| RE:Most effective / efficient way to heat the small garage |
Subject: RE:Most effective / efficient way to heat the small garage by Qack on 2008/1/4 2:59:38 Quote: whatever happened to kerosene heaters? I used a kerosene heater long before I purchased the forced-air propane heater. My kerosene heater ( a Kerosun) was 25,000 btu/hour and the propane heater is 30,000 btu/hour so they are pretty close in capability. The downsides of the kerosene heater, imho, are: 1) I would need to stock kerosene. Since I already have propane for my gas grill, it gave me a good excuse to have a second 20 lb propane tank, and 2) Since the kerosene heater I had did not have a blower, it heated the garage unevenly. It would be really hot near the heater and cold on the other side of the car. I know there are kerosene heaters with blowers but they aren't very common. With that said, I was a happy user of the kerosene heater for about 20 years up in Connecticut and would still be using it except that I moved. It was easier to sell the heater then move it myself. The movers wouldn't touch it. Now that I have used both, I recommend the propane heater with a blower. |
