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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.73
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.45
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.16
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.07
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.98
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.79
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.410
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
We like data, too. Especially data that helps you find the garage heater that is just right for you and your home.
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
SizeRating1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU450 sq. ft.2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU1200 sq. ft.3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts400 sq. ft.5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts600 sq. ft.6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs250 sq. ft.7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts750 sq. ft.9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs1000 sq. ft.9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
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Mr. Heater MH18B
2
Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
Learn about the top features of a garage heater before you buy
Heating Capacity
What about the BTU
Safety Features
Controls
PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.73
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.45
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.16
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.07
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.98
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.79
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.410
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
We like data, too. Especially data that helps you find the garage heater that is just right for you and your home.
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
SizeRating1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU450 sq. ft.2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU1200 sq. ft.3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts400 sq. ft.5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts600 sq. ft.6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs250 sq. ft.7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts750 sq. ft.9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs1000 sq. ft.9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
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Mr. Heater MH18B
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Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
Learn about the top features of a garage heater before you buy
Heating Capacity
What about the BTU
Safety Features
Controls
PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.73
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.45
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.16
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.07
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.98
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.79
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.410
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
SizeRating1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU450 sq. ft.2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU1200 sq. ft.3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts400 sq. ft.5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts600 sq. ft.6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs250 sq. ft.7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU1000 sq. ft.8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts750 sq. ft.9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs1000 sq. ft.9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
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Mr. Heater MH18B
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Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
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What about the BTU
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PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.7 3
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.4 5
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.1 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.0 7
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.9 8
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.7 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.4 10
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
Size Rating 1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU 450 sq. ft. 2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU 1200 sq. ft. 3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts 400 sq. ft. 5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts 600 sq. ft. 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs 250 sq. ft. 7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts 750 sq. ft. 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs 1000 sq. ft. 9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts 150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
1
Mr. Heater MH18B
2
Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
Learn about the top features of a garage heater before you buy
Heating Capacity
What about the BTU
Safety Features
Controls
PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Tanked: mixology woes aboard
The dull thud of your heart sinking at that horrifying moment when you realize what you just did and consequences will follow: we all dread it. It happens anyway. Cruising comes with higher highs, and lower lows… pouring the wrong stuff in your diesel tank is one of those lower points.
In mid-2012, Totem was being prepped to move after five months mostly at a dock and a year and a half in Australia. This was the first step to depart Australia: shifting from dockside liveaboard to river mooring before sailing north to Papua New Guinea and beyond. Wrapping up school (the kids’ first and only formal stretch of four-walls education as cruisers), untangling the threads that weave a life integrated to shoreside people and places, packing up for multiple months off the grid and away from stores… we were a little busy, a little distracted.
One of our last steps before kicking off the dock: top of the water tanks. From below deck I listened to liquid gurgling in from the deck fill, and then came the unfortunate cry: “ah, shit.” Jamie doesn’t swear lightly. It hit me even before he filled in the detail, as sound locations processed: the water hose had been in Totem’s diesel tank fill.
Whoops. We own it now!
Water in the diesel tank
I dashed up to the cockpit and we looked at each other, mouths agape. Jamie got that faraway look in his eyes, then headed up to tell the marina manager we’d be late departing…regrets to the boat they had waiting for our berth.
The entire contents of our diesel tank were decanted and filtered, and like bad wine on a tropical island, salvageable.
Jamie started by turning off the valve between the diesel tank and primary fuel filter and lining up jerry cans to decant. Our magical dock neighbors, a French/South African family on the Dean 44 Merlin, offered time and support to get it done. Petroleum and water don’t mix, but kids play always!
Greg helps his daughter, Clea, and Siobhan swing from the rigging aboard Merlin – Brisbane, 2012.
Greg brought over a diesel transfer pump they kept on Merlin which made the job far easier. Contaminated fuel was removed to jerry cans. At first we hoped that putting fuel through a funnel filter would remove the water – NOPE! Only trace amounts of water came out.
Borrowing Merlin’s transfer pump to return diesel to Totem’s primary tank
Enter our old friend, Gravity. Allowing the water to settle to the bottom (it’s heavier) of a jerry can, diesel on the top could be pumped into a clean jerry can. Rinse, repeat with a series of jerry cans until the entire contents were filtered. Ten gallons of water were ultimately removed.
Gas in the diesel tank
Jump ahead to yesterday around tea time. This was a call from Serendipity, but not about serendipity. Anchored off Antigua with guests arriving soon and plans to head for Barbuda, it was time to top up the diesel tank. With their permission, sharing the event in Kevin’s words as related in the closed Facebook group for coaching clients, Totem Raft-Up (self-named – the TRU Crew!).
TRU Crew comes through again! This post is at my pride’s expense, but I’m going to eat the proverbial crow and share. It’s long but there are some lessons here and recommended gear that saved my ass today and could save yours.
They say bad decisions happen when you are forced into a movement due to timelines like company coming. Looking back, I think it played a part in my stupidity today. We have guests arriving to Antigua tomorrow, and we want to take them up to Barbuda Wednesday. I spent some time the last few days getting the boat ready, and one last chore was to fuel up with diesel. We were happy in an anchorage, it was Callum’s birthday (our 8 year old), and Stephanie was busy making a cake and cleaning up for arriving guests. I had a few hours to kill so I decided instead of moving the boat to the marina I’d just bring 30 gal worth of diesel cans in and fill them, then transfer to that boat. It would save us some time in the morning from having to motor into the harbor to fuel up. No problems…
TRU crew in Barbuda: Steph & Kevin from Serendipity (Live the Voyage) at center, Dave & Marcie from Kairos5 at right.
Well, as this plan was finalized Steph had a good idea to bring extra gasoline to Barbuda. We carry 15 gallons on the rail, but there is no fuel in Barbuda, and with guests from home visiting for week, we plan to spend a lot of time in the dinghy (snorkeling, tubing, etc). So I grabbed an extra yellow jerry can, wrote “GAS” on it, and proceeded to shore….I’m sure you know where this is going.
When I got back I unloaded the fuel, and started to fuel pretty quickly. I was distracted as it was Cal’s bday and wanted to get going. I used a shaker siphon to fuel, which is handy on a boat. I started the siphon and quickly put 5 gallons of fuel into the boat. I started my second can, and then went to clean up the first can and when I grabbed it I saw “GAS” written on the back side of it. Holy shit, 5 gallons of gasoline into my diesel tank. I seriously looked like Jim Carey on Liar Liar kicking my own ass!
Lesson – if you use a yellow can to fill gasoline, mark the shit out of it!
Here is how TRU saved my ass. Going back to the fall, I lost my engine due to debris that clogged the fuel line. I got it running, but after had my fuel polished. Jamie was awesome help with this, and even though I didn’t use his recommended “emergency” polisher, I took his advice and ordered some parts that you may not think to have on board. It takes two pieces of gear to polish your fuel in a pinch. First, a 12 volt transfer pump, and second, a funnel with a filter.
You could pull the fuel out of the tank and back in through the filter, removing debris. Well, I didn’t use the funnel today but damn did that fuel pump earn it’s keep.
I opened the tank through one of the access holes and removed 23 gallons of contaminated fuel. I then used this handy pump to get the rest. I was able to empty all but maybe a couple ounces out of the tank. I’m going to put a minimum of 40 gallons in the tank before I start the engine. That’s 5,120 ounces. Even if there is a quart of contaminated fuel, that’s only .6% and only a fraction of that is gasoline. I think I’ll be okay, but damn, what a dumb move!
I called Jamie during all of this and he talked me off the ledge. Thanks! So don’t be me and don’t let distractions mess you up!
Serendipity’s crew recovered quickly. It helps to know you’re far from the first, and other TRU chimed in with their (mis)adventures in fueling. I didn’t even get to bringing up the story about our own cruising mentors and the time they added diesel to the water tank… a step further in the levels of cruiser hell. Our highs are higher, but our lows can be lower!
Meanwhile, this is Serendipity’s recent view. The squall passed; it wasn’t such a bad day after all.
TRU Crew anchored off Barbuda: thanks to Stephanie at Live the Voyage for this pic!
Gear to consider
A few bits that clearly can be really useful… and for more than just these scenarios, where the wrong liquid ends up in a diesel tank.
Twelve-volt transfer pump.
This diesel transfer kit from Orion Motor Tech would serve both Totem and Serendipity’s uses. We purchased ours (similar to this model) just a few weeks after the water-into-diesel debacle in Australia from a cruiser unloading gear prior to selling their boat.
Other everyday cruising uses: our 12v transfer pump (see top two pics of Jamie using it) is currently loaned to another boat in the anchorage that needed to polish their fuel to try and remove a diesel bug (a microbial contamination gunking up their fuel, common enough a problem). It’s bailed us out from similar situations when we had a persistent diesel bug in Southeast Asia, and most recently helped polish dirty fuel we boarded at an outer island in the Bahamas.
Fuel filter.
Mr Funnel filters come in a range of sizes depending on how much fuel you’re running through them. We keep a small one for gas going into the dinghy and generator. And a large one for diesel. We also have a Baja filter, which haven’t been made for over a decade. Note that funnel filters remove debris and trace amounts of water (but not more).
Fuel is almost always filtered before it goes in our tanks. The only time we don’t filter is at a high-volume dock or place with a solid reputation. If there’s concern about fuel quality, we put some in a glass jar and wait a few minutes to see if there’s separation.
Siphon hose.
Self-priming hoses mean you don’t get your mouth involved in the siphoning process (yuck!). There are no fuel docks in most of the miles we’ve cruised; siphoning from jerry cans is a fact of life, and it’s good to be prepared.
Sponsorship/advertising note: we have zero association with these brands listed above. These recommendations do use Amazon’s affiliate program, so if you click through a product link and purchase something (anything) on Amazon, that slides some coin in our cruising kitty (thanks!). I point it out since a couple of people have asked if we had sponsorship from any of products mentioned in our new tools on Totem article recently. Nope! No affiliation with them at all, just like these; we’re just sharing some kit that’s working well on board. Do we have sponsors? Yes, we do. It’s a very few, deliberately kept to the select products/services that we love can be genuinely enthusiastic about, and in limited number to avoid ever being taken as shills. For more information, see our Values Statement.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.7 3
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.4 5
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.1 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.0 7
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.9 8
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.7 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.4 10
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
Size Rating 1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU 450 sq. ft. 2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU 1200 sq. ft. 3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts 400 sq. ft. 5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts 600 sq. ft. 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs 250 sq. ft. 7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts 750 sq. ft. 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs 1000 sq. ft. 9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts 150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
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Mr. Heater MH18B
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Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
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Heating Capacity
What about the BTU
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Controls
PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer’s Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.7 3
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.4 5
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.1 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.0 7
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.9 8
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.7 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.4 10
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor’s Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
Size Rating 1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU 450 sq. ft. 2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU 1200 sq. ft. 3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts 400 sq. ft. 5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts 600 sq. ft. 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs 250 sq. ft. 7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts 750 sq. ft. 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs 1000 sq. ft. 9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts 150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
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Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
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Mr. Heater MH18B
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Dyna-Glo
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Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
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PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON’T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Best Garage Heaters – Buyer’s Guide
The In-Depth Buyer's Guide for 2019
Best Garage Heaters
Over 135+ Hours Testing & Reviewing 100+ Heaters.
Winner: Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
9.8 out of 10
After considering more than 100 garage heaters, researching their features and eliminating the models that did not offer something unique to the homeowner, we ended up with ten best garage heaters.Of the ten, only one deserves the top best; Mr. Heater MH18B. This model is not only lightweight and portable, but it also has a dual heating system. It heats up fast and evenly while burning liquid propane gas.It offers both indoor and outdoor use. It provides weeks of use in the coldest temperatures up to 200F. It does not need to be vented and it auto power offs once it detects low oxygen levels. This heater is safe for everyday use as long as you have a full propane gas tank.
Test Results and Ratings
- March 2019
rank
PRODUCT Name
score
Top Pick 1
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage HeaterBy Linksys
9.8 Best Value 2
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU HeaterBy Dyna-Glo
9.7 3
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU By Mr. Heater
9.6 Splurge 4
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
By Fahrenheat
9.4 5
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988By Dr. Infrared
9.1 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
By Dimplex
9.0 7
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage HeaterBy Modine
8.9 8
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage HeaterBy King Electric
8.7 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO MojaveBy Heat Storm
8.4 10
Optimus H-9010 Garage HeaterBy Optimus
8.1
How We Decided
4 main factors come down to picking the top garage heaters.
BTUHeating Capacity
UL & CSASafety
ControlsUser Friendly
$89-$700Value
Editor's Choice
Mr. Heater MH18B Portable Propane Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Burns clean and odor free
Efficient Low oxygen and tip-off sensor
Dual heating system for fast heat
It does not have a thermostat
Cannot operate beyond 7000ft above sea level
The high setting will not work well with a 1-pound LP tank
Why We Like It: Mr. Heater MH18B will shut off when the garage or workshop is low on oxygen levels or if you accidentally knock it over. Having been CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certified, you can rest assured it is safe to use indoors.
What’s more, this heater offers three heat options. The maximum being 18,000 BTU you can adjust it to heat at 4,000 BTU or medium heat at 9,000 BTU.A built-in spark igniter ensures you will never use a matchbox to light this heater. And finally, it has the option to connect it to a direct gas line.As always, you will want this propane heater at least 4ft from pets and flammable materials. Compared to other heaters on the market, this is a clear winner. For commercial and industrial application there is Mr. Heater Liquid Propane Forced Air Heater designed to provide up to 85,000 BTU . There is also Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy with 9000 BTU output.
If you are looking for a garage heater that will not rack your energy bill, Mr. Heater MH18B is the perfect match for your needs. It burns liquid propane and is capable of medium-sized garage heating up to 450 sq. ft.With a dual heating system, Mr. Heater MH18B gives you around 220 hours on only one 20-pound propane tank. Think of all the time you wished you could get a heater that gives you fast heat for an extended period, and this heater got you covered.It takes approximately 20 minutes to heat its maximum space size thanks to its dual heating system. For those with single and double garage sizes, you will be warm even before you are done setting up your workspace or gym.The heater combines both radiant and convection type of heating. As such, it releases warmth that will heat the things around it including you in a shorter time. It is quiet, 95% fuel-efficient, and gives you instant heat when you need it.
Additional Pros: Does not need direct venting Sturdy carry handle allows portability, Can operate on 4D batteries
Best Kerosene Garage Heater
Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD 50,000 BTU Heater
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Pros
Cons
One-piece aluminum motor improves durability
Up to 50,000 BTUs for large garages
It has a safety flame-out sensor
The electric cord could be longer
Indoor use with other types of fuel requires a lot of venting- it does not have a low oxygen sensor
Why We Like It: Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD does not need any assembly. It lights up using an electric igniter that works each time responsively. It is CSA-certified, portable, and requires minimal venting when used indoors. The heater has a low fuel and overheat sensor that shuts it off in any of the two circumstances. You can’t go wrong with this multi-fuel heater.
Warm up your double or triple car garage with a heater made for the job. Dyna-Glo KFA50DGD is a multi-fuel forced air heater that operates on K1 kerosene, # 1 diesel, and # 1 fuel oil. For garages, we recommend K1 kerosene because it not designed to be used with an external flue.This heater offers an incredible 50,000 BTU of heat. It can heat any garage setting up to 1200 sq. ft. in around 30 minutes. It has a thermostat that makes it easy to set the temperature. You don’t have to cycle it on and off.The 5-gallon fuel tank provides up to 10 hours of runtime. It has a fuel gauge for timely refills too. You will like that it is 98% fuel-efficient. When using the right kind of fuel, this heater burns clean without any odors. It can heat uninsulated garages, and you can also use it outdoors.
Additional Pros: Ideal for medium and large-sized garages, It has a handle and cord wrap, Burns clean and fume-free with K1 kerosene
Best Wall-Mounted Heater
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP 30,000 BTU Blue Flame Heater
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Pros
Cons
Can work without electricity
Floor or wall mounted
Low oxygen sensor
It does not have a multi-output valve
Lacks handles to make it portable
Low runtime with a 20-pound propane tank
Why We Like It: This heater can be mounted to the wall or the floor. It comes with the mounting brackets and fasteners for fast and easy DIY installation. At a burn rate of 1.389lbs/h, it gives you 30 hours of use on a 20-pound propane tank. We find that it uses gas faster than its MH18B cousin, but it’s open for direct line installation. Note that this heater requires a low-pressure hose and regulator. This makes a smart industrial heater.
Mr. Heater VF30KBLUELP burns fuel efficiently without the need to do any ducting or installing conduit pipes. Unlike other heaters that rely on electricity to run the fan-system, this one uses natural convection to drive hot air out and cold air in it.It means you will still be warm and comfortable during power outages. It can output 30,000BTUs to heat spaces as large as 1000 sq. ft. It has an efficient thermostat that helps set your ideal temperature. The heater also comes with a low-oxygen sensor, and a battery-operated ignition system.The built-in fan of this heater is super quiet. It distributes heat more evenly, and since it heats the air, your garage or workshop will remain warm even after you shut it off.
Additional Pros: Low oxygen sensor, The blower is virtually quiet, Easy temperature regulation on the thermostat
Best Electric Garage Heater
Fahrenheat FUH54 5000watt Heater
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Pros
Cons
Thermostat is replaceable
Comes with mounting accessories
Cheaper to run than other garage electric heaters
May need professional installation due to the need for a 30-amp breaker
Controlling it from the ceiling without a remote can be difficult
Why We Like It: Fahrenheat FUH54 is built with safety in mind. It cuts out power if it overheats. It then turns back on when temperatures normalize. It should be installed on a 240V line with a 30-amp breaker since it is rated for 20 amps. As such, it will trip most home breakers rated at 20 amps. Overall, Fahrenheat FUH54 is a reliable electric heater, masterfully designed to output heat fast and quietly. It is straightforward to install and use in the coldest of months. For industrial application there is the Fahrenheat Ceilingmount Industrial Heater 7500W
Fahrenheat FUH54 does a decent job to warm garages up to 400 sq. ft. It gives you peace of mind since you don’t need to worry about any carbon monoxide. It can be installed on the ceiling such that it can radiate heat in the direction you want.The sturdy steel construction offers years of safe use. With its adjustable louvers, it can direct the heat accordingly. You will like that it has a single-pole thermostat that does an excellent job of controlling temperatures to the ideal level you put it. Temperatures for this model can be set between 450 and 1350F.This heater will never turn on the blower until temperatures are at a minimum. This means it will never blow cool air in an already cold garage. With a heating capacity of 5000 watts, most single and two-garage homeowners will be pleased with it.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Five louvers direct heat accordingly
Best Infrared Portable Garage Heater
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988
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Pros
Cons
Heats medium-sized garages super fast
Includes fan to distribute heat
It has overheating protection
The surface runs hots
It sends heat one way only
Why We Like It: Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 provides lots of heat for medium-sized garages. It does not need any kind of installation except plugging in. Because this heater draws 30 amps, it will need a 40-amp breaker when installing it. It should be pretty easy with a professional. And don’t forget, it needs to be used on the floor and not the wall or the ceiling.
Dr. Infrared Heater DR-988 is a popular, industrial-grade space heater. On top of its portable design, this heater will warm your garage using clean, infrared heat. It has a max capacity of 5600W that you can set down to 4800w for comfortable heat.The heater is UL-certified and C-UL listed. It cuts off power once it detects any overheating. This way, it won’t be a fire hazard more so when working in a crowded garage workshop. The thermostat gives you a wide range of temperature settings between 45 and 95F on a simple dial.It toggles between your comfortable temperature settings and the minimum automatically. You don’t have to go back and restart it once the room cools down. Better still, it outputs only 48dB noise, and with a regular vacuum, you’ll be able to clean it so that it does not clog and become noisy.
Additional Pros: Comes with thermostat control, Finger-proof stainless steel housing
Best 4000 Watt Garage Heater
Dimplex DGWH4031G Fan-Forced Heater
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Pros
Cons
Fast heat through convection
Offers wall and ceiling installation options
Economical fan delay function
The thermostat is at the back
It does not oscillate
It is a bit noisy
Why We Like It: Dimplex DGWH4031G is fan forced heater that uses a propeller type of fan. It means it can accurately give off heat in all directions. It helps you work in the comfort of warmth without worrying about carbon monoxide or an empty tank. Everything about it spells performance. It can raise temperatures from 200F to 700F in 30 minutes when its chilling outside. You don’t have to be cold tolerant when you could have Dimplex DGWH4031G.
Built with 20-gauge stainless steel, Dimplex DGWH4031G offers incredible long term performance. Its panel design involves a fan that helps distribute heat in small-sized garages up to 250 sq. ft. It is energy efficient thanks to its fan delay featureWith its adjustable thermostat controller, you will find it easy to set optimum temperatures between 410F and 1090F. After that, the heater does all the work for you.This heater allows you to install it either in the ceiling or against the wall. At only 12 pounds, this heater can be used in different areas of your garage since it also integrates a comfortable handle. It works on a 240V outlet and needs a 30-amp breaker.
Additional Pros: Powder coated stainless steel construction, Automatic temperature control
Best Natural Gas Heater
Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
80% thermal efficient
It uses 3-inch vents
Electric ignition system
It does not come with a thermostat though it is compatible with one, even smart thermostats
It looks bland in bright garages
It needs professional installation
Why We Like It: Modine is a unique brand. With this heater, you get ten years of warranty on the heat exchanger. You can even choose between a separated-combustion and a power vented heater. Both have their advantages. You will want to explore which of the options applies to your situation. The dependability of this heater is just amazing as you can count on it in the coldest months.
If you have a triple car garage, Modine HD45AS0111 Hot Dawg offers the right combination of efficiency and power requirements. It is quiet, blends with most garages, and has overheat protection. It is gas fired from a natural gas line, or you can use liquid propane. Modine offers conversion kits if you need to change your heating source.If you like tinkering with your cars or motorbikes, this heater makes it all better in winter. Its 45,000 heating capacity is unbeatable even in uninsulated garages. Modine allows you to use regular-sized vent pipes for your side wall or the roof. It can be piped from either side of the heater so no worries there.
Additional Pros: Offers versatile installation, Aluminized heat exchanger with a 10-year warranty
Best with a Remote Control
King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco 7500Watt Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Offers fan-only and eco modes
The epoxy-coated motor is enclosed
Comes with an infrared remote control
The timer cannot be set in intervals
It clicks when cycling which can be annoying
It does not satisfy large-garage heating needs.
Why We Like It: King Electric KB240-B2-Eco will provide efficient heating for a two car garage. It offers up to 7500 watts of heat so you may want to use two or more for a larger space. The best thing is that you’ll not be dealing with fumes and complicated installation systems. It comes with a universal mounting bracket for the wall or ceiling. And thanks to the remote control, you never need to be physically close to the unit.
It is compact, technologically advanced, and energy-efficient. King Electric KB2407-B2-Eco is perhaps the most effortless garage heater to use. With a two-stage heating system, the eco mode maintains steady garage temperatures by automatically applying the lowest needed wattage for your particular space.With the digital control panel, you get to choose from room temperature, fan only, eco mode, or use the timer to set ideal heating times. It has adjustable louvers that you use to direct the heat upwards or downwards. Its metallic screen prevents any contact with the rotating blades.
Additional Pros: Permanently oiled bearing motor, Stores temperature settings for the next time it’s used
Best 1500Watt Garage Heater
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave
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Pros
Cons
Overheat protected
Lifetime washable filter
Digital LED control panel
You have to hit the off button twice for it to stop running
It has plastic parts that may reduce durability
It can take longer up to an hour to heat a large garage
Why We Like It: Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave is such a compact heater, but it works like a massive heavy-duty model. It uses unique heat exchangers to account for the tons of heat it outputs. It combines a thoughtful design and moisturized heat which is why it is ideal for the dry winter weather. With an adjustable thermostat, LED display, and ETL safety features, nothing could keep you from enjoying the convenience of this heater.
Bring your infrared heater to the garage and back to the main house hassle-free. With the Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO Mojave, it’s all about convenience, safety, and portability. This heater outputs 5,200BTUs such that it can heat 1000sq. ft. of garage space.It utilizes a unique heating system in which a copper heat exchanger provides moisturized heat so that the air in your garage won’t be dry. It includes a fan that comes in handy to distribute the heat much faster in every corner. It offers stable heat that won’t stop as soon as you switch the unit off.Heat Storm Mojave has a thermostat temperature controller and a remote control. Changing the heat settings comes easy even from the other side of the workshop. The heater is also cool to the touch, and so is the wall you place it against. It is still advisable to keep it 3ft. from combustibles to be on the safe side.
Additional Pros: Uses a standard plug, Comes with a remote control
Only Heater with a Workspace Light
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater
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Pros
Cons
Heater and light are independent of each other
Wall or ceiling mounting options
Sturdy metal housing
The quality of the brackets could be better
It does not have a thermostat
It’s slower than models that have fans
Why We Like It: It’s not usual to get a heater that has a usable halogen light. But Optimus H-9010 works great for its size. It saves you space, warms you up and promises long term usefulness. No assembly or hard wiring is required. It works excellent when temperatures are in their 30s which means you won’t be shivering when the cold months hit. It takes the chill out even when used by four persons. Its dependability does not equal its size which is why it is a favorite pick.
Optimus H-9010 Garage Heater offers heating and lighting benefits. Its heat output is between 750-1500 watts enough to warm a small sized garage. It lets out a soft halogen light that can be independently operated with an on/off pull cord.This heater features a compact, space-saving design with flexible mounting options. It emits infrared heat that warms you up much faster than models that first heat the air. This heating method saves you energy. It is focuses on where you need the heat.You get to enjoy a decent time of use thanks to the durable metal housing. It is sleek, modern, and will fit in any garage setting. Whether it’s a gym or home office, it does not detract from your décor.
Additional Pros: Auto shuts off if it overheats, Ultralight at only 8.25 pounds
Garage Heaters Brands and Market Growth Rate
The need for domestic space heating is at an all-time high as we face serious weather changes due to global warming. A CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.96% is forecasted in the 2018-2023 period by the HVAC Equipment Market Report of 2018.This growth also includes garage heaters which have been in consumer market for decades.But it was not after the introduction of Mr. Heater’s Buddy Heater in the year 2000, that the indoor heating industry saw major changes. Portable infrared heaters quickly grew in popularity because they gave off instant heat without the need to be hard wired. Other leading brands include DR Heater, Comfort ZoneAs the Mr. Heater brand became and still is a name to reckon with in this industry, brands like Dr. Infrared heater and Dyna-Glo were also inventing their low-cost and consumer-friendly garage heaters. And with Modine, Heat Storm, and King Electric already in the picture, they contributed in developing technologies to cut out low-cost competition from China making the garage heating industry what it is today.You can find innovative, low-cost designs that include accurate thermostats, remote controllers, smart integration, and the combination of electric and radiant heat. With an aim towards reliability, efficiency, and comfort, we can say that these top brands lead the pack in modern-day garage heating. READ THE MANUAL When looking to buy a garage heater, it’s important to look at the specifications of each model. There are those that will work with an existing setup like a gas line while others need hard wiring and installing of vents.Also, be keen to read the manufacturer’s instructions manual. The last thing you want is to have a fire hazard because of incorrect installation and setup. This way, you won’t void your warranty if something is wrong with the heater.
Garage Heaters Buying Guide
The devil is in the details folks.
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Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!
Garage heaters do not save you money on energy. That’s a fact. It can’t be any more accurate if you are choosing an electric heater. Not weatherizing the garage means you will be losing heat through the windows, door, the roof, and the walls. If the rest of the house is already insulated, why not get it through to the garage? It pays off with time since you won’t be paying a racked up energy bill for nothing. You better get to it now; at least 6 inches in the ceiling and 4 inches in the walls. Ensure that you use an energy efficient door. We are talking about a double or triple layered garage door with a high R-value from 10. Choose insulating materials like steel, wood, and composite wood. Also, use the same type of windows that you use for the house. You will find that you don’t have to use the heater all through the day. Look at these types of garage insulation to consider.
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Types of Garage Heaters depending on fuel
There are different heater types depending on the fuel they use;Gas HeatersConsidered the cheapest type of fuel, gas heaters are a cheap option to heat your garage. Gas garage heaters are in two types.Liquid Propane Powered Garage HeatersThese are freestanding heaters that require a propane tank. The heater will not need to connect to a gas line, so they are convenient portable heaters. The only negative to it is that they can produce carbon monoxide are not recommended to use at night.Natural GasGarage heaters that use natural gas are ideal if you already have a gas line installed for other heating purposes like your furnace or oven. This way, you can have a professional extend the line to the garage. Natural gas heaters require direct venting to the outside to make it safe for you to work without risk of suffocation. If you are the DIY kind of guy, here’s a little help to do it correctly. Choose a natural gas heater with the highest BTU rating you can afford.Electric HeatersThese are still a great option if your power rates are affordable. They come in three types including panel, convection, and infrared heaters. You must have an electric outlet in your garage since they work by converting electricity into heat.Infrared Heaters/ Radiant HeatersPeople use portable radiant and infrared heaters interchangeably. But this is because they heat the things around them like furniture, the floor, the wall, people, pets, etc. They do not heat the air. As such, they are the fastest way to get warm and toasty in winter. They should, however, always be at least 4ft from flammable items. Radiant heaters are not capable of heating large rooms while infrared heaters can heat large spaces.Convection HeatersThese are the most common type of heaters. They use the science of convection. Warm air rises while cool air falls as they heat the air around them. You will find different designs of these heaters from radiators to baseboard, and ceramic heaters. Because of the fan in a convection heater, you will be dealing with noise which is something you want to consider if you want a convection heater. The good thing with convection heaters is that they can warm the garage more evenly.Panel HeatersPanel heaters combine the benefits of radiant and convection heaters. They use fans to distribute heat around the room so they can fill a large space with toasty warmth. Stay Connected Receive the latest product reviews and best of lists. Buy your next product with confidence.
Top 10 Garage Heaters Compared
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Device Name
Heating Capacity
Size Rating 1
Mr. Heater MH18B
4,000 – 18,000 BTU 450 sq. ft. 2
Dyna-Glo
50,000 BTU 1200 sq. ft. 3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
30,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5000 Watts 400 sq. ft. 5
Dr. Infrared Heater
5600 Watts 600 sq. ft. 6
Dimplex DGWH4031G
13,640 BTUs 250 sq. ft. 7
Modine HD45AS0111
45,000 BTU 1000 sq. ft. 8
King Electric KB2410-1-B2-ECO
7,500 Watts 750 sq. ft. 9
Heat Storm HS-1500-IMO
5,200 BTUs 1000 sq. ft. 9
Optimus H-9010
1500 Watts 150 sq. ft.
WHY BUY A GARAGE HEATER? That said, the garage is that room in the house that is often ignored. But there are those of us who get more than just parking cars, bikes, storing garden tools, and random junk. It may be your creative space, a home gym, a workshop, or even a home office.The cold months can be bitter, and if your garage is not heated like the rest of the house, you may never step foot in it. But with the best garage heater, that valuable space can be used all year round.
Heating Time In 1500 Sq Ft.
Tests are paramount. Especially tests that show which garage heater is objectively the fastest at heating a 1500 sq ft room.
Rank
Product Name
Time to Heat in 1500 Sq Feet // Minutes
1
Mr. Heater MH18B
2
Dyna-Glo
3
Mr. Heater Vent-Free
4
Fahrenheat FUH54
5
Dr. Infrared Heater
Garage Heater Features
Learn about the top features of a garage heater before you buy
Heating Capacity
What about the BTU
Safety Features
Controls
PLACEMENT
HEATING CAPACITY You should match your garage heater to your heating needs in terms of the size of your garage. When getting an electric heater, the capacity is measured in watts.Know your garage size and match it to the watts in a ten-to-one ratio. For example, if the heater has a 4000W rating, divide that by 10, and you have the recommended area size in square feet. In our case here, 400 sq. ft. If the heater is not heating the garage sufficiently, check the heating element or the thermostat. WHAT ABOUT THE BTU BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the energy unit required to heat a pound of water by a degree Fahrenheit. In heating units, it is BTU per hour (BTU/h). Most manufacturers don’t bother with the h.1000 BTU= 293 watts1 watt = 3.41 BTUIf a heater has a BTU rating of 45,000 BTU, it is equivalent to 13,188 watts. That means it can heat a garage that is around 1300 sq. ft. A high BTU rating indicates a high heating capacity which is what you want in your garage heater.Here’s a good BTU calculator to help you know your exact needs. ADEQUATE SAFETY FEATURES Consider only heaters that are UL & CSA certified and ETL listed. UL (Underwriter Laboratories) and ETL (Edison Testing Laboratories) both have safety standards that appliances must meet. Make sure to look for a mark by these three institutions.A safety mark means the heater has passed the stringent standards of these companies. This is because heaters are considered a top cause of fires in homes.Other safety features include auto turn off when the heater reaches its temperature limit or if it knocked over.More on garage heating safety tips. User-Friendly Controls A thermostat and a remote control are nice features to have in any garage heater. They allow you to set the amount of heat and temperature with convenience. With a thermostat s you won’t need to turn off the heater once it gets warm enough and on again when it cools down. The heater maintains the heat for you. PLACEMENT - DON'T COMPROMISE!Look for heaters that allow versatile placements. A long power cord, for example, will enable you to set the heater in a practical space.Again, a heater that comes with a ceiling mount bracket is excellent when you want the heater out of the way.
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Attending Tire Rack’s Street Survival School with Our Four Seasons 2017 Land Rover Discovery
South Bend, Indiana, seemed like the perfect distance from Metro Detroit for a two-day roundtrip to push the range on our 2017 Land Rover Discovery. I left Friday afternoon with 12,056 miles on the Disco’s clock; returned Saturday and drove it to work Monday, after a couple of short weekend errands, with 486 miles added. A fill-up took 19.99 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel. The tank holds 22.5 gallons, so at my 24.3-mpg average, range should be about 545 miles.
That tops the Disco’s 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it’s 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.
Why did I pick South Bend? Because I get all the glamour trips.
In this case, I drove to Tire Rack’s headquarters to help them celebrate the 1,000th class of its Street Survival program for teenage drivers. I spent the school hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday observing the classroom and track instruction of 11 young drivers.
Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year. The school usually costs just $75 per student, though it was waived for the 1,000th class. Teens showed up in a variety of cars, including a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, an E46 BMW 330i sedan, and a well-broken-in Pontiac Bonneville. Tire Rack made each student check his or her pressures before taking to the retailer’s testing course with its inner skidpad. Street Survival uses coned parking lots (sometimes at road racing courses) and airstrips around the U.S. and Canada.
This morning, the track was coned off into a slalom course and a braking test. For the afternoon, the young drivers switched from counter-clockwise to clockwise on the skidpad and the braking test was changed to a lane-change exercise. There was a steady rain in the morning, and in the afternoon, Tire Rack watered down its skidpad. There was a lot of repetition, but for my ride-along, instructor Arnie Coleman, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pushed 16-year-old Jason Margush of Goshen, Indiana, to let his parents’ E46 BMW 325i wagon get loose on the slippery skidpad. Good, safe, fun driving.
“What makes this program different is that the students use their cars, or their parents’ cars,” Coleman explained.
Wrapped around compelling on-test track practice are classroom sessions first thing in the morning, and then immediately after lunch. National program director Bill Wade was the instructor here.
“There are no accidents,” he said, reflecting a recent change in attitude toward the word, “accident,” among safety advocates. He attacked distracted driving, too. “Nearly 80 percent of crashes, and 65-percent of near-crashes are due to distractions that occur three seconds before the crash.”
Wade’s classroom instruction includes lessons on how to properly set your seat, tilt/telescope wheel and mirrors, plus vehicle control skills and the physics of contact patches and weight transfer. “This is Tire Rack, after all,” Wade said.
Students got to sit in the driver’s seat of a tractor/trailer to learn how hard it is to see a Toyota MR-Spyder and Porsche Cayenne in the “lane” next to them. Then, instructors exploded an airbag on a disembodied steering wheel for the students and their parents.
Afternoon classroom sessions end with dire warnings on the hazard of texting and driving, including a replay of AT&T’s hard-hitting video on the subject, first released some eight years ago.
There was no need to distract myself, even with a voice-command call to my wife, during the 230-odd miles back to Metro Detroit. A rest stop along the Indiana toll road and a coffee stop just north of the border afforded that opportunity.
But I could not do anything about the information-entertainment touchscreen. The Landie’s physical volume-control knob is nice, but changing radio stations can take one’s eyes off the road for too long, especially if you want to listen to FM and not Sirius/XM when you’re out of range for your presets.
Setting the navigation system when driving alone should always be done at the side of the road, as Land Rover’s system is less intuitive than most. I couldn’t figure out how to call up previous destinations and the series of commands had me hitting the “back” button more often than usual. I’m with Automobile contributor Marc Noordeloos on this: the touchscreen needs to go.
Otherwise, our 4Seasons Land Rover Discovery is settling in the Detroit Bureau nicely. Our local dealer fixed the improperly fitted a-pillar black trim piece early on, and several weeks later, we returned to the dealer’s service bay to have an tint-less rear-quarter window replaced with a tinted one, to match the other side. Land Rover covered both repairs.
I’m getting used to the turbo lag at tip-in, simply by launching into traffic only when there’s a bit more of a gap than I would allow for, say, the Discovery’s gas V-6. This, after all, is what you should expect from a turbocharged diesel engine, at least as a tradeoff for meeting emissions standards. Once I became used to the turbo lag and the radio-lag, the Land Rover Discovery proved to be a supremely comfortable vacation hauler for my wife and myself, and our three collies when heading up to our new, humble little cabin 175 miles to the north. I find the ride plenty of comfortable, especially considering how well the Disco handles the dirt roads near the cabin, though I’d like a bit more body control when it comes to squat and dive.
Publisher Eric Schwab, an aficionado of luxury cars and trucks, took advantage of the Discovery’s 7,716-pound tow rating (it’s 8,201 pounds if you order the gas V-6) to tow the corporate TEN party trailer to a tailgate party. He also added miles with a run to Tire Rack in South Bend, and used the Disco to tailgate for a Wolverines football game at the University of Michigan’s Big House in Ann Arbor. Put aside the niggling issues we have with the Land Rover Discovery’s touchscreen, we’re quickly racking up miles in this adventure-luxury workhorse.
Our 2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 Luxury
MILES TO DATE 12,542 PRICE $66,945/$79950 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.0L DOHC 24-valve turbodiesel V-6, 254 hp @ 3,750 rpm/443 lb-ft. @ 1,750-2,250 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 21/26/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) L x W x H: 195.6 x 87.4 x 73.5 in WHEELBASE 115 in WEIGHT 4,916 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec TOP SPEED 133 mph
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Attending Tire Rack’s Street Survival School with Our Four Seasons 2017 Land Rover Discovery
South Bend, Indiana, seemed like the perfect distance from Metro Detroit for a two-day roundtrip to push the range on our 2017 Land Rover Discovery. I left Friday afternoon with 12,056 miles on the Disco’s clock; returned Saturday and drove it to work Monday, after a couple of short weekend errands, with 486 miles added. A fill-up took 19.99 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel. The tank holds 22.5 gallons, so at my 24.3-mpg average, range should be about 545 miles.
That tops the Disco’s 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it’s 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.
Why did I pick South Bend? Because I get all the glamour trips.
In this case, I drove to Tire Rack’s headquarters to help them celebrate the 1,000th class of its Street Survival program for teenage drivers. I spent the school hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday observing the classroom and track instruction of 11 young drivers.
Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year. The school usually costs just $75 per student, though it was waived for the 1,000th class. Teens showed up in a variety of cars, including a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, an E46 BMW 330i sedan, and a well-broken-in Pontiac Bonneville. Tire Rack made each student check his or her pressures before taking to the retailer’s testing course with its inner skidpad. Street Survival uses coned parking lots (sometimes at road racing courses) and airstrips around the U.S. and Canada.
This morning, the track was coned off into a slalom course and a braking test. For the afternoon, the young drivers switched from counter-clockwise to clockwise on the skidpad and the braking test was changed to a lane-change exercise. There was a steady rain in the morning, and in the afternoon, Tire Rack watered down its skidpad. There was a lot of repetition, but for my ride-along, instructor Arnie Coleman, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pushed 16-year-old Jason Margush of Goshen, Indiana, to let his parents’ E46 BMW 325i wagon get loose on the slippery skidpad. Good, safe, fun driving.
“What makes this program different is that the students use their cars, or their parents’ cars,” Coleman explained.
Wrapped around compelling on-test track practice are classroom sessions first thing in the morning, and then immediately after lunch. National program director Bill Wade was the instructor here.
“There are no accidents,” he said, reflecting a recent change in attitude toward the word, “accident,” among safety advocates. He attacked distracted driving, too. “Nearly 80 percent of crashes, and 65-percent of near-crashes are due to distractions that occur three seconds before the crash.”
Wade’s classroom instruction includes lessons on how to properly set your seat, tilt/telescope wheel and mirrors, plus vehicle control skills and the physics of contact patches and weight transfer. “This is Tire Rack, after all,” Wade said.
Students got to sit in the driver’s seat of a tractor/trailer to learn how hard it is to see a Toyota MR-Spyder and Porsche Cayenne in the “lane” next to them. Then, instructors exploded an airbag on a disembodied steering wheel for the students and their parents.
Afternoon classroom sessions end with dire warnings on the hazard of texting and driving, including a replay of AT&T’s hard-hitting video on the subject, first released some eight years ago.
There was no need to distract myself, even with a voice-command call to my wife, during the 230-odd miles back to Metro Detroit. A rest stop along the Indiana toll road and a coffee stop just north of the border afforded that opportunity.
But I could not do anything about the information-entertainment touchscreen. The Landie’s physical volume-control knob is nice, but changing radio stations can take one’s eyes off the road for too long, especially if you want to listen to FM and not Sirius/XM when you’re out of range for your presets.
Setting the navigation system when driving alone should always be done at the side of the road, as Land Rover’s system is less intuitive than most. I couldn’t figure out how to call up previous destinations and the series of commands had me hitting the “back” button more often than usual. I’m with Automobile contributor Marc Noordeloos on this: the touchscreen needs to go.
Otherwise, our 4Seasons Land Rover Discovery is settling in the Detroit Bureau nicely. Our local dealer fixed the improperly fitted a-pillar black trim piece early on, and several weeks later, we returned to the dealer’s service bay to have an tint-less rear-quarter window replaced with a tinted one, to match the other side. Land Rover covered both repairs.
I’m getting used to the turbo lag at tip-in, simply by launching into traffic only when there’s a bit more of a gap than I would allow for, say, the Discovery’s gas V-6. This, after all, is what you should expect from a turbocharged diesel engine, at least as a tradeoff for meeting emissions standards. Once I became used to the turbo lag and the radio-lag, the Land Rover Discovery proved to be a supremely comfortable vacation hauler for my wife and myself, and our three collies when heading up to our new, humble little cabin 175 miles to the north. I find the ride plenty of comfortable, especially considering how well the Disco handles the dirt roads near the cabin, though I’d like a bit more body control when it comes to squat and dive.
Publisher Eric Schwab, an aficionado of luxury cars and trucks, took advantage of the Discovery’s 7,716-pound tow rating (it’s 8,201 pounds if you order the gas V-6) to tow the corporate TEN party trailer to a tailgate party. He also added miles with a run to Tire Rack in South Bend, and used the Disco to tailgate for a Wolverines football game at the University of Michigan’s Big House in Ann Arbor. Put aside the niggling issues we have with the Land Rover Discovery’s touchscreen, we’re quickly racking up miles in this adventure-luxury workhorse.
Our 2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 Luxury
MILES TO DATE 12,542 PRICE $66,945/$79950 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.0L DOHC 24-valve turbodiesel V-6, 254 hp @ 3,750 rpm/443 lb-ft. @ 1,750-2,250 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 21/26/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) L x W x H: 195.6 x 87.4 x 73.5 in WHEELBASE 115 in WEIGHT 4,916 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec TOP SPEED 133 mph
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Attending Tire Rack’s Street Survival School with Our Four Seasons 2017 Land Rover Discovery
South Bend, Indiana, seemed like the perfect distance from Metro Detroit for a two-day roundtrip to push the range on our 2017 Land Rover Discovery. I left Friday afternoon with 12,056 miles on the Disco’s clock; returned Saturday and drove it to work Monday, after a couple of short weekend errands, with 486 miles added. A fill-up took 19.99 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel. The tank holds 22.5 gallons, so at my 24.3-mpg average, range should be about 545 miles.
That tops the Disco’s 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it’s 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.
Why did I pick South Bend? Because I get all the glamour trips.
In this case, I drove to Tire Rack’s headquarters to help them celebrate the 1,000th class of its Street Survival program for teenage drivers. I spent the school hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday observing the classroom and track instruction of 11 young drivers.
Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year. The school usually costs just $75 per student, though it was waived for the 1,000th class. Teens showed up in a variety of cars, including a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, an E46 BMW 330i sedan, and a well-broken-in Pontiac Bonneville. Tire Rack made each student check his or her pressures before taking to the retailer’s testing course with its inner skidpad. Street Survival uses coned parking lots (sometimes at road racing courses) and airstrips around the U.S. and Canada.
This morning, the track was coned off into a slalom course and a braking test. For the afternoon, the young drivers switched from counter-clockwise to clockwise on the skidpad and the braking test was changed to a lane-change exercise. There was a steady rain in the morning, and in the afternoon, Tire Rack watered down its skidpad. There was a lot of repetition, but for my ride-along, instructor Arnie Coleman, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pushed 16-year-old Jason Margush of Goshen, Indiana, to let his parents’ E46 BMW 325i wagon get loose on the slippery skidpad. Good, safe, fun driving.
“What makes this program different is that the students use their cars, or their parents’ cars,” Coleman explained.
Wrapped around compelling on-test track practice are classroom sessions first thing in the morning, and then immediately after lunch. National program director Bill Wade was the instructor here.
“There are no accidents,” he said, reflecting a recent change in attitude toward the word, “accident,” among safety advocates. He attacked distracted driving, too. “Nearly 80 percent of crashes, and 65-percent of near-crashes are due to distractions that occur three seconds before the crash.”
Wade’s classroom instruction includes lessons on how to properly set your seat, tilt/telescope wheel and mirrors, plus vehicle control skills and the physics of contact patches and weight transfer. “This is Tire Rack, after all,” Wade said.
Students got to sit in the driver’s seat of a tractor/trailer to learn how hard it is to see a Toyota MR-Spyder and Porsche Cayenne in the “lane” next to them. Then, instructors exploded an airbag on a disembodied steering wheel for the students and their parents.
Afternoon classroom sessions end with dire warnings on the hazard of texting and driving, including a replay of AT&T’s hard-hitting video on the subject, first released some eight years ago.
There was no need to distract myself, even with a voice-command call to my wife, during the 230-odd miles back to Metro Detroit. A rest stop along the Indiana toll road and a coffee stop just north of the border afforded that opportunity.
But I could not do anything about the information-entertainment touchscreen. The Landie’s physical volume-control knob is nice, but changing radio stations can take one’s eyes off the road for too long, especially if you want to listen to FM and not Sirius/XM when you’re out of range for your presets.
Setting the navigation system when driving alone should always be done at the side of the road, as Land Rover’s system is less intuitive than most. I couldn’t figure out how to call up previous destinations and the series of commands had me hitting the “back” button more often than usual. I’m with Automobile contributor Marc Noordeloos on this: the touchscreen needs to go.
Otherwise, our 4Seasons Land Rover Discovery is settling in the Detroit Bureau nicely. Our local dealer fixed the improperly fitted a-pillar black trim piece early on, and several weeks later, we returned to the dealer’s service bay to have an tint-less rear-quarter window replaced with a tinted one, to match the other side. Land Rover covered both repairs.
I’m getting used to the turbo lag at tip-in, simply by launching into traffic only when there’s a bit more of a gap than I would allow for, say, the Discovery’s gas V-6. This, after all, is what you should expect from a turbocharged diesel engine, at least as a tradeoff for meeting emissions standards. Once I became used to the turbo lag and the radio-lag, the Land Rover Discovery proved to be a supremely comfortable vacation hauler for my wife and myself, and our three collies when heading up to our new, humble little cabin 175 miles to the north. I find the ride plenty of comfortable, especially considering how well the Disco handles the dirt roads near the cabin, though I’d like a bit more body control when it comes to squat and dive.
Publisher Eric Schwab, an aficionado of luxury cars and trucks, took advantage of the Discovery’s 7,716-pound tow rating (it’s 8,201 pounds if you order the gas V-6) to tow the corporate TEN party trailer to a tailgate party. He also added miles with a run to Tire Rack in South Bend, and used the Disco to tailgate for a Wolverines football game at the University of Michigan’s Big House in Ann Arbor. Put aside the niggling issues we have with the Land Rover Discovery’s touchscreen, we’re quickly racking up miles in this adventure-luxury workhorse.
Our 2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 Luxury
MILES TO DATE 12,542 PRICE $66,945/$79950 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.0L DOHC 24-valve turbodiesel V-6, 254 hp @ 3,750 rpm/443 lb-ft. @ 1,750-2,250 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 21/26/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) L x W x H: 195.6 x 87.4 x 73.5 in WHEELBASE 115 in WEIGHT 4,916 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec TOP SPEED 133 mph
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Are Cows the Problem??
Are Cows the Problem??
Everyone has heard the terms global warming and climate change. In fact, some of us are tired of hearing those terms. They are often confused to be the same thing. Climate change occurs naturally over time – it is the earth’s natural temperature progression. Global warming, on the other hand, is the earth’s temperature rising due to the greenhouse effect; the earth’s unnatural version of climate change. Global warming is happening whether we like it or not. Most people think that global warming is only caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or gasoline that produce mostly carbon dioxide. However, many do not know that carbon dioxide, along with water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone, are the main gasses that cause the greenhouse effect.
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Did you know that for every 4.7 people on earth, there is one cow? Seems like quite the staggering number, however, considering that Americans consume one billion pounds of beef a year at McDonalds alone, that number seems a bit more plausible. In fact, the majority of the world’s population loves products that come from cows. Don’t think you are part of that majority, because you don’t eat red meat? Think again, there are probably more products than you realize.
• Steak and Beef
• Dairy products
• Leather
• Beauty Products
• Refined Sugar
• Medicines
• Lab Research Materials
• Plastics
• Bio Diesel
• Sports Equipment
• Candles
• Fertilizer
The average cow weighs approximately 1150 pounds. 500 pounds go to beef, the other 650 pounds go to numerous byproducts, only some are listed above.
However, these cows have a fairly large role here on earth; a far larger role than serving as a meal, or contributing to our fashion and beauty needs. Cows actually pose a threat to earth’s climate.
Cows are the culprit….?
The issue with cows is that they emit methane, which is a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Methane is an extremely flammable, odorless, colorless gas. It happens to be one of the components of natural gas.
Most humans also produce methane as a byproduct of our digestive system.
Cows (and other livestock including sheep, goats, buffalo, camels, and giraffes) digest their food with the help of stomach bacteria in a process called enteric fermentation. The end result of this process is methane, which comes out in their burps and farts. About 14.5 percent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock, which is more than global car and airplane traffic emissions combined! And while nearly all livestock emit methane, a whopping 65 percent of methane emissions come from cows, who individually produce about 200 to 500 liters per day. Dairy cows produce more methane than beef cattle and out number them ten to one in the U.S.
So, what are we going to do about it?
The most obvious answer is…. we can stop raising and consuming livestock. A recent study found that eating one pound of beef causes more greenhouse warming than burning one gallon of gasoline. Each American who drops beef-eating saves us the annual emissions equivalent of burning 61 gallons of gas, or 580 pounds of coal.
And while the most obvious of answers (stop eating beef and using cattle products) is also the least-likely to be done, it is still good to know the facts.
Now, since that solution is off the table, what else can be done?
I’ve got one word for you: Seaweed.
Now, I am not talking about seaweed that you eat at a sushi restaurant. I am talking about a specific type of seaweed, called Asparagopsis taxiformis.
Asparagopsis taxiformis is a species of red algae commonly found in tropical regions.
Robert Kinley of CSIRO and Rocky De Nys, professor of aquaculture at Australia’s James Cook University, have been conducting research using artificial cows’ stomachs. Asparagopsis taxiformis was one of twenty types of seaweed tested to reduce the emission of methane. Methane was cut by 99 percent with the red algae, asparagopsis taxiformis.
A study in Canada showed that cows that ingested seaweed were healthier and heavier than cows that did not.
Yes, this is the quick fix for our cow methane issue! It however is not very likely to take effect any time soon. Not enough of this wonderful product is available. It would take approximately 15 thousand acers of Asparagopsis taxiformis farms just to handle ten percent of the cattle found in Australia. The number of seaweed farms are on the rise, I just do not see, in the near future a rise in this type of farming, especially not enough to make an impact.
At the end of the day, we all know that the world is not going to suddenly stop eating beef in order to help prevent global warming. It is just not going to happen. However, if we simply could farm enough algae to put in our cows’ food, it could reduce methane emission from our livestock, and ultimately reduce our carbon footprint on the earth.
So, cows are not the problem?
Even though cows are responsible for the methane production, the worlds population is responsible for their love of cow products. The reason there are so many cows is because people that live on earth enjoy their beauty products and the taste of steak. I for one, even though I fully understand the consequences, really enjoy a nice steak. Echo and Rig happens to be one of my favorite restaurants/ steakhouse in Las Vegas (if you haven’t been you should really check it out). Are you going to stop eating beef to help save the planet? I will, however, feel far less guilty knowing that the cows that I am consuming were, I guess you could say, reduced emission? There are a lot of different things that you could do to reduce your carbon footprint. Hopefully one day soon there will be more impactful changes to help our environment. Global warming is a real issue that needs to be dealt with on a global level!
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Improve Fuel Economy - Keep Your RV On the Road!
With fuel expenses heading toward file levels, you do not must reduce your RV tour in case you simply hold some matters in thoughts. You can improve fuel economy on your RV by using just practising some simple techniques. Fortunately the RV’s of today are much greater gasoline green than years in the past. But, there are matters you can do to nonetheless improve gasoline economic system similarly.
Let’s face it, the phrases gasoline economic system and RV do not generally get associated with each different. With most of the RV’s inside the thirty five foot and larger magnificence, whether or not gas or diesel, they typically get between six to eleven miles in step with gallon. Some claim getting even higher mileage but that was probable with a tail wind and heading east out of the western mountains.
I normally get in the low teenagers when pulling with my rig, and I am almost sixty feet long when installed. You can visit yourfulltimervliving.Com for pix of my rig. However, once I am touring I practice a few very particular strategies to enhance fuel financial system. The first and maximum important thing you could do is to make certain your engine is tuned up. Whether diesel or fuel, if the engine isn’t well maintained, you may never get foremost fuel economy. Also, make sure to apply the first-class oil suitable to your engine. If you could use a synthetic, this can help to similarly reduce inner friction. Don’t forget the need of these everyday oil modifications!
Don’t forget about your exhaust device! If your RV has been sitting for awhile, make sure nothing has built a nest up in there. Make positive your catalytic converter isn’t clogged and that your air clear out has also been changed if it’s far grimy. Poor air waft and an inefficient exhaust system will sincerely not enhance gasoline economy.
A lot of RVers allow their engines idle unnecessarily. When you are not moving you are becoming zero miles in step with gallon. If you’re going to be moving for extra than a few minutes, shut the engine off except it’s so hot it needs to run to settle down earlier than shutdown. I need to permit my diesel beast idle for at least two minutes after a tough exercising to get the engine temperature underneath 100 ninety 4 tiers or go through harm to the device. So, there are exceptions to this, however mostly if you aren’t moving, close it down to improve gasoline financial system.
When it comes to speed limits, every mile in line with hour over sixty five decreases your fuel financial system with the aid of at the least one percent. This may be enormous on lengthy trips. The amazing component approximately RV travel is we don’t ought to be in a hurry. We have the whole lot with us that we want, and everywhere we are can be known as domestic. So, unless you are a person who is on vacation and most effective has a certain amount of time to journey, sluggish down and experience the view!
Hilga and I journey quite a few secondary highways as there’s less site visitors, decrease pace limits, and the scenery is better. I have mentioned this in different articles: I like to travel at sixty miles consistent with hour as this is the velocity my rig is the most gas green. It hums alongside at 16 hundred rpm’s in overdrive, and that is one of the approaches I improve fuel economic system in my travels.
I also use my cruise control to preserve speeds steady and reduce motive force fatigue. When planning my path thru busy metropolitan areas I keep away from rush hour as idling in traffic is not the way to enhance gasoline economy. And while traveling in metropolitan regions that involve site visitors alerts, a slow steady acceleration at inexperienced lights will aid significantly in decreasing gas intake. It’s all about torque and kinetic power!
And ultimately, recall approximately tire stress. This one is very important, not simplest for gasoline economy, however for universal travel safety. Check cold strain within the morning and inflate to the proper pressure based totally on load ratings to your tires. Believe it or no longer, front to again, and curbside to street facet, tire stress can range based totally on the load distribution of the RV.
I even have watched my tire strain rise as a great deal as fifteen psi whilst journeying on warm days. If you inflate your tires whilst heat, you can over inflate them and create a situation for a blowout. I screen each tires pressure with a tire pressure monitoring gadget. I might no longer journey without one. The financial savings from prevented issues because of incorrect tire strain have paid for the device as a minimum ten times over.
If you use these easy techniques along with your RV, you’ll improve fuel financial system! There’s no motive not to experience the RV lifestyle even as playing extraordinary miles according to gallon from the gasoline you operate. For Hilga and I, it’s not all about the vacation spot we’re going to subsequent, but as full time RVers, it is approximately the journey at the same time as getting to in which we want to go. Happy travels!
When Will the Economy Get Better – You Need to Know
For many humans asking the query when will the financial system get higher, is lots higher than thinking that there may be no long term hope for a better America and world. Since we’re presently the worlds reserve forex the sector financial system is inextricably linked to our forex and economies health. That is why we have to hold abreast of the movements and guidelines of our government; it’s far like a de facto barometer of world economic fitness
President Barrack Obama is currently on a campaign to reassure all Americans that the contemporary turmoil in the world economic system will nonetheless settle, and moreover the USA is already on its avenue to recovery. This is no matter the fact that economic information is still on the horrific side and the markets nevertheless suffer from most important drops.
During a current speak within the Washington Navy Yard, the President reiterated that he believes America can get thru this tough scenario and that the economic system is already getting higher. He went on to say that everybody in his group of workers can be operating together tirelessly in order to achieve this aim. Also on this occasion, the president discussed his plan to lessen the unemployment price of average residents and veterans in our united states of america. However, he and his administration did no longer have a plan to help the current 500 factor plunge inside the Dow. What’s more President Obama completely prevented addressing, what turned into tantamount to a crash inside the marketplace. With this form of blatant denial and dodgery, if we’re to answer our query, whilst will the economic system get higher, we have to appearance someplace else.
Obama himself admitted that this year become a very tumultuous one. His unmarried highest precedence now may be getting America, and consequently all other nations, returned to work.
If you are asking while will the financial system get higher and believe the president’s assertions, a higher query is probably, is it sufficient? One of the principle keys to his rules working is the nonpartisan cooperation among Democrats and Republicans. This in and of itself can be a problematic, and in all likelihood very steeply-priced assumption. As we’ve got seen with the latest debt ceiling fiasco this cooperation can be largely up to the whims of our politicians. Even in the face of a horrifying crises this cooperation changed into nonexistent. Many have lost the last remnants of confidence they’d. In order for agencies to present more self assurance to the economy, and start growing jobs once more it should have this self assurance inside the authorities. Otherwise making an investment and hiring will not take place. Americans are looking ahead to extra from the authorities, these parties need to discover some manner to paintings collectively for the purpose of making the economy grow another time. We have to reinforce our u . S .’s long-time period price range.
The employment record ultimate July introduced relatively exact information. There are 117,00 jobs, higher than what became anticipated. This is retaining in thoughts that those expectancies were low and primarily based on a preceding 12 months of lack luster overall performance.
Every month, round one hundred twenty five,000 jobs are required so that the u . S .’s unemployment fee will continue to be consistent. While about 2 hundred,000 jobs every month for more than a year might be wanted deliver us down about one point percentage.
When will the economy get higher will basically depend upon the price of employment. Right now, unemployment is seriously excessive, however there are nevertheless a few hopes for both companies and households.
As of now, nobody really knows what is going to take place in the coming yr, if the financial system will honestly get better or if things will become much worse. Will the a whole lot feared financial fall apart simply take vicinity, or do we neutralize this approaching danger? The majority of such questions will continue to be largely a mystery, till that point is close at hand. The handiest constant is that you must be organized and have a feasible plan regardless. The best different regular is that we must take a few duty if we are to have a solution. We will must learn to come to phrases with the reality that we’d ought to be those to easy up this mess; even if we didn’t make. This time, the work have to not simply come from the officials. Everyone need to reaffirm their obligations to our united states of america and work together so that you can ensure that a far brighter tomorrow can be ready. If we can do that, if we are able to paintings collectively successfully with one another, then we will be the ones who’ve the solution to this all critical question, when will the economic system get higher .
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Attending Tire Rack’s Street Survival School With Our Four Seasons 2017 Land Rover Discovery
South Bend, Indiana, seemed like the perfect distance from Metro Detroit for a two-day roundtrip to push the range on our 2017 Land Rover Discovery. I left Friday afternoon with 12,056 miles on the Disco’s clock; returned Saturday and drove it to work Monday, after a couple of short weekend errands, with 486 miles added. A fill-up took 19.99 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel. The tank holds 22.5 gallons, so at my 24.3-mpg average, range should be about 545 miles.
That tops the Disco’s 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it’s 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.
Why did I pick South Bend? Because I get all the glamour trips.
In this case, I drove to Tire Rack’s headquarters to help them celebrate the 1,000th class of its Street Survival program for teenage drivers. I spent the school hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday observing the classroom and track instruction of 11 young drivers.
Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year. The school usually costs just $75 per student, though it was waived for the 1,000th class. Teens showed up in a variety of cars, including a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, an E46 BMW 330i sedan, and a well-broken-in Pontiac Bonneville. Tire Rack made each student check his or her pressures before taking to the retailer’s testing course with its inner skidpad. Street Survival uses coned parking lots (sometimes at road racing courses) and airstrips around the U.S. and Canada.
This morning, the track was coned off into a slalom course and a braking test. For the afternoon, the young drivers switched from counter-clockwise to clockwise on the skidpad and the braking test was changed to a lane-change exercise. There was a steady rain in the morning, and in the afternoon, Tire Rack watered down its skidpad. There was a lot of repetition, but for my ride-along, instructor Arnie Coleman, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pushed 16-year-old Jason Margush of Goshen, Indiana, to let his parents’ E46 BMW 325i wagon get loose on the slippery skidpad. Good, safe, fun driving.
“What makes this program different is that the students use their cars, or their parents’ cars,” Coleman explained.
Wrapped around compelling on-test track practice are classroom sessions first thing in the morning, and then immediately after lunch. National program director Bill Wade was the instructor here.
“There are no accidents,” he said, reflecting a recent change in attitude toward the word, “accident,” among safety advocates. He attacked distracted driving, too. “Nearly 80 percent of crashes, and 65-percent of near-crashes are due to distractions that occur three seconds before the crash.”
Wade’s classroom instruction includes lessons on how to properly set your seat, tilt/telescope wheel and mirrors, plus vehicle control skills and the physics of contact patches and weight transfer. “This is Tire Rack, after all,” Wade said.
Students got to sit in the driver’s seat of a tractor/trailer to learn how hard it is to see a Toyota MR-Spyder and Porsche Cayenne in the “lane” next to them. Then, instructors exploded an airbag on a disembodied steering wheel for the students and their parents.
Afternoon classroom sessions end with dire warnings on the hazard of texting and driving, including a replay of AT&T’s hard-hitting video on the subject, first released some eight years ago.
There was no need to distract myself, even with a voice-command call to my wife, during the 230-odd miles back to Metro Detroit. A rest stop along the Indiana toll road and a coffee stop just north of the border afforded that opportunity.
But I could not do anything about the information-entertainment touchscreen. The Landie’s physical volume-control knob is nice, but changing radio stations can take one’s eyes off the road for too long, especially if you want to listen to FM and not Sirius/XM when you’re out of range for your presets.
Setting the navigation system when driving alone should always be done at the side of the road, as Land Rover’s system is less intuitive than most. I couldn’t figure out how to call up previous destinations and the series of commands had me hitting the “back” button more often than usual. I’m with AUTOMOBILE contributor Marc Noordeloos on this: the touchscreen needs to go.
Otherwise, our 4Seasons Land Rover Discovery is settling in the Detroit Bureau nicely. Our local dealer fixed the improperly fitted a-pillar black trim piece early on, and several weeks later, we returned to the dealer’s service bay to have an tint-less rear-quarter window replaced with a tinted one, to match the other side. Land Rover covered both repairs.
I’m getting used to the turbo lag at tip-in, simply by launching into traffic only when there’s a bit more of a gap than I would allow for, say, the Discovery’s gas V-6. This, after all, is what you should expect from a turbocharged diesel engine, at least as a tradeoff for meeting emissions standards. Once I became used to the turbo lag and the radio-lag, the Land Rover Discovery proved to be a supremely comfortable vacation hauler for my wife and myself, and our three collies when heading up to our new, humble little cabin 175 miles to the north. I find the ride plenty of comfortable, especially considering how well the Disco handles the dirt roads near the cabin, though I’d like a bit more body control when it comes to squat and dive.
Publisher Eric Schwab, an aficionado of luxury cars and trucks, took advantage of the Discovery’s 7,716-pound tow rating (it’s 8,201 pounds if you order the gas V-6) to tow the corporate TEN party trailer to a tailgate party. He also added miles with a run to Tire Rack in South Bend, and used the Disco to tailgate for a Wolverines football game at the University of Michigan’s Big House in Ann Arbor. Put aside the niggling issues we have with the Land Rover Discovery’s touchscreen, we’re quickly racking up miles in this adventure-luxury workhorse.
Our 2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 Luxury
MILES TO DATE 12,542 PRICE $66,945/$79950 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.0L DOHC 24-valve turbodiesel V-6, 254 hp @ 3,750 rpm/443 lb-ft. @ 1,750-2,250 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 21/26/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) L x W x H: 195.6 x 87.4 x 73.5 in WHEELBASE 115 in WEIGHT 4,916 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec TOP SPEED 133 mph
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Attending Tire Rack’s Street Survival School With Our Four Seasons 2017 Land Rover Discovery
South Bend, Indiana, seemed like the perfect distance from Metro Detroit for a two-day roundtrip to push the range on our 2017 Land Rover Discovery. I left Friday afternoon with 12,056 miles on the Disco’s clock; returned Saturday and drove it to work Monday, after a couple of short weekend errands, with 486 miles added. A fill-up took 19.99 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel. The tank holds 22.5 gallons, so at my 24.3-mpg average, range should be about 545 miles.
That tops the Disco’s 23 mpg EPA combined rating, and it’s 2 mpg short of the highway number, which in a post-VW Dieselgate world is not bad.
Why did I pick South Bend? Because I get all the glamour trips.
In this case, I drove to Tire Rack’s headquarters to help them celebrate the 1,000th class of its Street Survival program for teenage drivers. I spent the school hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday observing the classroom and track instruction of 11 young drivers.
Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year. The school usually costs just $75 per student, though it was waived for the 1,000th class. Teens showed up in a variety of cars, including a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, an E46 BMW 330i sedan, and a well-broken-in Pontiac Bonneville. Tire Rack made each student check his or her pressures before taking to the retailer’s testing course with its inner skidpad. Street Survival uses coned parking lots (sometimes at road racing courses) and airstrips around the U.S. and Canada.
This morning, the track was coned off into a slalom course and a braking test. For the afternoon, the young drivers switched from counter-clockwise to clockwise on the skidpad and the braking test was changed to a lane-change exercise. There was a steady rain in the morning, and in the afternoon, Tire Rack watered down its skidpad. There was a lot of repetition, but for my ride-along, instructor Arnie Coleman, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pushed 16-year-old Jason Margush of Goshen, Indiana, to let his parents’ E46 BMW 325i wagon get loose on the slippery skidpad. Good, safe, fun driving.
“What makes this program different is that the students use their cars, or their parents’ cars,” Coleman explained.
Wrapped around compelling on-test track practice are classroom sessions first thing in the morning, and then immediately after lunch. National program director Bill Wade was the instructor here.
“There are no accidents,” he said, reflecting a recent change in attitude toward the word, “accident,” among safety advocates. He attacked distracted driving, too. “Nearly 80 percent of crashes, and 65-percent of near-crashes are due to distractions that occur three seconds before the crash.”
Wade’s classroom instruction includes lessons on how to properly set your seat, tilt/telescope wheel and mirrors, plus vehicle control skills and the physics of contact patches and weight transfer. “This is Tire Rack, after all,” Wade said.
Students got to sit in the driver’s seat of a tractor/trailer to learn how hard it is to see a Toyota MR-Spyder and Porsche Cayenne in the “lane” next to them. Then, instructors exploded an airbag on a disembodied steering wheel for the students and their parents.
Afternoon classroom sessions end with dire warnings on the hazard of texting and driving, including a replay of AT&T’s hard-hitting video on the subject, first released some eight years ago.
There was no need to distract myself, even with a voice-command call to my wife, during the 230-odd miles back to Metro Detroit. A rest stop along the Indiana toll road and a coffee stop just north of the border afforded that opportunity.
But I could not do anything about the information-entertainment touchscreen. The Landie’s physical volume-control knob is nice, but changing radio stations can take one’s eyes off the road for too long, especially if you want to listen to FM and not Sirius/XM when you’re out of range for your presets.
Setting the navigation system when driving alone should always be done at the side of the road, as Land Rover’s system is less intuitive than most. I couldn’t figure out how to call up previous destinations and the series of commands had me hitting the “back” button more often than usual. I’m with AUTOMOBILE contributor Marc Noordeloos on this: the touchscreen needs to go.
Otherwise, our 4Seasons Land Rover Discovery is settling in the Detroit Bureau nicely. Our local dealer fixed the improperly fitted a-pillar black trim piece early on, and several weeks later, we returned to the dealer’s service bay to have an tint-less rear-quarter window replaced with a tinted one, to match the other side. Land Rover covered both repairs.
I’m getting used to the turbo lag at tip-in, simply by launching into traffic only when there’s a bit more of a gap than I would allow for, say, the Discovery’s gas V-6. This, after all, is what you should expect from a turbocharged diesel engine, at least as a tradeoff for meeting emissions standards. Once I became used to the turbo lag and the radio-lag, the Land Rover Discovery proved to be a supremely comfortable vacation hauler for my wife and myself, and our three collies when heading up to our new, humble little cabin 175 miles to the north. I find the ride plenty of comfortable, especially considering how well the Disco handles the dirt roads near the cabin, though I’d like a bit more body control when it comes to squat and dive.
Publisher Eric Schwab, an aficionado of luxury cars and trucks, took advantage of the Discovery’s 7,716-pound tow rating (it’s 8,201 pounds if you order the gas V-6) to tow the corporate TEN party trailer to a tailgate party. He also added miles with a run to Tire Rack in South Bend, and used the Disco to tailgate for a Wolverines football game at the University of Michigan’s Big House in Ann Arbor. Put aside the niggling issues we have with the Land Rover Discovery’s touchscreen, we’re quickly racking up miles in this adventure-luxury workhorse.
Our 2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 Luxury
MILES TO DATE 12,542 PRICE $66,945/$79950 (base/as tested) ENGINE 3.0L DOHC 24-valve turbodiesel V-6, 254 hp @ 3,750 rpm/443 lb-ft. @ 1,750-2,250 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic LAYOUT 4-door, 7-passenger, front-engine 4WD SUV EPA MILEAGE 21/26/23 mpg (city/highway/combined) L x W x H: 195.6 x 87.4 x 73.5 in WHEELBASE 115 in WEIGHT 4,916 lb 0-60 MPH 6.9 sec TOP SPEED 133 mph
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