Heaters

[KidFreeze]

Not gym equipment related, but I workout in my garage, no heat in the winter. I actuality like it but when it gets in the 20's it can take me a long time to warm up. For the garage home gym crew who do use heaters, any suggestions?

[Bench905]

I have two 5000w electric heaters. They are not recommended due to cost to run.

Ideal IMO is a ductless mini-split so you can enjoy the AC in the summer too.

If you only care about heat and you have natural gas, look into running a natural gas line via a licensed plumber and getting a NG heater: https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...749_200577749?

There are other options like tor**** propane/kerosene heaters...but they should be vented and they need refilling. For those reasons, I nixed them from my search.

[paulinkansas]

I use a torp ed0 propane heater in my garage when it gets below 30 degrees. 150,000 btu. takes about 10 minutes to get it above 50 degrees. I kept a carbon monoxide detector in the garage and it never went off. A standard grill propane tank lasts for about 15-20 uses. Costs me $12 to refill. So that's about 80 cents to heat the garage.

A year earlier I rented and used a kerosene/diesel torp ed0 heater under 3 rental properties that had frozen pipes. You could smell the by products of the combustion in the houses.

[jdboyd78]

I have these 3, turn them on in this order based on how cold it is, garage in MO, not well insulated, as long as I can get it above 30 in the winter, I'm fine. I have a 20 lb tank for my propane, lasts me the whole/most of the winter last 2 years. If I run the propane, usually 20-30 minutes max. It's a large garage, around 1500 sq ft, I don't bother venting, never had an issue.

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[jdboyd78]

I use a torp ed0 propane heater in my garage when it gets below 30 degrees. 150,000 btu. takes about 10 minutes to get it above 50 degrees. I kept a carbon monoxide detector in the garage and it never went off. A standard grill propane tank lasts for about 15-20 uses. Costs me $12 to refill. So that's about 80 cents to heat the garage.

A year earlier I rented and used a kerosene/diesel torp ed0 heater under 3 rental properties that had frozen pipes. You could smell the by products of the combustion in the houses.

kerosene or diesel would be cheaper to run than propane, but the mess isn't worth it IMO.

[sera310]

I run a cheap little electric space heater due to concerns about open flames v. gasoline fumes, & I won't leave it on overnight, so I just get up a little earlier to turn it on. then I bundle up + if it's really cold, I hit the bars I'm going to use with a heat gun, which really helps. If I'm doing something where grip is not important, I sometimes wear gloves until I warm up.

[Duplicitous]

My basement is mostly underground so the temps are pretty well-controlled. The lowest I've seen it get since I put a thermometer down there is 44F with an outside temp of 2F. With that in mind, I just have a single oil-filled electric space heater that I kick on a short time before I head down there.

[Hutrapper]

Big ass wood stove in my shop. I generally don't turn it on though for a one hr morning workout. Just gloves to keep the bar from freezing to your hands and off ya go.

[cmarti063]

Infrared/quartz space heaters and insulated garage doors.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Comfort-...07BK/309033438

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Co...GD01/202257272