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Originally Posted by zzmac

Hi all,

I've been considering getting a ceiling mounted radiant heater (I've heard they're the best) for my garage. I've got a 3 car garage with 11' ceiling and no insulation in attic above. I live in Toronto and it can get cold here. Not sure if the infrared heater mentioned earlier is the same, but does anyone have experience with a similar radiant installation?

If so, here are some questions:
1. I was told 30,000 BTU's would be sufficient, does this sound right?
2. Any particular brand you'd recommend?
3. Would moisture be an issue with my stored Cobra if I only heated up my garage when working on the car? (or would I need to always leave it on at a certain temp?)
4. If I installed the heater in the middle garage and down the road installed a 4 post lift on the garage floor to the right to store my car, would it melt the paint off the cobra (that's up in the air)? :-)

Cold Canuck

The real key in whatever you decide is the take care of "no insulation in attic above" . Without good insulation (at least R36) in the attic you will be wasting lots of money on any method you use to heat the garage.

Dick