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    Everyone is recommending natural gas heaters when the OP asked for electric. Anthony, Modine units are some of the best electric heaters around.

    With that being said, if you can run a gas line there are better/cheaper options. I'd recommend radiant heat over forced air any day of the week. Forced air is noisy and makes a bunch of dust. Check out Reverberray if you think about using natural gas. Radiant works great if you have a large thermal mass (which you will with a 3 car garage). I leave my thermostat set to 50* all winter long and it costs about $30 a month to heat my shop.

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    Does it need to be vented?

    I don’t want to pull permits and mess with venting out the roof

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    Anything that runs on gas or propane needs to be vented. Mine is vented through the back wall not through the roof. I don't like anything going through the roof......creates a potential leak in the future.

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    I can’t go through wall
    Front of house is a no-no
    Only other side would be in walkway to front door

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    I put one of these in my old house (2 car attached), put one in my biuddies house a couple years ago too (3 car attached).
    https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to..._425114_425114

    It is ventless.......says it needs fresh air but you can assume the seals on the garage door will let enough fresh air in

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    These are ventless. I have a tube heater in my garage, but I plan on installing one of these on the wall shortly to ramp up the temp when needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by orangejuiced86 View Post
    IR30PMDG-1-1_A1.jpg

    These are ventless. I have a tube heater in my garage, but I plan on installing one of these on the wall shortly to ramp up the temp when needed.
    Krazybones has one like that.
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    Reznor makes nice stuff but they make ones without exhausts now?!?! did I read that right?!
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    The one I posted apparently uses the same tube for intake and exhaust?
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    I'm in the market (like need one in the next 3 weeks) for a hanging gas one like pictured above, but a bunch bigger. Anyone have a recommendation of where to go for that? Will need it installed too, and it's probably 15-20' up.
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