garage heater

[Jai466]

Been working on my bike these cold nights and the weather is becoming a pain. Can't really work when its cold...

I know I can end up buying a gas blower... but can anyone recommand anything else to keep the garage warm?

thanks

[Itchy]

Infra red heater, in that they don't warm the air (which can escape) they warm when the infrared radiation touches your skin, the problem with them is they are very directional so you have one above you , your feet will be cold and anywhere that is shaded...
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[Jamie S]

Can't beat these for the price

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[Jai466]

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London, Harrow

[Whosthedaddy]

Calor gas bottles aren't that expensive, not cheap mind but do last a fair while.

We used to have a bottled gas fire in doors many a year ago when I was little. It was on wheels and have seen them in the odd workshop.

If push comes to shove then maybe a metal bin and some wood.

[Pete.]

[fra-zzr]

i just bought a fan heater from woolies, £14 works a charm heating a fairly big room in minutes, cheapest i could find anywhere.
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[Wise1]

Bet you that fan heater will cost a fortune to run though

I got this for the garage, its only 2kw, very cheap to run and heats the place up a treat quite quickly even in sub temps like now. You can also program it to come at certain time so its heated up by the time you go in

https://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9373006&fh_view_size=6&fh_start_index=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=heaters&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1228604396334&isSearch=true[/url]
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[fra-zzr]

thought the same, its got two settings 2 or 1 kw, so at 15p/kwh its ony 30p / hour at full power.. not as bas as i thought
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[baldy]

If i were you i would go for a small propane space heater or the diesel space heaters. i bought a big space heater a while back, it heats the garage in seconds even on low.

I normally get the biggest gas bottle i can, which is around £40 depending on the time of year. (for some reason it changes all the time)
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[Ichy]

I'm after a woodburner for my garage. If I get brave enough I might try making one out of an old gas bottle.

Like these
https://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/gas-bottle-wood-burner
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[bikedemon99]

wood burner is the answer and you can make one from any large can especially the type that have a small screw lid for pouring the contents out cause you can put your chimney from that, thats what ive done anyway, free heating
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[SoND]

https://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Tool-Shop/Space-Heaters-Diesel-Paraffin

These space heaters are brilliant, will heat up a big garage in a minute or two. Wish I had one.

[stirlinggaz]

Hi,
there isnt still gas in it, is there?
(just got an image of you attacking it with an angle grinder & the resulting sparks=boom! lol)
need to remove the valve, & get the gas displaced.
im sure if the whole adjuster/valve thing has been out for ages & its open to the air, it will be sufficiently vented.
but if your removing the adjuster (which im pretty sure is just a case of loosening off the nut) yourself, make sure its done in the open, with no naked flames etc.
then fill up the bottle wth water from a hose pipe, this should displace any gas left.
then its time for the angler grinder!
cheers,
GAZ

[G]

Also heard of people connecting a hose to an exhaust and sticking that in the container with the engine running for a bit before starting - so hopefully removing a fair bit of oxygen as well as gas.

I just use an oil-filled radiator in my garage - they're pretty cheap to buy now and as my garage isn't too drafty, works pretty well when the door's closed.

[Ichy]

[MattEMulsion]

I have a big propane fired space heater for my garage but I find that everything cold tends to condensate and get damp. Eg the outside of my bikes fuel tank will condensate over, as will all the the tools in my big roll cab/top box. Yes it keeps me warm, but it does have the downsides too.

Nowadays I tend to stay out of the garage in the bitterly cold weather.
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