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Today's videos and content are about electric garage heaters. Garage heaters are by far the hardest room / space in your house to heat with large doors ,high ceilings and are not always the best insulated room... So take your time read the info or give us a call @ 800 416 1298 .

What is an electric garage heater, and how do they work

What to look for before buying an electric garage heater.
• With most gas or electric heaters never operate with around flammable gases and chemicals with dangers flash points.
• Unlike gas heater electric garage heaters don’t work during power outages.
• Like all fan force heaters garage heaters do make some fan noise.
• Before purchasing or installing a new electric garage heater read the user manual for proper clearances from walls, ceilings, and combustible items in your garage.
• Before purchasing or installing a new electric heater make sure your electric panel can handle the extra power load. Many homes only have a 100 amp service and adding a 10,000 watt electric heater with a 42.1 amp power load could trip the main circuit breaker every time you turn the heater on.
• Most garage heaters one come with one fan speed.

Electric Garage heaters permanently hard wired VS portable models.
• Most portable models max out at 5kw to 7,500 watts.
• A standard Portable garage heater needs a 30 amp on top of the heavy gauge wire you just had to buy.
• Sometimes a portable heater is a great garage heater option so you don’t have to heat the whole room just your work space. If you have multiple 240v outlets around the room you can carry the heater around the room.

Is an electric garage heater efficient?
• Yes – Electric heat is 100% efficient, in fact all other heaters are compared to electric heat. Indirect gas and oil heaters need a flue vented to the outside. Anytime you need a flue energy is lost & vented outside.

Where should I mount my electric garage heater?
This answer can go two ways based on what your needs are. Do you want to heat the entire space or just a work area or work table?
• If you want to heat the whole room so your cars are warm in the morning mount the garage heater on so it faces the garage doors. Be heating the coldest wall in the garage the whole room will be warm.
• If the garage is your workshop you most likely don’t want to heat a 2 to 3 car garage just so you sit at you 3 x 5 work table. For workshop heaters you can use a hardwired or portable electric heater. Make sure you look and the heaters mounting system before your buy it. Some contractor heater only come with a top handle and the heater has to rest of a flat surface like the floor or table top.