athuswal
10-13-2007, 11:25 AM
I am migrating my woodworking shop into my 26' x 10' x 10' garage and I am looking for a decent way to heat the place. I have been looking at some of the wall furnaces and ceiling suspended heaters that run on natural gas. Does anybody have recommendations or suggestions? My celing is insulated and I will be doing the walls and the garage door as well. Our winters up here in Ottawa can get pretty cold so based on one calculator I need about 30,000 BTU. To summarize my questions:
Does anyone have a recommended heater? (Williams, Modine, Sterling, Mr. Heat, Heatstar)
I was hoping to buy a unit in Ottawa but I can't find a lot of vendors.
I am more comfortable with direct vent vs vent-less since I have concerned about CO2 in my lungs. Do you agree with this?
What about combustion of airborn wood particles? Can a gas heater be safe?
Where should I place the heater given that the garage is 26' x 10' with garage door at one end and a doorway at the other end?
Do I need to be concerned about the placement of my wood storage relative to the heater? ie. should I keep the two separate as to avoid drying out my wood?
Any of your experiences and opinions would be most welcome.
thanks
Andrew
Does anyone have a recommended heater? (Williams, Modine, Sterling, Mr. Heat, Heatstar)
I was hoping to buy a unit in Ottawa but I can't find a lot of vendors.
I am more comfortable with direct vent vs vent-less since I have concerned about CO2 in my lungs. Do you agree with this?
What about combustion of airborn wood particles? Can a gas heater be safe?
Where should I place the heater given that the garage is 26' x 10' with garage door at one end and a doorway at the other end?
Do I need to be concerned about the placement of my wood storage relative to the heater? ie. should I keep the two separate as to avoid drying out my wood?
Any of your experiences and opinions would be most welcome.
thanks
Andrew