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Garage heater - low temps Mark 10-30-2007
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Posted by Mark on October 30, 2007, 2:57 pm
I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
(57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
(32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.

Does anyone know of such a heater? I can't seem to find one.

Thanks!


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 30, 2007, 3:07 pm

>I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
> freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
> (57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
> (32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.
>
> Does anyone know of such a heater? I can't seem to find one.
>
> Thanks!

Any heater can do that. You need a low working thermostat to control it.
Hard to find, but I've seen some that go down to 45. I've never seen lower
but that does not mean they don't exist.



Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 30, 2007, 3:21 pm
> I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
> freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
> (57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
> (32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.
>
> Does anyone know of such a heater? I can't seem to find one.
>
> Thanks!

That's easy...

Put a refrigerator in the garage and leave it open. The interior
temperature of a fridge should be around 40 degrees, so an open fridge
should keep the garage at 40 degrees year round.

QED :-)


Posted by Eric on October 30, 2007, 4:01 pm
It's a little expensive ($48) but McMaster-Carr has one that you can plug any
heater up to 1500 watts into. Go to
www.mcmaster.com and search for part number 1940K8.

A bigger issue might be the capability of the heater to maintain the
temperature. Unless the garage is *really*
well-insulated, and free of significant air leaks (most garage doors leak like a
sieve), the heater may have a hard time
keeping up when the weather gets really cold. Depending of course on how cold
it gets in your area!

Eric Law

>I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
> freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
> (57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
> (32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.
>
> Does anyone know of such a heater? I can't seem to find one.
>
> Thanks!
>



Posted by on October 30, 2007, 5:16 pm

>I have an insulated garage that I want to heat, but just above
>freezing. All the heaters I have will keep the temperature at 14C
>(57F) or higher, which I don't want. I just want it slightly above 0C
>(32F) to avoid the objects in the garage from freezing.

How about a Thermo-Cube?

Nick


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