The Propane Heaters

There is no fun in setting up a work room in a garage that is subject to the cold blasts of winter. You may have electricity running to your garage or fancy work room, but did you run heat to it? Not many do because of the added expense to their electric bill.

Some people run baseboard heaters around the sides and cut them on and off when they need them. They learned that didn’t do much good because they were done with the work before the room got warm. Not to mention, they just cranked their electric bill up; something they had planned to avoid in the first place.

Alright. You have this great work space and a project just bouncing around in your mind waiting for you to start it. A lot of people would tell you to get a portable propane heater for your garage. Great idea! Except you have no idea how many BTU’s it needs to do the job.

It’s not hard to figure out at all. If you don’t know the size of the garage, get out your yardstick or tape. Figure out the four dimensions, at least within a few feet. It doesn’t have to be perfect.

Do you have any idea how high the ceiling of your garage is? If not measure it at its highest point. If you have an attic over the garage, some of the heat is going to be lost to that, but let’s not worry about that right now.

The last question is do you know if your garage was insulated when it was built? If you do not know, let’s assume it was not. Now you have all the factors you need to figure out what size propane generator to get. Here’s how you do it.

Take the size of the garage and multiply it by the height of the ceiling. If not insulated, multiply it times 4. You can try 3 if you think there is insulation there. You are going to end up in the 22,000BTU to 30,000 BTU range most likely.

That will give you the information you need to know what size to buy. After you put that propane generator in and cut it on, you’ll be surprised how fast you feel warm.

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