You already have your heat source with the Mr heater unit. The problem with those is that the heat goes straight up to the ceiling. Add a ceiling fan to circulate the heat back to where you can use it. This is true for any heater you choose. They are nice in the summer too and keep the skeeters at bay. Other easy options are a salamander heater, or what i use is a vent free fireplace adapted to hook up to a barbecue tank.
I guess I should have specified that the wife's crap takes up 2ft by 10ft of space. And then my tools take up a 2ft by 10ft space. So there isn't much room. The garage is attached to my neighbors, so in no way can I pull off some ghetto rigged crude oil coal roller. I did put mr heater into play today. Works well. But the manual says the CO3 can kill you. Carharts I have, I just hate the lack of mobility. And don't like the fifteen minute process of getting in and out of them. But thanks guys. The IR heater sounds cool. I might get some of them. So are you guys saying the IR heaters can be ceiling mounted and that will heat the floors?
foxtrapper wrote:frenchyd wrote: In reply to volvoclearinghouse: The real problem is the floor.. heat rises so the floor is always cold.. IR heaters solve that. They heat up the floor and anything you touch. In return they yield that heat up into the room so you feel warm. Short of tearing up the concrete to put in floor radiant heat IR heaters make working in the winter tolerable.Laying on a piece of cardboard works well to insulate you from the cold concrete floor.
1/2" interlocking rubber 2x2 mats from Sam's Club work even better. Plus, as I get older, my knees thank me when I use them.
There are electric IR heaters as well, including some that can be hung from the ceiling. The downside being you'll probably want/need to install dedicated receptacles for them. Difficulty here will depend on your specific garage, where the house panel is located and available spare breaker space and capacity, but an advantage is you may be able to run those receptacles on a separate switch so that turning the heat on/off is easier.
The more I think about this and my own experience, the more I agree with the poster who brought up the Halogens. I've been outside, working in the dark, under a car, in freezing temps, but with a 500W halogen shining on the work, it just doesn't seem that cold. I think its a combination of the heat from the lamp and the color temperature, which is very warm. Basically, your mind thinks it's the sun.
And yes, lie on cardboard, or plywood, or rubber mats. Anything to keep your tuckus off the ground or concrete.
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