Garage Torpedo Heaters

[Guess who's back]

Anyone have experience with the propane torpedo heaters say 60k btu for instance. Would that be enough to heat a 2 car garage warm enough to work on a car in just a sweater in 30° f Temps outside?

I've always been around the karosine torpedoes and they kicked ass. But the propane ones are a little cheaper it seems.

Advices?

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[torquelover]

Propane works well, better than kerosene as the smell and fumes are less. There is still some smell, you will need to vent the garage, and they do seem to create a ton of moisture.

Best temporary setup was at a buddies garage. He had a 220V electric heater to warm the air a bit, and dish style heater that kept out hands and the part of the car we were working on warm. Quiet, no fumes, no need to crack a door or window.

 

[Guess who's back]

I have the dual mickey mouse air setup on a propane tank but it doesn't have a fan behind it to push the heat towards you. It mostly goes up above it.

 

[Dasfinc]

Anyone have experience with the propane torpedo heaters say 60k btu for instance. Would that be enough to heat a 2 car garage warm enough to work on a car in just a sweater in 30° f Temps outside?

I've always been around the karosine torpedoes and they kicked ass. But the propane ones are a little cheaper it seems.

Advices?

I have a 20/40/60k propane one (low/medium/high) with a 35 gallon tank.

It gets my 2 car down to T-shirt comfort levels pretty quick at max even when it's around 30 out.

My garage and garage door are insulated however.

Typically what I do is work in a shirt in sweater at full blast, when it's comfortable I drop it to low ditch my sweater and just modulate from there.

 

[importcrew]

Propane works well, better than kerosene as the smell and fumes are less. There is still some smell, you will need to vent the garage, and they do seem to create a ton of moisture.

Best temporary setup was at a buddies garage. He had a 220V electric heater to warm the air a bit, and dish style heater that kept out hands and the part of the car we were working on warm. Quiet, no fumes, no need to crack a door or window.

I have a 240v ceiling mounted heater. Takes my garage from 30* to 65* in about an hour if that. Quicker when I turn on the regular space heater as well. I don't have to crack open the garage door, but I also don't run it 24/7.

 

[1quick]

35 gallon tank must be a damn beast

 

[Unitsn4]

I have a very drafty non insulated garage with an older 40,000 but propane heater. A couple of weeks ago when it was windy and in the 20's it went from 20 inside to about 55 in 2 hours tops.

I actually just picked up a new more powerful one so the old when is getting retired.