Gas heater

[Eltel12]

In my garage I have a Valor tropic trend gas heater, It is a complete waste of space as it heats nothing past 100mm in front of it.

What would be more economic to replace it with gas or electric?

 

[Agile]

You have not said why you want to heat your garage! Is it to keep yourt car warm?

The most effect and cheapest to run would be a radiator on your central heating system.

But to keep the heat loss down you may need to add insulation.

Tony

 

[45yearsagasman]

Thats an old un.You may need something with a fan on it and I can't think of a gas heater that fits the bill.Robinson Willey used to make the Warmplan unit heater but not sure if they are still around.

 

[Eltel12]

It does look like an old heater tbh.

The reason I need to heat the garage is I work on my cars in there often, I'm a typical bloke who loves spending time in the garage. I'll also need it warm for when I avoid the wife

I was looking at the electric heaters in B&Q the other day, Are they more expensive to run than gas?

 

[Agile]

It all depends on how many hours a week you want it heated.

Its usual to use radiant electric heated in garages for car repairs but they are not perfect.

Why not add a radiator from your house system?

Tony

 

[Eltel12]

I suppose I could add a radiator from the house but not sure if I want the extra hassle.

I've only just put 90% of the pipe work under the floors as they were above the floor before.

tbh i'd probably use it 10 hours a week on average so an electric heater may be the easier choice.

 

[Eltel12]

It all depends on how many houirs a wek you want it heated.

Its usual to use radiant electric heated in garages for car repairs but they are not perfect.

Why not add a radiator from your house system?

Tony

When you say not perfect, In what sense are they not perfect?

 

[iep]

I have a similar issue with our garage and considered adding a radiator from the house system. My only concern was that the temp in there does dip below zero at night and might cuase the rad to freeze u por even fracture.

To prevent against this I guess you'd need a thermostat to turn the house heating on when the temp in the garage dropped below say 3 degrees.

For that reason, I bought an old greeenhouse fan heater instead (plenty warm enough when I work in the garage).

iep

 

[Whitespirit66]

I have a similar issue with our garage and considered adding a radiator from the house system. My only concern was that the temp in there does dip below zero at night and might cuase the rad to freeze u por even fracture.

To prevent against this I guess you'd need a thermostat to turn the house heating on when the temp in the garage dropped below say 3 degrees.

iep

There is a far cheaper and simpler method. Add some Fernox Alphi to your heating system. It is a combined antifreeze and corrosion inhibitor.

http://www.uk-plumbing.com/fernox-alphi-11-5-litre-antifreeze-p-2290.html

 

[iep]

Looks interesting but the descritpion claimed it requires 25% conentration in order to achieve corrosion protection. I think our system is between 75 and 100L so I'd need to buy up to 25litres which would cost £150!

I am reading that wrong?

Cheers,

iep

 

[expertgasman]

You have not said why you want to heat your garage! Is it to keep yourt car warm?

The most effect and cheapest to run would be a radiator on your central heating system.
But to keep the heat loss down you may need to add insulation.

Tony

Thats one of the most stupid things I've read on this forum

 

[expertgasman]

You have not said why you want to heat your garage! Is it to keep yourt car warm?

The most effect and cheapest to run would be a radiator on your central heating system.

But to keep the heat loss down you may need to add insulation.

Tony

You don't say!

 

[Whitespirit66]

Looks interesting but the descritpion claimed it requires 25% conentration in order to achieve corrosion protection. I think our system is between 75 and 100L so I'd need to buy up to 25litres which would cost £150!

I am reading that wrong?

Cheers,

iep

Yes, it is a bit steep.

This is a cheaper alternative, which should do your system for about £80. Still a lot cheaper than re-working your ch system.

 

[Agile]

Any electricx heating is costing about 4-5 times that of gas provided heating.

The radiant heaters are efficient in one sense that they direct the heat at you. If you are working in the same position rebuiding an engine then thats fine.

Massively expensive to run but a 3 kW fan heater will heat the whole room at about 45p/hour.

A house rad with a TRV would be about 14 p/hour giving 3 kW. With a TRV set low when empty the chill would be kept off the garage.

If you had modern controls on your heating system then you would already be setting it so the boiler would come on when its very cold overnight.

Tony

 

[Eltel12]

Are gas heater still available then?
I've only really seen electric ones but would prefer the cheaper gas alternative.