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We have a single garage attached to our house which is of brick construction. It is currently storjng some commercial carpet cleaning equipment that can't freeze. We are located in Devon so it's not the most severe climate. Was wondering if I need to add some sort of frost heater. Currently we have a standard up and over metal garage door, so not the most draught proof garage. I was wondering if one of these tube heaters would make any difference either 80w or 120w but seems to low even if near the equipment that must not freeze.
I’d look to try and insulate the garage door first. Big thin steel door will
just suck the heat out. After that you’ll just need to keep it above freezing so anything power efficient that would raise the temperature enough should work.
We put a floating floor and insulated the door and ceiling in ours - made a huge difference.
I live in Devon. I can remember only a handful of days over the last ten years where the temperature has remained below zero during the daytime.
Oil filled radiator with a frost-stat setting should probably be more than enough.
What jambo said.
Or wrap a couple of old duvets/thick fleece blankets around the equipment? Works for keeping the frost off plants in the garden.
Greenhouse heater?
I have a tube heater, but it's just to keep my classic steel road bike toasty. You'll want something a bit more powerful.
Two or three big sheets of kingspan wedged inside the garage door opening would probably be the cheapest and most temporary solution.