In my garage I use a Big Buddy propane heater and it's wonderful. It's prop= ane but not like those tank-top heaters. It's very clean burning, you do no= t smell it. It uses two small tanks that I refill from a barbeque-size tank= .. I have used it inside the house during emergencies. The only time it's a = problem is if you have been using spray paint and the vapors from the spray= paint make bad smells. Take a look: http://www.mrheater.com/big-buddy-portable-heater-massachusetts-and-canada-= version.html I know you didn't want propane but this is so easy and winter is coming :) Bob ________________________________________ From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu on behalf of V G Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 12:37 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: [OT] Best garage heating option Hi all, I'd like to install some heating mechanism in my decently-insulated garage for working on my motorcycle and some other projects over the winter= .. Initially, I considered getting a portable propane heater but I don't want to mess around with propane tanks, exchanging them, the danger of setting something on fire, and the fact that they vent directly into the room. However, this would be the cheapest option and definitely workable if I lift the garage door up a bit to let some fresh air in and mount a CO detector nearby. The options I'm now considering are: - Natural gas heater - This will require running a natural gas line into the garage which a professional will likely need to take care of, then installing an expensive natural gas heater as well as setting up the vent. - Electric heater - To be practical, this will require running a two-phase 240V power line into the garage and hooking up some powerful 240V electric heaters. I'm not worried about electricity costs, since this will only be used when I'm working on my projects, which is only during off-peak hours, and not too many hours per week. These would also be the safest and easiest to manage. I'm leaning towards electric since it would likely be easier to install and overall cheaper considering the infrequent use case. I would appreciate any thoughts and advice on this. Thank you! --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .