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.

 

[Hunter79764]

I use Texas for my shop heater...
Jk, sort of. Not a huge need for it here, but I'm interested in adding a portable propane heater for mine next winter.

Gas heat is usually more cost efficient to run, electric heat is usually more install friendly, but both of those depend on your utility availability and cost. Radiant heat is a winner for intermittent heating needs (vs keeping it at a warm temperature constantly) since you are using the radiant heat to heat objects vs using typical heaters to heat air that then heats objects. Are you on Natural Gas service, or LPG tanks? Any idea your electric rates?