Heating a Garage Gym
Hey hope everyone is doing well. Planning ahead for winter and would like to use my power rack in a 2 car detached garage. Garage is unfinished, no insulation, and there is no ceiling. There’s enough room above joists for small storage area if I made a ceiling. I purchased this heater a few years back https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003XOZN7A?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
It’s not cold yet so I can’t test it but I remember this heater feeling like it was only heating my legs. I placed it on a shelf and then it only felt like it was heating my upper body, in other warms it was warm but I wouldn’t get the heat head to toe. It also had an automatic thermostat but if you turned it on I would basically run forever and not turn off. It would be impossible to reach set temp. I was wondering if i would be better with 2 1500w radiant heaters with remote, something that would heat my entire body, a tower version perhaps. The weight equipment is in a corner so I can focus all the heat on just me and the weights. It would be expensive to insulate and with the price of wood build a floor on top. It’s detached and I’m only heating it when I want to use weights. My coworker said in the winter he runs to the garage turns on the heat, let’s it warm up and it’s fine. Although he has an attached garage so much easier to heat.
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If you want to quickly warm the entire garage, you probably need a more powerful 240 VAC electric heater. In any case, insulating the garage is probably a good idea.
I like your radiant heater idea but in terms of dollars and cents you could likely join a gym for a few months for less money than the heaters will cost to buy install and operate.
Both the heater you own and the ones you are considering are actually dangerous because almost no one gives them the full amount of clearance the directions call for. Please be careful.
Walta
I also set up a home gym in my basement two years ago. I just took a break for cool periods in the first year of training. Sometimes it was warmer in my basement than outside, but it wasn't enough for a comfortable workout. That's when I wanted to make a real fireplace in that basement. I called a relative who is good at laying bricks. We ran a chimney to the roof, so there's never any soot or smoke in the basement. Now my place is comfortable enough, and that pipe warms up even the upper rooms. I finally started getting results in muscle growth. Without interruptions, it became easier. Plus, I bought testolone at https://purerawz.co/ on the advice of a sports trainer.
Even though my response is a bit belated, I’d like to give my two cents. I had the same garage gym aspirations for convenience, but that winter chill can be a buzzkill even with heating. Plus, dumbbells aren't really my jam. I crave a bit more variety The cost of other equipment can be a downer too. However, guess what? I recently stumbled upon a fantastic gym near me. I heard about one of the best fitness studios in Barnstaple https://hitsona.com/barnstaple/ . Their training system is spot on, and having experienced trainers around is a total game-changer. No more freezing workouts for me! So stoked about this find!