Ever thought about adding in electric baseboard heaters?
You could go all the way like the garage at my buds house in northern
Ontario oil fired furnace with central air. The garage is about 1400 sq
feet. He keeps his two classic cars, his spare parts vehicle, in the winter
he also stores a boat for someone and in summer he has their sled. A second
"extra" car sits out in the drive, which can fit about 8 vehicles.

Snow...

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

 

Ever thought about adding in electric baseboard heaters?
You could go all the way like the garage at my buds house in northern
Ontario oil fired furnace with central air. The garage is about 1400 sq
feet. He keeps his two classic cars, his spare parts vehicle, in the winter
he also stores a boat for someone and in summer he has their sled. A second
"extra" car sits out in the drive, which can fit about 8 vehicles.

Snow...

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

 

Ever thought about adding in electric baseboard heaters?
You could go all the way like the garage at my buds house in northern
Ontario oil fired furnace with central air. The garage is about 1400 sq
feet. He keeps his two classic cars, his spare parts vehicle, in the winter
he also stores a boat for someone and in summer he has their sled. A second
"extra" car sits out in the drive, which can fit about 8 vehicles.

Snow...

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net...
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it
for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have
read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high
salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my
CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during
the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>

 

We live where it is relatively cold in the winter. It was 18-degrees
F this morning. Our garage right now is 61.3 degrees F. Plenty warm
enough to work out there. The secret for us was to insulate the
garage door (2-car garage) and install good seals. The walls and
ceiling are insulated. The other part is to keep the door closed at
all times, except when entering or leaving. Before we insulated the
garage door, I used to freeze my patooty off out there. It was so
cold stuff in bottles would freeze. Now, the lowest we ever see is
about 55-dgrees F.

The only heat the garage gets is from the engine(s) when we get back
from somewhere.


On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:30:51 -0700, "Kevin S"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
>adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
>$200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
>of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
>other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
>that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
>use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
>would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
>Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
>winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
>Thoughts? Suggestions?
>

 

We live where it is relatively cold in the winter. It was 18-degrees
F this morning. Our garage right now is 61.3 degrees F. Plenty warm
enough to work out there. The secret for us was to insulate the
garage door (2-car garage) and install good seals. The walls and
ceiling are insulated. The other part is to keep the door closed at
all times, except when entering or leaving. Before we insulated the
garage door, I used to freeze my patooty off out there. It was so
cold stuff in bottles would freeze. Now, the lowest we ever see is
about 55-dgrees F.

The only heat the garage gets is from the engine(s) when we get back
from somewhere.


On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:30:51 -0700, "Kevin S"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
>adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
>$200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
>of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
>other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
>that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
>use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
>would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
>Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
>winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
>Thoughts? Suggestions?
>

 

We live where it is relatively cold in the winter. It was 18-degrees
F this morning. Our garage right now is 61.3 degrees F. Plenty warm
enough to work out there. The secret for us was to insulate the
garage door (2-car garage) and install good seals. The walls and
ceiling are insulated. The other part is to keep the door closed at
all times, except when entering or leaving. Before we insulated the
garage door, I used to freeze my patooty off out there. It was so
cold stuff in bottles would freeze. Now, the lowest we ever see is
about 55-dgrees F.

The only heat the garage gets is from the engine(s) when we get back
from somewhere.


On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:30:51 -0700, "Kevin S"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
>adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
>$200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
>of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
>other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
>that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
>use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
>would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
>Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
>winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
>Thoughts? Suggestions?
>

 

I have issues with hot water heaters and drafts and frozen pipes or
frozen heaters. Well, actually I make a fair living repairing said
pipes and heaters because of said drafts.....

The only safe way to do it is to use the heated wire wrap around the
pipes going to the rad. How to safeguard the rad is a different story.
I suppose if you got a small cast unit, (they make 2"x6" units in 18"
lengths that can join) the heat tape could be wrapped around it. This
would work as long as there is power. Cut the power and that garage
could cool off fast and you end up with busted pipes anyway.

I would recommend either a temporary use kerosene like the others
mention or a permanent electric unit instead of water. Even a permanent
kerosene unit is nice. They are vented with a 'stove pipe' type vent so
the door can stay closed. If run along the wall, the pipe actually
becomes part of the heater.

Heated garages are 'sweet' for working in, that's for sure!

My $0.02,

Mike (up in The Great White North)
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


Kevin S wrote:
>
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

I have issues with hot water heaters and drafts and frozen pipes or
frozen heaters. Well, actually I make a fair living repairing said
pipes and heaters because of said drafts.....

The only safe way to do it is to use the heated wire wrap around the
pipes going to the rad. How to safeguard the rad is a different story.
I suppose if you got a small cast unit, (they make 2"x6" units in 18"
lengths that can join) the heat tape could be wrapped around it. This
would work as long as there is power. Cut the power and that garage
could cool off fast and you end up with busted pipes anyway.

I would recommend either a temporary use kerosene like the others
mention or a permanent electric unit instead of water. Even a permanent
kerosene unit is nice. They are vented with a 'stove pipe' type vent so
the door can stay closed. If run along the wall, the pipe actually
becomes part of the heater.

Heated garages are 'sweet' for working in, that's for sure!

My $0.02,

Mike (up in The Great White North)
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


Kevin S wrote:
>
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

I have issues with hot water heaters and drafts and frozen pipes or
frozen heaters. Well, actually I make a fair living repairing said
pipes and heaters because of said drafts.....

The only safe way to do it is to use the heated wire wrap around the
pipes going to the rad. How to safeguard the rad is a different story.
I suppose if you got a small cast unit, (they make 2"x6" units in 18"
lengths that can join) the heat tape could be wrapped around it. This
would work as long as there is power. Cut the power and that garage
could cool off fast and you end up with busted pipes anyway.

I would recommend either a temporary use kerosene like the others
mention or a permanent electric unit instead of water. Even a permanent
kerosene unit is nice. They are vented with a 'stove pipe' type vent so
the door can stay closed. If run along the wall, the pipe actually
becomes part of the heater.

Heated garages are 'sweet' for working in, that's for sure!

My $0.02,

Mike (up in The Great White North)
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's


Kevin S wrote:
>
> I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
> adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
> $200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
> of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
> other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
> that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
> use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
> would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
> Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
> winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

Bottom line is if your vehicle stays frozen it won't rust as fast.
I installed 2 X 2400 watt baseboard heaters in my garage for times
when I want to work on the vehicle and that is the only time I turn
them on.


On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:30:51 -0700, "Kevin S"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>I just had the heater man out to fix my heat, and I talked to him about
>adding a heat register for my garage. He said he could probably add it for
>$200-$300 and it would just use hot water returning to the boiler from any
>of the other zones, so it would essentially heat a bit anytime an of the
>other zones got heated. My garage is drywalled and insulated. I have read
>that people don't recommend heated garages in areas where you have high salt
>use, because it will speed up rust. We don't use salt in my area and it
>would sure be nice to have a heated garage to work in as I rebuild my CJ-7.
>Once my CJ-7 is done it will be stored outdoors under a car cover during the
>winter and my Cherokee and fiance's Camry will come back inside.
>
>Thoughts? Suggestions?
>