How to heat room in detached garage during winter?

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Kslate

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Room is 13'x15'x10'. Insulated, but in a detached garage. I just got an oil filled electric radiant heater, that took all day to heat room from 60 to 70.

There will be 2 chm lights making some heat as well.

Plants will be off the ground.

I fear during the winter when the room intakes the cold air outside, it will be too much cold. What do you all use for heat in chilly winters?
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Flash63

Flash63

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I built two rooms ( veg,flower) in the insulated garage,I bought a used furnace for cheap,had a buddy do some duct work,and I’ve been growing weed there for over 10 yrs,I have no gas hooked up to it,only a/c for the summer months,I do get my old hps,cmh,out during the really cold months though.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Kslate said:
Don't those glow red? seems like a lose lose
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Not much and you simply set it where the light doesnt aim at the plants. I have a portable propane space heater right next to me. If I fire it up it emits a slight orange glow but not that bright.
The Great Gonzo said:
Put the ballast in the room and you could always increase the number of lights in the room. I'm my opinion it's better to pay the extra electricity to produce heat from extra lights than a space heater etc.
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How does that help when the lights are off?
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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You could run the garage as a sealed area, use two tents to accommodate the lights/plants and flip flop them so there is always one light running. Ones dark period is the opposite of the other.
Vent both into the garage and use a dehu to deal with that, add a burner or tank to maintain co2 levels

No point stressing over the whole garage temp if you can maintain the correct temps in tents and your only running two cmh.
 
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Glovelove

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I run this heater in a 12 x 20 x 10h detached garage it keeps it perfect all year in Michigan. Mine is natural gas so super cheap but they make propane as well. Electric heat in cold climates is real expensive
 
Clumpyoyster

Clumpyoyster

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TintEastwood said:
That's a nice sized space to work with.

My problem was primarily summer heat in attached garage
A tent would be a loser.
Built an econo 4x8x8 "room" out of foam sheeting.
Able to run sealed w/AC/Co2.

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looks like my corner except yours looks permanent. Mine is temp to finish the outdoor plants
 

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How does that help when the lights are off?
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Grow autoflowers. Do a 20 hour light period and have the lights off during the afternoon which is typically the warmest part of the day.
 
Nizza

Nizza

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you most likely will have enough passive air leakage in your garage to only need circulation and no COLD AIR INTAKE.

test this with that intake off. As it gets colder outside and warmer inside, your building will leak more air due to convection

most likely that heater will be fine and the cold air intake is what your battling. use that intake in the summer or off season months
 
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