garage space heater

[megaladon6]

one of the perqs of my new place is an unused 2 car garage. i'm looking for advice on a good space heater for it so i can continue to work on the car. i can't stand propane so all that's left (i think) is kerosene and electric. which do you guys prefer and how big do you think i need to go?
thanks

 

[Tony_SS]

Why not propane? My father in law let me borrow his Ready Heater for awhile and its the only thing thats worked well... my 2 car is not insulated and it actually heats the whole place well. The line was plenty long and I ran it under the garage door.

 

[jrm81bu]

And if your really against propane then get the kerosene version.

 

[dan2286]

I would definitely get one of those ready heaters in the kerosene versions, they heat really good. They can be pretty noisy though.

 

[megaladon6]

i've always hated the smell from the propane heaters, but the kero ones don't bother me. the salamanders (torpedo) heaters i really like for rapid heating but not as much for steady regular heat. plus they don't work if the powers out.
which is more expensive now, kero or electric?

 

[dan2286]

Have you considered wood or oil burning heaters?

 

[megaladon6]

well it'd have to be low fume since i just rent and won't be cutting an exhaust vent hole. really i'm looking for something semi-portable so i can get it out of the way easily but that i can have run for hours without constant adjustmants.

 

[dan2286]

Is the garage insulated?

Here is a website with some nice looking electric ones, http://www.air-n-water.com/electric-utility-heater.htm