yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 has anyone every made a propane heater for a garage. i had an infared heater i reanted laster year but at 30$ a day and 599$ to buy i just can do it. i think it was a 50'000BTU. i would think something alittle smaller would be good no smaller then 30.000BTU. i dont really want to buy one i was wanting to make one. maybe use the insides of a BBQ i dont know any ideas? oh yeah its been around -10 /-25 hear latley so working on my bike is getting hearly hard on the hands. my tools are like holding onto ice cubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Try summit racing or Jeggs, I thnk they are pretty cheap there. Not sure about building one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csrmel Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 clean youre bbq up internally to get rid of the grease so it wont smoke. bring that in the garage and turn it on. its cheaper than buying a heater. i got a propane space heater for free, i found it at the curb, someone was throwing it away. i have it in the house and i ran a copper propant tank line from the heater through the wall and outside to a bbq 20lb tank. it works pretty damn good but a regular bbq grille would probably work just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I cut into the feed duct on my furnace and put in a heat register that I could open and close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 (edited) clean youre bbq up internally to get rid of the grease so it wont smoke. bring that in the garage and turn it on. its cheaper than buying a heater. yeah thats kinda what i was thinking not to sure how long it would last. 20lbs tank i would want it to last atleast a day. the 50.000 BTU one i rented worked wicked and it lasted alittle longer then a day. the heat duck thing would be wicked if it was my house lol its my grandparent house. i had to start keeping my banshe there after it got stolen from my moms place. got it back the next day so i was very lucky. Edited February 9, 2007 by yamaha04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster668 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I really prefer kerosene forced air heaters for heating a garage, they heat way faster than the radiant heaters. This is the one I have, it works great. The kerosene heaters use less fuel than propane. This heater will run continuosly for like 12hrs on 6gal of fuel....but you'll never run it continuosly. A full tank will probably last all week. This guy was good to deal with too. http://cgi.ebay.com/MR-HEATER-75K-FORCED-A...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 (edited) I really prefer kerosene forced air heaters for heating a garage, they heat way faster than the radiant heaters. This is the one I have, it works great. The kerosene heaters use less fuel than propane. This heater will run continuosly for like 12hrs on 6gal of fuel....but you'll never run it continuosly. A full tank will probably last all week. This guy was good to deal with too. http://cgi.ebay.com/MR-HEATER-75K-FORCED-A...1QQcmdZViewItem holy shit 75.000 BTU thats nuts i can see why you dont need it going all the time . do they smell at all ? how much is 6 gallons of kerosene?. Edited February 9, 2007 by yamaha04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster668 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It does smell a little bit, but only on startup for like the first 30 seconds each time it starts. Kero is like $2.50 a gallon around here. You can also use fuel oil, diesel fuel, and jet fuel in these heaters....they are all very similar fuels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It does smell a little bit, but only on startup for like the first 30 seconds each time it starts. Kero is like $2.50 a gallon around here. You can also use fuel oil, diesel fuel, and jet fuel in these heaters....they are all very similar fuels. wicked they seem like the way to go. they are very pricey thowe over here in canada. around 300$ for a 60k/80k BTU. my buddy works for a pluming and heating company might see if he can get my one at cost lol. ebay has them cheap also but i probably would have to pay out the ass to get it over the boarder as ussualy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster668 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 They also make forced air propane heaters that are a little cheaper. But the propane gets expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 yeah i found a used one in my area i can get for $100 or less. my grandpa was the manager for all on easterin ontario Canada for Soperior propane and i worked there also for awhile so the propane isnt really an issuse lol (free) i will try giveing the guy a call in the morningmaybe i can jew him down if not thats still was better then paying full price from the store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 we built a wood burning stove for our small garage its 20 x 30. it was cheap, and wood is even cheaper.. otherwise in our big shop sometimes i just turn on the big ass space heaters we have and it warms a 40 x 60 shop in no time. i dont care for propane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha04 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 wood would be good but then my grandparents would have to change there house insurance to cover a wood burning stove in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I think the key is good and well insulated garage doors with the external flap seals. I have a little black and decker electric unit and it keeps my 25 x 30 comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeKid15 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 When me and my father were putting my 66 nova together, we found an older kerosene (sp?) heater that he had back in connecticut. It still worked so we fired it up. We have a 3 car garage, while i dont know the sq footage, i think its a pretty standard 3 car garage. Anyway, we fired it up and left it in there for about 30 min before working in the garage, took most of the cold out of the air ( i could work with a long sleeve shirt on). It was cheep and the fuel is cheep also. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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