mini-split
A stronger fan would just move more cold air across the heating coils causing the air coming out of the fan to be much cooler than it is now. The answer is not more fan but more wattage and more fan possibly. I hope this helps you or someone else. - - - A larger/faster fan would be like getting in your car and turning the heater fan on high before the water in the system even gets warm. - - For reference an electric heater of 5000 Watts of heat is (17,065 BTU of heat) and in the US a company named Northern Tool + Equipment has a heater roughly equivalent to the one in this video for $102.89 as of 2-12-2024.
If your going to install garage heater, consider a low watt ceiling fan system to blow that hot air down from under the rafters. Keep it circulating for more efficient heat
I installed a 12,000 watt king heater in my 26’x 36’ shop fully insulated and it does a good job. I also mounted two 60” ceiling fans and reverse run them to circulate the heat. I purchased the heater from northern tool.
I bought the 10000 watt version of this heater with the remote. My garage is approximately 800 square feet. I noticed the fan isn't exactly powerful and the heat isn't exactly instantaneous. I noticed that some of your exposed garage wiring isn't in conduit (required by Ontario code). To my knowledge you are only allowed a 3 foot whip (cabtire or flex) from the wall. A lot of people get around this by using a welder's cabtire cable and plug it into a protected wall outlet and say it is just a temporary installation and not hard wired into the panel.😀
I agree, not exactly instantaneous and not a strong fan. I wouldn't expect any heater though to be putting out het right off the bat. I will look into the codes but my understanding is armored cable is fine as long as it is secured to the wall. The Tek cable I m not sure about but it was there when I moved in. Doesn't mean it is right though. Thanks for watching.
Did you ever upgrade? If so what to. Video? Im looking at this size for my 20x22 garage... I was gogin to install natural gas heater but they wanted $3800 to run gas to my garage... insane! only 15 ft.
I heat my 750 sq. ft. shop with the 5000 watt overhead electric heater which is a Comfort Zone brand, but basically the same thing. It has a built in thermostat so I run it at around 65 degrees when I'm working out there.
I use an 80,000 BTU forced air diesel heater first to warm up the shop, which only takes about 10 minutes, then let the electric heater maintain the heat the rest of the day, which is does very well. It starts and stops to keep the heat around 65 - 70 all day when it's in the single digits outside.
That sounds like a good set up. I might have to do that. I might have to hook this heater up to a thermostat as well. Thanks for watching.
@@northernoutlier The 80,000 kerosene/diesel heater I have already has a setting knob right on it. The settings are 60, 70, 80, 90 degrees, and I have mine set on the 60 degree setting and it shuts off when it gets around 65 degrees according tothe thermometer on the wall in the shop which is perfect.
@@PainterD54 So the diesel heater has a built in thermostat? Or it's hooked up to the wall thermostat? I like the idea of this setup. All I know is it is early winter and already I am running this heater alot.
Not a bad product. My shop is 800 square feet and the previous owner had 2 of these installed at opposite ends of the shop and running the 2 together does a pretty good job.
Two would be nice. I definitely need to sort out my heat issue. I am already running it a lot and it is only December. Thanks for watching.
Bro you are talking about 10kwh comsumption which is insane to keep a small shop warm. Where I live it's 13c/kwh, i.e I am spending $1.3/h or almost $15day ($450 pm) to keep it warm. This is insame amount of consumption. I would advise installing a mini-split
He's probably only running it for the time he's in the garage
add a fan on ceiling to push the hot air down and youll have more efficiency.
Thanks. I know think the element is starting to go. Not getting very hot. Thanks for watching.
A stronger fan would just move more cold air across the heating coils causing the air coming out of the fan to be much cooler than it is now. The answer is not more fan but more wattage and more fan possibly. I hope this helps you or someone else. - - - A larger/faster fan would be like getting in your car and turning the heater fan on high before the water in the system even gets warm. - - For reference an electric heater of 5000 Watts of heat is (17,065 BTU of heat) and in the US a company named Northern Tool + Equipment has a heater roughly equivalent to the one in this video for $102.89 as of 2-12-2024.
Thanks for the comment. That makes sense and I am looking to upgrade for next winter.
If your going to install garage heater, consider a low watt ceiling fan system to blow that hot air down from under the rafters. Keep it circulating for more efficient heat
I've seen other users buy lower wattage units with the intention of adding a second unit.
I installed a 12,000 watt king heater in my 26’x 36’ shop fully insulated and it does a good job. I also mounted two 60” ceiling fans and reverse run them to circulate the heat. I purchased the heater from northern tool.
I still need to get a different heater. I like the ceiling fan idea. Thanks for watching.
I bought the 10000 watt version of this heater with the remote. My garage is approximately 800 square feet. I noticed the fan isn't exactly powerful and the heat isn't exactly instantaneous. I noticed that some of your exposed garage wiring isn't in conduit (required by Ontario code). To my knowledge you are only allowed a 3 foot whip (cabtire or flex) from the wall. A lot of people get around this by using a welder's cabtire cable and plug it into a protected wall outlet and say it is just a temporary installation and not hard wired into the panel.😀
I agree, not exactly instantaneous and not a strong fan. I wouldn't expect any heater though to be putting out het right off the bat. I will look into the codes but my understanding is armored cable is fine as long as it is secured to the wall. The Tek cable I m not sure about but it was there when I moved in. Doesn't mean it is right though. Thanks for watching.
Did you ever upgrade? If so what to. Video? Im looking at this size for my 20x22 garage...
I was gogin to install natural gas heater but they wanted $3800 to run gas to my garage... insane! only 15 ft.
I have not upgraded yet. So no video yet. This size might be good for that size. Thats crazy expensive. Thanks for watching.
Does your garage have insulation?
Yes it is insulated.
I got one off Amazon 7500 watt for 151 dollars
Thats a deal! I need a 7500 Id say. Thanks for watching.