And a forced air heater will take longer to reheat the space after the garage door has been opened and shut.
Heat and air units for garage.
Of course how hot the temperature gets will be a factor when choosing how big a unit to get.
We recommend a ceiling mounted gas fired forced air unit garage heater some installers recommend infrared shop heaters because they heat objects instead of air.
Gone are the heavy and leaky window units of the 1990s.
Lennox garage heaters provide you with an easy and energy efficient solution for making your garage or workspace more comfortable and usable.
Know the size of your garage.
Available in a range of sizes and fuel options and with heat outputs of up to 75 000 btuh lennox garage heaters bring reliable and efficient warmth to utility spaces large or small.
Most forced air units cost half as much as low intensity infrared tube heaters.
The average garage size of 20 20 feet is a total of 400 sq ft which a 9 000 12 000 btu unit would heat and cool nicely.
Another big difference is the initial cost.
With a properly installed vent the hot air can travel directly from the unit through the vent and out of the garage.
With forced air heat the air is warmer at the ceiling and cooler at your feet.
The best garage heater.
This will trump your efforts to cool the area.
Today s window units are energy efficient capable of providing air and heat and easy to install in a weekend.