Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

I am waiting for Bill to say he is going to the beach

:)

Tom

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
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> My garage light buld provides enough heat for me in the winter. Of course
> here in FL it doesn't get very cold.
>
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Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

Heated garage.... YES! (in my case anyway). I use a combination of a
permanent vent-free propane heater and a kerosene unit for supplement when
it gets real cold (0 deg F at times). I just had a 100 gallon propane tank
put in. I spend most of my evenings and weekends in the garage (attached to
house)... my two Jeeps, this PC, a refrigerator (full of beer), and a TV
make it like home. I was not aware of the rust factor others have
mentioned, but my older CJ is not a daily driver anyway and the TJ is well
protected.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Kevin S" wrote in message ...
> 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?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

Heated garage.... YES! (in my case anyway). I use a combination of a
permanent vent-free propane heater and a kerosene unit for supplement when
it gets real cold (0 deg F at times). I just had a 100 gallon propane tank
put in. I spend most of my evenings and weekends in the garage (attached to
house)... my two Jeeps, this PC, a refrigerator (full of beer), and a TV
make it like home. I was not aware of the rust factor others have
mentioned, but my older CJ is not a daily driver anyway and the TJ is well
protected.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Kevin S" wrote in message ...
> 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?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

Heated garage.... YES! (in my case anyway). I use a combination of a
permanent vent-free propane heater and a kerosene unit for supplement when
it gets real cold (0 deg F at times). I just had a 100 gallon propane tank
put in. I spend most of my evenings and weekends in the garage (attached to
house)... my two Jeeps, this PC, a refrigerator (full of beer), and a TV
make it like home. I was not aware of the rust factor others have
mentioned, but my older CJ is not a daily driver anyway and the TJ is well
protected.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift

"Kevin S" wrote in message ...
> 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?
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net>...
> 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

hydronic heat is both effective and efficient. will you have forced
air hydronic (fan blowing over it) or just radiant?

here in montana a heated garage is pretty standard. if you spend any
time at all in your garage its definately something you want in the
winter. while there are cheaper ways of heating your garage
initially, it wont cost you anything to run the hydronic so if your
system can support the added draw i would certainly do it.

as for premature rusting i wouldnt worry about it....but in all
fairness i dont keep anything longer than 2 years anyway.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net>...
> 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

hydronic heat is both effective and efficient. will you have forced
air hydronic (fan blowing over it) or just radiant?

here in montana a heated garage is pretty standard. if you spend any
time at all in your garage its definately something you want in the
winter. while there are cheaper ways of heating your garage
initially, it wont cost you anything to run the hydronic so if your
system can support the added draw i would certainly do it.

as for premature rusting i wouldnt worry about it....but in all
fairness i dont keep anything longer than 2 years anyway.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

"Kevin S" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<a4ord.32$A81.6742@news.uswest.net>...
> 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

hydronic heat is both effective and efficient. will you have forced
air hydronic (fan blowing over it) or just radiant?

here in montana a heated garage is pretty standard. if you spend any
time at all in your garage its definately something you want in the
winter. while there are cheaper ways of heating your garage
initially, it wont cost you anything to run the hydronic so if your
system can support the added draw i would certainly do it.

as for premature rusting i wouldnt worry about it....but in all
fairness i dont keep anything longer than 2 years anyway.

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

I tried baseboard heaters, what a joke, pulled them out. A 20 amp 240
circuit can only deliever 6500 BTU's per hour without popping the breaker.

Snow wrote:
> 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?
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

I tried baseboard heaters, what a joke, pulled them out. A 20 amp 240
circuit can only deliever 6500 BTU's per hour without popping the breaker.

Snow wrote:
> 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?
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Heated Garage or not?
 

I tried baseboard heaters, what a joke, pulled them out. A 20 amp 240
circuit can only deliever 6500 BTU's per hour without popping the breaker.

Snow wrote:
> 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?
>>
>>
>
>
>