Llama Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I bought two of these little heaters off amazon. I hung one over my workbench, and the other is still in the box. Two reasons... I can't figure out where I want to hang it, and the one is doing a good job. When it gets really cold, I fire up the torpedo and let it run for a half hour then turn on the little one. Keeps me comfortable. Why did I buy these? Well, they're cheap and I'll be moving soon and didn't want to toss a ton of money into heat. Howard Berger Ceiling-Mount Quartz Heater - 5120 BTU, 1500 Watts, Model# 125115 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002R686FQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_cVCQub19Q8ZRP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 A couple of companies I've talked to have been very particular about what they're willing to put in the garage because woodworking is going on. I think they have insurance-fueled paranoia about exploding wood dust. Even at Mike's original quote of over 2K, I would start looking at the mini splits just because I greatly value cooling in the summer. =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Have you gotten a quote for a mini split installed? The last time I did it was $4 or $5K, IIRC. I did...I have the hardcopy at home, but if I remember correctly it was right around 3K. That was assuming I had already done the electrical work to have power for it which will be true if I bite the bullet and run a sub panel to the garage. Edit: Nevermind I have them on my phone...it was $2700 installed for one of the Mitsubishi ones with 1 year labor warranty from installer and 7 years parts+compressor from Mistubishi...could up the parts+labor warranty to 10 years through installer for $250 more. It was one of the high-efficiency models (heating available down well below 0F) but only a 9000 BTU one. I don't expect my garage to be 68 when it's -5 outside nor do I expect it to be 64 when it's 105 outside...so I asked for the smallest one that would do a reasonable job. The designer/estimator guy seemed to think the 9000 BTU one would have no problem at all in that space and would heat it up and cool it off quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I think going to the 12K unit instead of 9K would only add 200-300 to mine...so it would be around 3K but that's dependent on sub panel in the garage with extra capacity for it. The best quote I have for running an 80-amp sub panel to my garage is like $1,735...that's not too bad I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Gas is good in that it will bump up the heat quickly. I can take mine from 40 to 60 in less than 40 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I was given all the radiators, and less than ten year old gas boiler out of a 1930 house we worked on. Next shop will have radiator heat. I even kept the valves at each radiator. Cost will only be some black iron piping, and vent stack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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