- Jun 3, 2001
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Right now my garage heater is a 220V 5000W unit the builder installed. It works well, I can make the garage +40 when it's -40 outside.
But I don't need that. Electricity is extremely expensive here. My power bills were over $350 a month last winter, the vast majority being the garage heater.
Part of the problem is that the current heater has temperature settings, but the minimum temperature it will accept is 10 degrees celsius. I don't need my garage that warm when it's -40 outside.
I would prefer 3-5 degrees.
My garage is better insulated than most: it's underground on one wall, against a neighbour on another, and about 50% underground on the other.
I've considered a 1500W oil heater but I'm just not sure if it would be powerful enough. I'm also not sure if I trust running a heater of that nature for months at a time--the big heater only turns on for a few minutes at a time.
Any ideas? Am I screwed as long as I use electricity? I really don't want to do all the work to switch to gas...
But I don't need that. Electricity is extremely expensive here. My power bills were over $350 a month last winter, the vast majority being the garage heater.
Part of the problem is that the current heater has temperature settings, but the minimum temperature it will accept is 10 degrees celsius. I don't need my garage that warm when it's -40 outside.
I would prefer 3-5 degrees.
My garage is better insulated than most: it's underground on one wall, against a neighbour on another, and about 50% underground on the other.
I've considered a 1500W oil heater but I'm just not sure if it would be powerful enough. I'm also not sure if I trust running a heater of that nature for months at a time--the big heater only turns on for a few minutes at a time.
Any ideas? Am I screwed as long as I use electricity? I really don't want to do all the work to switch to gas...