I went out in the garage on Friday and it was 40°. I went right back inside. I hate to work when it gets that cold. I resist stooping down because I hate how cold my clothes feel. My hands don't work right, I fog up my face shield. Fortunately, last weekend I ordered a 5000 watt commercial forced air heater for the garage. I chose electric over kerosene or propane for a few reasons:
1) I don't like messing with carbon monoxide, especially if I forget about it and it runs a long time
2) I want to be able to leave it unattended and not always be thinking about what is near it.
3) I don't want to keep all that fuel in the garage
4) I don't want to keep all that fuel outside
5) I don't want nasty films, odors, or soot deposited on things
6) I don't want to worry about running out of fuel, or having to remember to go get more.
7) I already have 240V power in the garage
Anyway, I got the Stelpro RUH5 from Amazon.
It has a thermostat that switches the full 240V I ran 3/4 EMT tubing down and put the thermostat just inside the door, so I can reach out and crank it on a while before I go out.
I was worried about whether it would be enough power. It seems to be; Tonight it raised the temperature from 40° to 48° in maybe 30 minutes. I will seal some gaps out there to help efficiency.
excellent title
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