Garage Heater Installation

Garage heaters make life better…..for you and your vehicle

Which garage heater installation is best for your home?

We carry both radiant and forced air garage heaters. Both of these styles of heater will keep your garage warm but each has distinct advantages and disadvantages.

First of all it is important to determine why you want heat in your garage. Is it to keep your car warm? Is to keep the chill of off the bonus room overhead? Is it to create an area that can be used as a workshop in winter or are you creating the ultimate man cave for year round use.

Radiant heaters heat objects such as vehicles, your workbench and to a certain extent you. They are the most economical to run as they don’t have to reheat the entire garage after the overhead door is opened and the warm air escapes.

Forced air heaters work just like the furnace in your home but contain a fan so duct work is not required. Forced air heaters are ideal if you have a workshop that you spend a lot of time in or have a bonus room above the garage that you are having difficulty maintaining a comfortable temperature in. The drawback to a forced air heater is all the air you have heated escapes as soon as you open your overhead door so the garage needs to be reheated and more natural gas is used.

Don’t try to pigtail off of an existing duct in your home and run an additional duct to your garage. This is NOT an option. It is important to understand that your existing furnace has been selected and calibrated to heat the square footage of your home. Even adding an additional duct to heat a small 20×20 garage (400 square feet) will throw your system out and will either overtax its capacity or cause other rooms in your home to fall out of balance and heat poorly.

Our main brands of garage heaters are Reznor, Sterling, Superior and Caribe. Reznor and Sterling, our forced air brands are known for their robust construction and ability to maintain peak operation for many years. They are the best known garage heaters on the market and is in more homes than any other brands. Our Radiant Heater brands are Superior and Caribe. Though there are no moving parts in a radiant heater and less to break down, reliability is important and we have found both Caribe and Superior to have excellent durability at a value price point.

To find out more about these garage heaters, or to arrange a no obligation in home estimate, call us or complete the request a quote form by clicking the button at the bottom of this page.