Dyna Glo Electric Garage Heater...The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

[@THF409]

I installed a 12,000 watt king heater in my 26’x 36’ shop fully insulated and it does a good job. I also mounted two 60” ceiling fans and reverse run them to circulate the heat. I purchased the heater from northern tool.

[@northernoutlier]

I still need to get a different heater. I like the ceiling fan idea. Thanks for watching.

[@mobiledevto]

add a fan on ceiling to push the hot air down and youll have more efficiency.

[@northernoutlier]

Thanks. I know think the element is starting to go. Not getting very hot. Thanks for watching.

[@specialks1953]

A stronger fan would just move more cold air across the heating coils causing the air coming out of the fan to be much cooler than it is now. The answer is not more fan but more wattage and more fan possibly. I hope this helps you or someone else. - - - A larger/faster fan would be like getting in your car and turning the heater fan on high before the water in the system even gets warm. - - For reference an electric heater of 5000 Watts of heat is (17,065 BTU of heat) and in the US a company named Northern Tool + Equipment has a heater roughly equivalent to the one in this video for $102.89 as of 2-12-2024.

[@northernoutlier]

Thanks for the comment. That makes sense and I am looking to upgrade for next winter.

[@joycemyers8140]

If your going to install garage heater, consider a low watt ceiling fan system to blow that hot air down from under the rafters. Keep it circulating for more efficient heat

[@romanyel]

I've seen other users buy lower wattage units with the intention of adding a second unit.

[@zooedca]

Did you ever upgrade? If so what to. Video? Im looking at this size for my 20x22 garage... I was gogin to install natural gas heater but they wanted $3800 to run gas to my garage... insane! only 15 ft.

[@northernoutlier]

I have not upgraded yet. So no video yet. This size might be good for that size. Thats crazy expensive. Thanks for watching.

[@marc2672]

Does your garage have insulation?

[@northernoutlier]

Yes it is insulated.