Shop heater

[JD Miller]

What do you have for a shop heater?

I might do a electric shop heater, thought about a pellet stove, put just want "easy peesy" push button heat. I have a wood burning stove in the house that is plenty of work with firewood, stoken stokin a fire every morning

Anyone got a recommendation for a electric shop heater?

 

[legopnuematic]

How big is the space you want to heat and what do you have for insulation?

 

[Grit dog]

If well insulated and the ceiling isn’t 100’ tall, Infrared gas heater on the ceiling. Game set match done…

 

[idahovette]

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^ exactly what I have in my shop. Only 32x36 with 12 foot high ceilings, set on 60 and all is good. Good old Intermountain Gas Company is not very expensive.....coldest 8 degrees highest bill $90....works for me

 

[Frankenchevy]

Pellet stoves aren’t that bad maintenance-wise either…We vacuum out the stove every bag and have never had an issue.

All depends on what you pay for electricity, gas, etc. We pay $0.32-0.56/kWh, so electricity would be way too expensive. Propane is ~$2/gallon when we fill our tank in July, but if we used it for heat we’d be filling in the winter too at $5/gallon. Pellets cost $6/bag and a bag will last about 2 days. Not as cheap as wood, but as you mentioned, much more convenient.