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[BoomboxLover48]

I was about to start my Kerosene Heater after years because I needed some heat in my garage.
Safety First!
Open flame is a source of ignition so I will remove gasoline containers and cars before I warm the garage and do some work there.


This video was very intersting and liked the way he presented it.

Enjoy..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve0nzByP6SU

 

[oldskool69]

If you have electricity in the garage why not an electric heater instead of a propane or kerosene salamander?

 

[BoomboxLover48]

If you have electricity in the garage why not an electric heater instead of a propane or kerosene salamander?

I didn't install one yet! Will do later. This is the first time over years we got -16F cold weather.
I had to do some work also in the garage. This kerosene one was sitting there years with no use so I thought to fire it up.

 

[baddboybill]

I had a real nice Kerosene heater but gave it away after my divorce with lots of other stuff due to buying a place with no garage or basement I actually thought about getting another one but may just get insulated garage doors because my garage is already fully insulated and has walls plus my heater system is actually in a small room inside garage so hooking up heat should be pretty simple


Bad Boy Bill

 

[BoomboxLover48]

I had a real nice Kerosene heater but gave it away after my divorce with lots of other stuff due to buying a place with no garage or basement I actually thought about getting another one but may just get insulated garage doors because my garage is already fully insulated and has walls plus my heater system is actually in a small room inside garage so hooking up heat should be pretty simple


Bad Boy Bill

Never thought of heat in the garage till we got hit by this kind of cold weather...-16F!

 

[AE_Stereo]

Be careful about carbon monoxide getting filled in garage while burning fuel.

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Be careful about carbon monoxide getting filled in garage while burning fuel.

Thanks for reminding about that.
In many cases burning in insufficient supply of oxygen or an incomplete combustion produces CO.

I do have a CO detector close to the floor of the garage.

Also 25+ years working as a senior research scientist in Chemical Companies taught me a lot about safety before I became a Manager. I used to do high temp reactions with hazardous and flammable solvents with Nitrogen blanket.
Now my problem is I am too careful and always think of the impossibilies.

I was working on my Son's Infiniti that had a frozen lock. Luckily I was able to fix it with deicer and warming up the garage. Touchless car wash did all the damage. Water entered in the lock mechanism and froze. The keyless entry clicks but cannot move the mechanical parts which were frozen.

 

[oldskool69]

I had a real nice Kerosene heater but gave it away after my divorce with lots of other stuff due to buying a place with no garage or basement I actually thought about getting another one but may just get insulated garage doors because my garage is already fully insulated and has walls plus my heater system is actually in a small room inside garage so hooking up heat should be pretty simple Bad Boy Bill

Be aware that if you tap off of the furnace you check the balance and return capabiities of the fan vs the heating coil (flame coil) and cooling coil output. (This can be a really big deal on the AC side.) If you simply put in a tap you will not have enough return air to supply the garage properly. I have seen so many poorly designed and balanced systems it would make your head spin. The ideal situation is to have a secondary return system that will be isolated from the work area to draw supply air without sucking in fumes and dust. If you have a variable speed fan setup then you may have what you need as these fans tend to have a +20 factor above what is required to sufficiently move air through the home to compensate for existing return/supplies in homes.

 

[baddboybill]

Well I have a return vent right in garage all I would need hopefully is to cut into it and put louver vent over it.


Bad Bad Bill

 

[rotaryhaven]

I have one of those torpedo heaters. They are a life saver. The only thing that sucks is that Kerosene here is $4 a gallon and only available at certain gas stations. My detached garage is a two story 24x20 and my kerosene heater is smaller than that one. After about 35 minutes, both floors are warm and I don't have insulation.

In my front garage, it only takes 10 minutes or so to heat up. I always open my attic entrance a little so it can vent out the fumes or either crack my garage door open a little or the garage side door.

I bought my reddy heater for $35 at a yard sale, lasted about two years until a plastic adapter broke off and the fuel line (very specific) broke. ordered it through a company via website reddyparts.com since reddy went out of business and they bought all their stock.

The only downside to these are they are loud and mine didn't have a thermostat to turn on/off automatically. But for $35 I couldn't resist.

The newer models should be cleaner, quieter, and have thermostats.

 

[baddboybill]

Another negative side to Kerosene heaters is the odor they put off but they do work excellent in small areas


Bad Boy Bill

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Perfect for heating the room while taking a nap! :grim:

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Another negative side to Kerosene heaters is the odor they put off but they do work excellent in small areas


Bad Boy Bill

Oh C'mon Bill.... there is no odor at all.......... haha... I didn't feel a thing..

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Perfect for heating the room while taking a nap! :grim:

Not at all!


Only when you work outside with plenty of ventilation...this thing heats up so faaaast...

 

[BoomboxLover48]

I have one of those torpedo heaters. They are a life saver. The only thing that sucks is that Kerosene here is $4 a gallon and only available at certain gas stations. My detached garage is a two story 24x20 and my kerosene heater is smaller than that one. After about 35 minutes, both floors are warm and I don't have insulation.

In my front garage, it only takes 10 minutes or so to heat up. I always open my attic entrance a little so it can vent out the fumes or either crack my garage door open a little or the garage side door.

I bought my reddy heater for $35 at a yard sale, lasted about two years until a plastic adapter broke off and the fuel line (very specific) broke. ordered it through a company via website reddyparts.com since reddy went out of business and they bought all their stock.

The only downside to these are they are loud and mine didn't have a thermostat to turn on/off automatically. But for $35 I couldn't resist.

The newer models should be cleaner, quieter, and have thermostats.

That is right....

Don't compare this to an electric heater in the garage.....