Installing an electric garage heater is an excellent way to bring heat into your garage. Having a heated garage provides many advantages.
You might use an electric garage heater to:
- Keep your vehicle warm and have it ready to go when you need it in the winter
- Prevent stored items in your garage from freezing
- Allow you to work in your garage in comfort year round
- Keep rooms above your garage warmer.
Installed electric garage heaters provide more powerful heat output than a portable. Having a quality heater is also important so that you don’t have to replace it every few years. Electric heaters aren’t generally noisy. They don’t require any combustible gas and venting to the outside is not necessary.
Things to consider when installing an electric garage heater:
- The size of your garage. You want a heater that provides adequate coverage for the space of your garage. If it is only important to keep one area warm, then look for heating to cover that area. Portable heaters don’t generally do the job in heating and entire garage.
- An adjustable thermostat. It may be important to you to have a feature on the garage heater that will sense a temperature difference and respond by turning on automatically. This can keep vehicles and storage items from freezing without manual monitoring.
- Safety. Improperly installed electric garage heaters can be dangerous. Portable heaters can also be dangerous as they are easy to knock over or can burn someone if a person comes into contact with them. Some heaters have a fire risk or can build up noxious fumes in the space a person is working in. Take care when looking at heating your garage or space that all risks have been properly identified. Bringing in a professional electrical technician is always a good idea.
Custom Electrical Services can supply, advise and install your electric garage heater. Proper installation is necessary for safety. Wiring will be to code by our professional electricians. We will also make sure that installation of an electric garage heater won’t overload your system if you’ll also be using tools or other electrical appliances in your garage. If you want a safe and efficient option for heating your garage, contact us to find out more about electric garage heaters.
