Calculate the cubic footage of the space to be heated by multiplying building length x width x ceiling height.
900 sqft garage what size heater.
70 f inside 0 f outside.
A 30 x 40 pole barn with 14 foot average ceilings will have 30x40x14 16 800 cubic feet of space to heat.
70 f inside 20 f outside.
For example the newair g56 electric garage heater has a wattage of 5600 watts which means it can easily and effectively heat an area of up to 560 square feet.
In the first place buying a heater that is too small for the job means you will need to replace it before the heating season is.
To calculate the size unit heater required for your space use the following formula.
Newair heaters carry 120 volts of current and are rated up to 5600 watts.
So for instance if you have a garage that is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide your square footage is 20 x 15 or 300 sq ft.
50 f temperature rise 60 f temperature rise 70 f temperature rise.
Now you ll want to figure out the temperature rise that you want your new garage heater to be capable of.
70 f inside 10 f outside.
Multiply them to get the total square footage of the room.
Measure the length and width of your garage.
Using our example of a 150 square foot garage if it had 10 foot high ceilings the calculation would be 150 x 10 1 500 cubic feet.
The general guideline when sizing heaters is 10 watts for every square foot of space.