Gas oven for garage heating. How to choose a garage oven

For many, a garage is a non-residential premises where a personal car is sent to the parking lot, spare parts for it, various liquids, tools, and many other useful things in the household are stored there, which are a pity to throw away. Often, a cellar is built under the garage for storing pickles and vegetables, which are so nice to see on the table in winter. But if the garage is not heated, then you may encounter freezing of its walls, as a result - corrosion on the car or the inability to start the engine in severe frost. In a frost of minus 15 degrees, a car battery can be discharged in just two days of inactivity.

garage oven

The temperature norm for garages is 5 degrees. However, this is not enough to carry out repair or other work. A more comfortable temperature for a long stay in the garage is 18-20 degrees. From this follow garage stove requirements:

• security;
• the ability to control the temperature;
• the possibility of quick installation of the furnace and ease of maintenance;
• low cost of construction and fuel used;
• high efficiency and heat transfer;
• non-volatility, that is, interruptions in water / gas / electricity should not affect the operation of the heating elements.

The choice of stoves is great. Each of the furnaces can be additionally upgraded, choosing the best option.

According to the fuel used, furnaces are divided into:

• electrical;
• gas;
• solid fuel;
• operating on liquid fuel.

The design of the furnaces is made of brick, metal, or a combination of these materials (iron casing and refractory brick firebox). Brick ovens have better heat dissipation, cool down longer, warm up more evenly and safer than metal ones. But they take up more space. If the garage is small, metal mobile stoves are being built. All designs are subject to safety rules and equipping the garage with fire fighting equipment

1. non-combustible foundation;
2. insulating materials on the walls and in the place where the chimney pipe passes;
3. screen - reflector;
4. good room ventilation.

For solid fuel stoves, it is additionally necessary to equip a firewood shed or a place for storing coal, sawdust or fuel briquettes.

Brick ovens for the garage

Such stoves work on wood, coal, sawdust or briquettes. Fuel is inexpensive, stoves are very durable, and combustion products can be used in the garden. For a garage brick oven are required:

• refractory brick;
• oven clay;
• fine sifted sand;
• cement;
• containers for mixing the solution;
• shovel;
• tools for laying and jointing seams;
• Bulgarian;
• sandpaper and file;
• roulette;
• level;
• plumb lines;
• waterproofing;
• fittings;
• plastic metal wire;
• door for the firebox (ash pan);
• chimney damper.

The clay mortar is prepared in advance, while the bricks are immersed in water immediately before laying, so that during the laying process they do not take excess liquid from the clay and dry it out, which will make the mortar unsuitable for laying!

The simplest brick oven for a garage with direct-flow modules

The stove is small in size, the masonry is very simple, without cutting the bricks and bandaging them. Disadvantages: the absence of a grate makes it difficult to clean the oven; draft is regulated only by the size of the gap of the open furnace door.

The foundation will be a sheet of thick steel laid on the flooring. Before work, it is necessary to prepare a clay solution, drill several holes in the furnace door for oxygen access, make sure that the surface on which we will lay is horizontal.

First two rows bricks are laid horizontally. IN third we begin to form the walls of the firebox and install the door. We fasten it with the help of metal fastening plates and wire, fixing it on the door and clamping it between the brick rows.

FROM third to sixth rows we lay out the camera where we will lay firewood. We close the door, completely fixing it between the bricks.

Important! We check each laid out row for possible distortions. To do this, we use plumb lines, tape measure and level. The numbering of the rows will allow you not to get confused in the process and avoid mistakes.

Important! If you want the stove to not only heat the room, but also decorate it - between the rows of brickwork, on the outside, it is necessary to lay thin wooden slats of the same thickness. This will allow you to make a neat stitching. We remove the slats as the solution "seizes".

Eighth row we lay out the bricks “flat”, creating a kind of expansion.

In the next ( ninth) row again put the bricks on the edge.

And again we make a narrowing, laying “flat” ( tenth row). In the eleventh row put the bricks on edge. In this case, one brick must be installed across the hole.

We lay out the subsequent rows in the same way, repeating the alternation of laying bricks flat and “on edge”.

To connect the stove to the chimney, it is necessary to narrow the chimney, leaving a hole for the metal pipe. We cover all cracks and voids with a solution of oven clay and insulate with insulating materials (mineral wool).

Before starting a fire in the oven and heating the garage, we must wait for the solution to dry completely. We check the draft by burning a small amount of paper or rags in the firebox.

In addition to the stove, we equip a firewood shed so that firewood and coal are protected from moisture, precipitation and theft. The firewood rack can be made from curved metal rods, a leather basket, wooden floors, etc.

Liquid fuel refers to oil (machine, furnace, etc.), diesel fuel or "working out" - oil refining products formed during their operation. Every garage accumulates similar products that are not always properly disposed of. Often, car owners save them in cans in summer, and in winter they heat their garage with this substance.

Both parts of the chamber must be tightly and hermetically inserted into each other.

This part of the furnace can be made by cutting out the necessary parts from sheet metal and bending, or using a pipe / gas bottle. Steel thickness 4 mm. The legs of the furnace are welded metal corners or another profile.

For burners we use a pipe in which we drill about fifty holes. By welding, we connect it to the upper part of the lower tank.

Upper tank made of steel 6 mm. The technology is similar with the difference that this part is non-separable. To increase heat transfer, a set of small metal plates or fittings can be welded to the structure.

The upper tank is made of steel 6 mm

To remove smoke, we weld a short piece of pipe (diameter about 100-120 mm). To this "glass" we will connect the chimney with clamps.

We mount the chimney itself inclined, with an angle of 45 degrees. The length of the chimney from its upper part to the floor level is 4-7 meters.

Modification of the furnace for the garage for testing

To heat the garage space more quickly and evenly, you can install a fan and direct the air flow to the working furnace.

During operation, it is necessary to observe safety rules, check the elements for defects and beware of water getting into the fuel.

A garage for most car owners is not only a shelter for a car or a mini-workshop, but also a place for free time. And it often happens that in winter you have to spend more time warming up the engine than the trip itself, and it’s more pleasant and more convenient to carry out repairs in the heat. Therefore, sooner or later, all motorists think about heating the garage.

Purchase or DIY?

The best choice for heatingdo-it-yourself garage oven. Preparing all the components for this will not be difficult, but first you need to decide on the type of stove. For this, the following points are taken into account:

• ease of operation;
• reliability;
• low fuel consumption.

To choose the appropriate option, you need to familiarize yourself with all types of furnace designs.

The main types of stoves

Modern heating equipment can be classified according to a number of characteristics, but the main one is the type of fuel used. Based on this, the following groups can be distinguished.

Note! It is better to entrust the installation of a gas boiler to professionals so that all the rules for handling such devices are observed.

Garage stove - what it should be

To select a suitable design, you need to decide in advance on several important points, including:

• garage area;
• planned timing of heating;
• maximum budget.

Note! If the garage is made in the form of an extension to the house, then it is advisable to install a device that will be connected to the electric or gas network. If this is a separate room, then it is better to organize an autonomous system.

The oven must have the following parameters:

• cross section of the exhaust channel - 10 cm;
• weight - no more than 35 kg;
• dimensions - 70x50x35 cm;
• volume - no more than 12 liters.

This is a simple option that is ideal for heating a garage space. The most popular among motorists is a design called "potbelly stove".

Main advantages

Among the many positive qualities that such a furnace possesses, it is worth noting:

• no need to build a foundation;
• ease of use;
• the possibility of using both for heating and for cooking;
• profitability;
• autonomy from communications;
• low cost;
• small dimensions;
• high efficiency.

Note! The only negative can be considered high fuel consumption, albeit relatively inexpensive. Wood quickly burns out, and the heat generated in this case does not accumulate. As soon as they stop heating, the furnace body begins to cool.

There are no clear requirements regarding the design, everyone can make a “potbelly stove” taking into account their own needs and preferences. But in any case, the stove should consist of four main elements.

1. The combustion chamber is a container in which fuel will burn.
2. Lattice located next to the base. It provides traction and is used for stacking firewood.
3. The ash pan is installed below the grate. It is necessary to remove soot accumulations.
4. Chimney.

If desired, the "potbelly stove" can be somewhat improved to reduce the consumption of firewood. For this purpose, the exhaust pipe is not installed next to the rear wall, but on top of the door. In this case, the walls of the furnace will first heat up, and only then the gases will enter the pipe. Consequently, the heat transfer time will increase.

What will be required in the work

For the manufacture of a wood stove, the following materials are required:

• channel;
• iron container for 200 l;
• pipes.

To determine the volume of consumables, read the drawings of the garage oven, carefully study all the connecting nodes.

Step 1. First, the upper part of the container is cut off. To do this, you can use the grinder.

Step 2. The formed edges are equal. The edges of the barrel are wrapped with a hammer inside. The edges of the lid are folded in the same way, but this time outward.

Step 3. A hole ø10-15 cm for the pipe is cut in the center of the lid. To do this, you can use a hammer and chisel.

Step 4. A channel is welded to the cover. At the same time, the hole for the cork can be either welded or left for visual control of the combustion process.

Step 5. A hole ø10 cm is made under the chimney in the upper part of the body, a pipe is welded.

Step 6. A pipe of the appropriate diameter is inserted into the hole on the lid so that it rises slightly above the surface. With the help of this pipe, air will be supplied to the structure.

The oven-"potbelly stove" is ready.

Operation features

After assembling the oven, it is necessary to test it for correct functioning. To do this, you need to perform the following sequence of actions.

Step 1. First, the combustion chamber is filled with firewood by a third.

Step 2. The air supply pipe is installed and closed with a lid. As the fuel burns, the cover lowers a little.

Step 3. Firewood is inserted, slightly moistened with gasoline, a lit match is thrown.

Note! If everything is done correctly, then this firewood is enough for about seven hours of work. The heat transfer time of a wood-filled stove can reach sixty hours.

Video - Do-it-yourself "Bourgeois"

The scheme of the waste oil unit is in many ways reminiscent of the “potbelly stove” described above, but still has its own characteristics.

Main advantages

The strengths of the design include:

What will be required in the work

To design a furnace for mining, you need to take care of:

• exhaust pipe;
• a pair of metal containers with a wall thickness of at least 4 mm;
• branch pipe for the upper container;
• a connecting pipe having a plurality of holes.

The sequence of actions should be as follows.

Step 1. One of the containers with a volume of 10-15 liters will serve as the lower part of the structure - this is where mining will be fed. A hole is made in the upper part of this container.

Step 2. The cover is welded. This must be done in such a way that it can be used to regulate the air supply during the combustion of mining - for this, the lid must rise / fall.

Step 3. The upper container will serve as both a combustion chamber and a heating device. The wall thickness of the container, as already mentioned, should be at least 4 mm, because the structure will heat up to 900ᵒС.

Step 4. The containers are connected to each other with a perforated pipe ø36 cm.

Note! If a one-piece cast product is used, then 48 holes ø1 cm must be made in it - 6 rows of 8 pieces each.

Step 5. A pipe is welded to the upper tank.

Step 6 A galvanized exhaust pipe is attached to the branch pipe. To ensure good draft, the height of the chimney must be at least 4 m.

If everything is done correctly, then the result will be a stove with the following characteristics:

For the full heating of the entire room, you must adhere to certain requirements.

1. The oven must be installed as far away from combustible materials as possible.
2. Once every two weeks, you need to clean the structure.
3. If the diameter of the exhaust pipe is larger than the exhaust pipe, then the amount of soot will decrease.
4. If clean material is used instead of mining, then cleaning can be done less frequently - about once a month.

Trial run of the oven

After assembling a homemade structure, you must perform the following steps.

Step 1. A piece of paper is placed in the lower container, mining is poured over it.

Step 2. Fuel ignites (after about ten minutes).

Step 3. In further work, mining must be filled proportionally - 4 liters at a time.

Note! Instead of mining, diesel fuel can be used.

For a more detailed introduction to the design, watch the thematic video.

Video - Waste oil furnace

In traditional stoves, the burning of firewood, coal, peat briquettes is intense, therefore, for long-term heating, it is constantly necessary to make new fuel tabs at certain intervals. But tradition has a good alternative. For a private "motorhome" it is easy to install a garage oven with your own hands.

Interesting!

As practice has shown, do-it-yourself long-burning stoves (DG) in the garage were actively built after the Second World War, when there was a shortage of coal, and peat briquettes were out of the question. Cars even ran on gas generators.

Today we are talking about the most popular and cheap solid fuel - firewood. The topic of the article is how to build a garage stove with your own hands, investing a minimum of funds in the project. For long-term burning, it is necessary to make a gas-generating furnace. This is when burning wood, other solid fuels are burned with a low supply of oxygen. Such long-burning stoves for a garage with their own hands, with one tab, give heat for ten hours in a row. It's profitable. Do-it-yourself garage oven works according to a special principle.

• the fuel does not burn, but smolders all the time at a high temperature;
• solid fuel begins to smolder not traditionally from below, but from above;
• do-it-yourself DG oven made in the garage is safe.

Necessary materials

Since the combustion of fuel in a gas-generating furnace begins from the top point of its laying, it is easy to build a stove in a garage with your own hands according to the drawings. Rational drawings can be made by the owner himself, knowing how much air is in the room.

Durable iron is one of the best material. If compared with the "potbelly stove", then the DG, that's it, only the do-it-yourself garage oven drawings are higher in height.

For good heating of the room it is necessary to prepare:

1. Sheet metal 3 mm thick.
2. Required number of auxiliary pipelines.

When installing a diesel generator, it is important to pay attention to the correct design of the chimney. Furnaces for heating a garage with their own hands require a pipe installed at an angle with a certain slope. Otherwise, the traction will be insufficient. The optimal section must be chosen at 12 cm. The pipe guarantees a good hood.

1. To clean the chimney from burning.
2. For safety, the knee connected to the stove must have a metal thickness of at least 3 cm.
3. But do not collect the entire pipe that removes the burnt gases, since the chimney structure will turn out to be very heavy.
4. From the first knee, the installation of the chimney pipe is made of lighter metal.
5. It is better to install a composite chimney line to make it easier to clean.

Stove device options

Knowing the principles of operation, it is easy to make a garage oven with your own hands. For the installation of stoves for a garage with your own hands, drawings can be borrowed or developed by yourself. This is not difficult and depends on which case will be preferred. Based on this, a do-it-yourself garage heating stove based on:

• conventional barrels for fuel and lubricants;
• liquefied gas cylinder;
• finished square box;
• weld the sheet metal case of the stove with your own hands to the garage.

As you can see, it’s easy to make a garage oven with your own hands, choosing from a variety of options. The main thing here is to prepare the drawings. Home-made stoves in the garage must be designed for the volume of heated air and meet safety requirements.

As practice has shown, for a long-burning heater, it is better to stop at an ordinary barrel for fuel and lubricants. According to many, such do-it-yourself ovens in the garage do not require any additional material costs.

It is important that the barrel has a small metal thickness and its walls can burn out if it is heated excessively and for a long time every day.

But there are also advantages. Such a do-it-yourself garage oven can be easily repaired. In case of holes in the walls, you can use a new barrel, using all the remaining "equipment".

Bochka project

Do-it-yourself homemade garage stoves have a simple filling. Its structure includes:

1. The press, which must move inside the container, is 4 mm thick.
2. Chimney pipe with a section of 15 cm.
3. Inflatable tube with a section of 10 cm, body length + 50-100 ml.
4. Channel (four pieces 15 cm long).
5. Grate (easy to do yourself).
6. Fireproof container for ash disposal.

Installation work

Furnace DG - Barrel

Making a stove with your own hands in the garage is implemented according to the following algorithm:

• cut off the lid from the barrel from under the fuel and lubricants, align the edges with a grinder, which are bent so that when placed on the barrel it fits tightly;
• a hole is cut in the cover for the entry of the air duct;
• the height of the pipe for receiving air is 20 cm;

Corners or channels are welded at the bottom, on which the grate is mounted. All other operations are similar to the actions performed when installing a potbelly stove. Next, a do-it-yourself garage oven requires the installation of a chimney. This is an ordinary door, a retractable ash pan, etc.

It should be remembered!

Not only the degree of heating, but the smell of smoke in the garage will depend on the correct installation of the chimney. Long burning stoves and this should not be forgotten. It is necessary to make heating safe for humans. Carbon monoxide is especially dangerous. It must be 100% recycled.

Installation in the working position of the chimney requires the presence of a damper. From experience, this is best done on the first knee. This makes it easier to adjust the tension. Thus, they install stoves for heating a small garage with their own hands.

To stabilize it, it is necessary to make a functional fixator. In short, when they integrate a stove into a garage with their own hands, it’s easy to come up with

Chimney

Any car owner can create drawings and install a stove with their own hands in the garage. It has been proven that the shorter the length of the chimney, the worse the draft. For a long-burning stove, the installation in the working position of the chimney bends is supported by corners or channels. In the place of maximum deflection, a ball valve is installed to drain the condensate.

Press

A hole is prepared in it, taking into account the diameter of the atmospheric air supply pipe.

Need to know!

The efficiency of smoldering firewood still depends on the spatial location of the combustion products. An operated oven for a garage with your own hands must correspond to the drawings one hundred percent.

Do-it-yourself garage oven must be carefully fenced off from quickly flammable materials. It does not recommend attaching them to walls, even bare bricks or blocks. Usually garage rooms are finished inside with fiberboard, chipboard, plywood, and other quickly flammable materials. Contact with hot pipes may cause a fire. Therefore, a do-it-yourself garage oven requires utmost care.

The press goes down as the wood burns. In order to prevent it from warping during prolonged burning of firewood, pieces of the required length of a corner or channel are welded along the perimeter of the pancake. This will ensure the normal operation of the long-burning stove.

Main support for furnace

If the floors are wooden, then the foundations for the oven in the garage must be erected. In the process of heating the room, all metal will heat up, and wood will burn beautifully. In this case, a concrete foundation will do. It is necessary to build a small concrete platform with a pit so that when the ash pan is removed, the spark does not fall on the tree. Since the stove is light, it is not worth making a massive foundation for long-term burning. Do-it-yourself solid fuel stoves in garages are compact, environmentally friendly and of enviable power. Any foundation will withstand it. For short-term heating of the garage, anyone will do.

When using ovens and heaters for the garage, you should not forget about the rules of the fire department.

In Russia, the type of heating is rare. But in vain. In Europe they use it to the fullest. Do-it-yourself rocket stoves for a garage can be built. It also uses gases for heating, which are utilized in conventional furnaces. The rocket stove has a slightly different structure. There are several types of them:

1. Mobile structures made from cans, buckets, etc.
2. Structures made of bricks and iron barrels.
3. Totally brick.

Portable options do not require foundations for stoves in the garage.

Advantages of ovens:

• in the furnace rocket high efficiency;
• high environmental friendliness;
• no soot formation;
• high temperature within +1200 С°;
• low fuel consumption: rocket stove requires four times less than traditional ones;
• portable ovens do not require a foundation;
• dry grass, cones, damp branches, etc. are suitable for heating.

Most motorists have a garage, which often serves not only as a haven for their favorite car, but is also used as a workshop or a place for men's conversations. It often happens that in cold weather, warming up the engine takes more time than the trip itself, and as a result, the relevance of the planned trip is reduced to zero. And discussing the latest trends in the field of motor transport with friends is much more comfortable in a warm room. Agree that it is much better to carry out car repairs or other events in the heat. Therefore, be sure to take care of heating the garage space.

The right solution to the "cold" situation will be a do-it-yourself garage oven. It will not be difficult to prepare components and assemble them yourself if you have even small skills in working with different materials and tools.

When choosing the right type of oven for the garage, the main thing is:

What are the types of ovens?

Modern units for heating garages, on sale on the market, have certain characteristics that allow you to classify the equipment. The main factor is the type of heating material.

Based on this principle, the following types of heating equipment are distinguished:

Requirements for the design of the stove for the garage

To decide on the type of stove, answer the following questions for yourself:

1. How much money are you willing to spend on a heater?
2. What is the area of ​​the proposed garage space for heating?
3. How long do you plan to heat the garage?

Important! If the garage is an extension to the dwelling, then in this case we recommend installing a unit that is connected to a common gas or electrical network. If this is an autonomous room that does not have residential buildings with communications nearby, make a separate system.

So that during operation the furnace does not bring inconvenience, the following characteristics will become the suitable parameters of the unit being created:

How to assemble a wood-burning stove with your own hands?

An economical wood burning stove, self-assembled, is considered the easiest to maintain and ideal for heating self-contained garage buildings. Often in the household of a motorist there is a heating structure called a potbelly stove.

Benefits of a wood burning stove

Such a stove has a lot of advantages, among which are:

Features of the design of the stove-potbelly stove

A variation of the design of stoves of the "potbelly stove" type does not have clear regulations.

Each master can build this design, taking into account their own preferences, but in any case, such a stove has the main structural elements:

Important! If you modernize the design of the potbelly stove, you will be able to significantly save firewood consumption. This effect can be achieved if the pipe is welded to the body of the stove above the door, and not, as is customary, at the back near the wall. Thanks to this installation of the pipe, the walls of the structure will be heated first of all, and only then the firewood will fall into the pipe. Due to this, the heat transfer time will increase, since a brick, concrete-clay or insulated metal pipeline cools much more slowly than a steel case.

Materials for constructing a wood stove

To assemble the wood stove yourself, you will need to purchase the following materials:

Mounting technology

How to operate a wood burning stove?

After assembling the furnace design, initially test it for proper functioning. Do the following:

Video

Watch the video, which clearly shows an example of the creation and operation of a wood-burning stove with your own hands.

Furnace in production

Against the background of other similar structures, an oil-fired garage oven stands out for its economy, easy operation and inexpensive combustible material. The design of the mining stove is similar to the design of the potbelly stove.

Application Benefits

Among the characteristic advantages are the following:

Construction materials

A mining furnace can be constructed with your own hands, which will not require a lot of effort and will not take much time. To build a homemade garage oven, you will need:

Oil garage stove installation technology

To design a stove for "working out" with your own hands, follow these steps:

As a result of correctly performed work, you will receive a unit with the following parameters:

Rules for the operation of the stove in the "working out"

In order for the result of the stove to be justified and it to fully heat the garage space, carefully read the following operating recommendations:

How does an oven work?

To set up a homemade garage oven for mining, do the following:

Video

To more clearly imagine the principle of the device of such a furnace and operation, view the proposed video below.

The main criterion in relation to the construction of a brick oven is the observance of compact dimensions, and in all other respects the system of such a stove is similar to the previous options.

To properly build a brick oven, be sure to adhere to the following recommendations:

Conclusion

Whichever version of the furnace design for the garage you choose, in any case, it will give the expected result. With the help of any simple unit proposed above, you can always maintain a warm climate inside the garage. And in comfortable conditions, it is more pleasant to carry out repair work and conduct conversations with friends.

Do you want to make the garage comfortable, cozy, really useful for the car? Would you like to avoid the appearance of corrosion on the metal, to prevent the formation of condensate? Do you understand that you will spend enough time in the garage?

You can turn your garage into a truly efficient, comfortable, safe and secure space. It will be possible to store your car, tools, all kinds of things there in excellent conditions, you just need to know how to heat it.

In principle, they even organize a mini-warehouse in the garage, moving there all things from home that are not constantly used. This is a great solution! In addition, you can gather in the garage with a male company, spend a lot of time there fixing the car. We will answer the question of how to heat the garage so that it really becomes comfortable for you.

Today we will look at the main garage heating methods, the most effective, economical and simple. We will also pay attention to the nuances of choosing a heating method, some safety rules.

In our country, the temperature regime is regularly extreme. Even careful insulation, high-quality materials for construction and structural integrity, tightness of the seams still do not guarantee warmth in the winter cold. It is especially bad in the garage in bitter frosts, which are familiar to our climatic conditions.

The problem here is not only to create comfortable conditions, but also to ensure safe reliable storage of the car. If you do not heat the garage in winter, condensation will form in the car, on the parts of the car, including the inside. Ultimately, this leads to corrosion of the metal. And the car will last less, it may start to break down, there will be failures in different systems. What then is the point of storing the car in the garage? It is important to know how to properly heat your garage in order to really use it effectively!

Note! Even a very high-quality modern insulation, perfectly fixed, will not save your car from the harmful effects of cold, temperature changes and condensation.

Of course, the room also needs to be insulated. To do this, use mineral wool, foam concrete blocks, as well as cinder blocks, which have not lost their popularity for many years. The roof is usually additionally insulated with expanded clay granules. It is also desirable to insulate iron gates additionally, using foam plates for this. But the most important missing link, given the severe frosts in our lane, is still heating the garage.

Appropriate temperature must be maintained inside the room. It is not at all necessary to create conditions there, as for living. It is enough to maintain the level of air heating up to 5 degrees.

Heating the garage in winter

Let's find out how best to heat the garage in winter so that the car is in the best conditions, while the entire heating process is quite economical, efficient, and requires minimal investment. There are two ways to heat in winter.

• Heating system. This technique is usually used if the garage is located far from the living quarters. Then the connection of his heating system to the communications of the house will not be economically justified. When the heating system is individual, it is carefully designed, taking into account the number of cars in the garage, design features and total area.
• General communication system. This means that the heating system will be connected to the general communication network of the residential building. This method is relevant and justified if the garage is located near the house, at a distance of about 20 meters, no more. With this heating in the garage will always be warm, almost like in the house.

Your choice is which system to define for the garage. It is advisable to focus here primarily on economic efficiency.

Types of heating

Consider the main types of garage heating. To choose the best option, you need to carefully analyze all the features of your garage space. Try to choose the best option that combines efficiency and economy.

Gas heating

Be sure to remember! It is strictly forbidden to install this method of heating the garage with your own hands! This can lead to serious consequences, since working with gas is associated with an increased risk. It is necessary to have special equipment, possess all relevant skills, thoroughly know safety precautions and have a special permit for such work.

However, you can easily carry out gas heating in the garage using the services of craftsmen.

You can install a gas generator. It works on a simple principle. The design has a soldering torch. It burns gas, and as a result, thermal energy is generated. It enters the heat exchange element, and then warms up the room. The air is heated by the fan. At the same time, all harmful combustion products go outside, but the heated air masses remain inside the garage. The next portions of air will be delivered using special air ducts.

Unfortunately, the generator can be effectively used only if there is a central gas pipeline nearby. At the same time, everyone recognizes that this method of heating the garage is still economical, since a very high heat transfer coefficient is created. The best option is to use a generator in a large garage.

By itself, gas is quite expensive. This must be taken into account when choosing this heating method. You will need to invest serious money in installing a heating system. In the future, you will need to constantly pay for the consumed fuel.

There are catalytic and infrared type heaters. With infrared gas heating, the efficiency of the device will be quite high, surpassing the performance of electrical analogues. During operation, ceramic elements are heated, after which the heat is already sent into the air. But it will go along with the products of combustion. Ready to ventilate regularly, make an excellent ventilation system? Then this method is for you.

With catalytic heating, the ecological purity of the air is observed. The option is very interesting, because all substances are burned directly in the catalyst, after which 95 percent of the combustion products are neutralized.

solid fuel

Many choose it to heat the room, since this method is the most affordable, simple, and does not require serious investments. In principle, there are no tricks here. Even if there are problems with the supply of water, gas, fuel heating will always save in any situation. Heating devices are independent, autonomous.

A very important point! If you decide to use solid fuel, you will have to remove all explosive substances from the garage. And in the garage, such security, unfortunately, is quite problematic to provide.

There are several options for heating a garage space with solid fuel.

• Pellet boiler. It is heated with compressed sawdust, shavings, wood pellets. The boiler is filled with fuel automatically. With more raw materials, the boiler will give off more heat. A prerequisite for using such a boiler is an excellent ventilation system.
• Pyrolysis boiler. This heater is able to maintain the required level of temperature in the room for 12 hours. It is advisable to set the draft to maintain normal combustion. The most elementary option is to install a fan. It will need to be cleaned frequently.
• Buleryan oven. The most popular modern method of garage heating. The device has a high heat transfer coefficient. Works more than 10 hours after a single loading of raw materials. Remember! Such a furnace works exclusively on solid fuel. It is strictly forbidden to pour liquid into it.

Choose what suits you best.

Electric heating

Electric garage heating is the most widely used. Motorists prefer mobile, stationary electric heaters because they are quite easy to use and relatively economical. Even a simple home electric heater can be installed in a garage to maintain the optimum temperature there.

During the operation of an electric heater, experts recommend ensuring maximum savings in thermal energy. For example, a fan is installed near the heater. As a result, air circulation is enhanced, while directing the air flow in a specific direction. The period of warming up the room is also reduced.

True, there is a significant drawback here: a lot of electrical energy is consumed. And there is a dependence on the supply of electricity. You can no longer call such a heating device autonomous.

An interesting option is infrared heating. The heater is attached to the ceiling surface and then provides floor heating. In this case, the source of infrared radiation is a special element made of quartz glass, ceramics. It is heated by electricity and provides infrared radiation. There is a difference from the usual electric heater: objects are heated, and they are already warming up the air. You can easily define a specific area for optimal heating and direct infrared healing directly to it.

There is one nuance. Note! This method of garage heating attracts with environmental cleanliness, safety for human health. However, such radiation can damage the car paintwork.

There is an exit. You can just take care of maintaining the distance between the machine and the heater. Warm up the working area, the area near the gate. So you will provide a good thermal curtain, a barrier between the room and the external environment.

It is strictly forbidden to leave such systems unattended for a long time, as they can heat up to extreme temperatures.

A good option is to install an inverter split. This modern system already enjoys well-deserved trust and popularity. A minimum voltage of only 12 volts is enough to provide heating for a garage space. At the same time, the saving of electrical energy will be 30%. You can work effectively even in frosts of -20 degrees. We can say that the inverter is an air conditioning system.

Unfortunately, there is a significant downside. Safe, reliable, environmentally friendly and efficient inverter heating systems are quite expensive. Therefore, not everyone decides to purchase such a device. However, this investment justifies itself, pays off quickly enough, in addition, it allows you to significantly save electricity.

air heating

It is this type of garage heating that many recognize as the most efficient and economical. A stream of warm air masses is created, which ensures a rapid increase in temperature in the room. Heating is the fastest.

An essential advantage of air heating systems is simple installation in a short time. You do not even need to call the masters. The necessary fasteners are always available in stores, they are inexpensive.

The key element that blows warm air is the fan. The room temperature will be constantly maintained at the same level. Heating is fast, the climate is stable, and heat loss is minimal.

Consider the main devices that provide air heating to the room.

• With pleasure, many owners purchase air heat guns. It is quite economical, simple and effective. You can take only one gun per garage. Warming up the room with such a gun is provided in just 15-20 minutes. Such a gun is a powerful fan, which is located in a durable metal case. There are also disadvantages. In winter, heating the garage with a cannon is not very effective, because the room freezes through the night anyway, it will be difficult to start the car. In addition, frequent heating with heat guns can adversely affect the paintwork of the car.
• The oil cooler operates by receiving power from the mains. It just cools down and doesn't get too hot. The operation is simple, the device is mobile, moves on wheels, as long as the wire allows. However, it will consume a lot of energy.
• The convector ensures the separation of air masses into warm and cold streams. Heat rushes up, and cold - to the floor. Given this factor, it should be installed on the bottom of the wall, on the floor. The device is efficient and environmentally friendly. But the price is quite high.
• A ceramic thermal fan allows you to maintain a comfortable temperature in the room, but its cost is high. The heating source is special ceramic elements. The heating surface is large, resulting in high thermal efficiency. The device is environmentally friendly and safe. The unit is expensive, but it pays off very quickly, justifying all investments. Therefore, it is worth thinking about purchasing it.
• The spiral heat fan is cheap. It warms up the garage well, pretty quickly. But be sure to pay attention to the features of the operation of such a device! It is recognized as a fire hazard, since the coil sometimes heats up to the limiting temperature. When the spiral burns, oxygen begins to be burned very intensively, which significantly reduces air quality. It can become dry, unsuitable for good breathing. Quite often, an unpleasant foreign smell appears when foreign particles or dust appear on the spiral.

Garage Heating Safety

In the process of designing and arranging a garage space heating system, it is extremely important to think about safety and follow all the rules. Let's highlight the key points.

1. If you plan to store explosive mixtures in the garage, gas equipment cannot be installed.
2. It is advisable to think over the technology for heating the garage in the winter even at the stage of building a garage room.
3. When heating a garage using electricity, it is imperative to install fuses. If there is a network congestion, the devices will not stop working.
4. Be sure to comply with the network power requirements. It is forbidden to install devices that are more powerful than the network.
5. There may be a gas leak if you are using this type of fuel. It is advisable to sniff the air before turning on the light in the garage. In this way, a gas explosion can be avoided.
6. Never use heating devices as dryers!
7. It is important to ensure a good level of ventilation of the room, to make decent thermal insulation. Then the heating will be more efficient.
8. Electrical appliances should be turned off at night.
9. Make sure that the voltage does not fall below 180 V.
10. It is necessary to regularly carry out preventive work, inspect heating appliances.

The choice, of course, is yours. However, experts recommend not to save on heating appliances. First of all, it is necessary to take care of safety, efficiency, environmental friendliness.