Sparky Pups Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 I want to keep at least reasonably warm in the garage this year, so is there any form of heating that is more or less suitable. My initial thoughts on getting heating is either one of those calor gas thingys or a parrafin heater, but i'm sure that these cause condensation etc. Any advice please Sparky Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 I sometimes use a calor gas heater and yes they do cause condensation but I wouldn't have thought that much, unless you're in there 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. I can't say i've seen a lot of coni when I've used mine over the weekends But know doubt they'll be someone a long in a moment to prove otherwise Buzz Quote
steppenwolf Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 But know doubt they'll be someone a long in a moment to prove otherwise Buzz, there's always someone I didn't get on with calor gas heating as you MUST have ventilation and ventilation leads to drafts which makes it cold. The moisture is also a proble, you may not actually se it but it is there as a by-product of the combustion. I found that the best way to resolve the issue ( and I have a double garage that faces north ) is to have two electric fires - a convector which generally increases the temperature of the whole garage and a fan heater aimed in the general direction of where I am working at any one time. This worked very well for me and I built my car over the Winter of 1999/2000. I also run a defumidifier all the time which definitely does work but is probably also dehunidifying most of the south of England too Quote
Westfieldman Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 I also run a defumidifier all the time which definitely does work but is probably also dehunidifying most of the south of England too Keep it on Steve long dry summers for years to come. To keep the car dry and warm [ not you] use a 5 or 6 foot fluorescent light under the car if the garage is draft free this will be just enough to keep it warm. Use a dehumidifier to remove the moisture use an elecrtic heater to warm yourself up when working in the garage. Paul. Quote
felters Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 We've had a Calorex dehumidifier in the garage for years... not pretty but very effective and plumbed in so that you don't have to go around emptying bottles of water. It is temperature dependant and I have a electric greenhouse heaters - oil filled tubes about 3ft long that are on the floor under the cars. Quote
lunny Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 Call me stupid if you will, but doesnt an area being dehumidified have to be sealed, in the same way a car A/C only works with the windows up. Most garages have gaps around the doors, surely making it an expensive way of dehumidifying the planet! For the record ive always used a calor gas heater (AKA Flossy ) but will be changing to an electric wall mounted jobbie to save a bit of space. martin Quote
Paul Ash Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 SWMBO had a radiator plumbed into the garage for me when we moved in last year no more worries with the cold Quote
peterg Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 what a bunch of wussies! if more of you rode motorbikes you wouldn't notice the cold so much To keep the car dry and warm [ not you] use a 5 or 6 foot fluorescent light under the car if the garage is draft free this will be just enough to keep it warm - don't forget to remove the light when you go for a drive or folks will think it's another car from that Max Power mag Quote
mb893 Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 if more of you rode motorbikes you wouldn't notice the cold so much That's why we have cars Peter - errrm, no that doesn't work does it: open top car, no screen/lid... hey, you bikers really are a bunch of softies with you're heated grips and all Oil filled radiator and carpet and draft exclude the door (and run the heater throughout the winter), you know it makes sense That's the car sorted, just put lots of layers on... nine or ten usually does it. And using a Gas or parafin heater in a garage really really scares me. JC Quote
steppenwolf Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 Call me stupid if you will, but doesnt an area being dehumidified have to be sealed Ideally yes but living in the real world dictates a small gap around the garage door which will allow some moisture laden air to enter from outside - hence my comment about the south of England. I have noticed a big difference using one, however - before, there used to be condensation under the engine in the winter but using a dehumidifier, no condensation ..... Quote
jamie Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 no prob's ill sell you air conditioning heat pumps keep you garage nice and cool in the summer nice and hot in the winter with all this you get dehumidificaton free of charge and a unit giving out 3kw of heat only cost's 1 kw to run right line up who's first @ a £1000 a unit installed it will make you westy last longer trust me Quote
conibear Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 Jamie is that portable or fixed A/C? Ian Quote
jamie Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 fixed full plumbed in ones ian portables are S*** well i have some that i rent that cost me £650 work well but you would never sleep in you bed room with the noise Quote
Mark Stanton Posted October 30, 2003 Posted October 30, 2003 They work better the right way up Whistles quietly and slips away before someone shouts at me ......... again Quote
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