Re: HEAT

[Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>]

Michael,

I would strongly recommend that you do something in "proper" category rather 
than depend on the kerosene space heater type of arrangements.  I have tried a 
lot of those things and the fumes are deadly if not enough to give you a 
headache and make you tired and lose interest in what your doing.

How detached is the garage? What do you heat your house with? Last winter I bit 
the bullet and installed a MODINE unit in my attached uninsulated garage and 
workshop area.  It is a small one of the forced air "radiators" you see hanging 
from the ceiling at home depot.  It uses circulating hot water from my hose oil 
fired furnace.  Just another zone with a thermastat.

If I had a detached garage I would use one of those thru-wall gas, propane or 
oil fired units that pipes the exhaust outside and has a blower inside.  Get 
lots of BTUs or put some insulation in the walls. I have a unfinshed bonus room 
over my garage and got some 6 mil plastic sheeting to seal the the ceiling and 
stairway to keep the heat from venting right out the roof ridge of the bonus 
room. I open the stairway cover when I leave the garage to allow for venting 
any moisture.

Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com