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Old 08-24-2022, 12:40 PM   #10 (permalink)
Caddylackn
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Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: Bremerton, WA
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Passat TDI Wagon - '97 VW Passat Wagon TDI
90 day: 54.32 mpg (US)

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I retrofitted three of the 4' led harbor freight shop lights into my garage. I just bought a plug in adapter that screws to the light bulb socket and plugged the shop lights into those.

https://www.harborfreight.com/lighti...ght-64410.html

With just three in a two car garage it is like daylight in my shop now, and these bulbs don't hurt your eyes to look at like the smaller brighter bulbs. These have pull chains so I can shut off the other side of the garage if I am not over there.

My other game changer addition is this, 10,000 watt electric heater:

https://www.wayfair.com/DuraHeat--10...CABEgKcTfD_BwE

Now I can work in the garage in wet fall and winter in comfort. Best part, is this unit has a remote control with temp adjustment so I don't have to crawl around my junk to adjust it or turn it off. I have been saving and pricing out a natural gas unit, but the amount of work involved to install, new gas piping, gas & electrical permit, inspections, and cost of unit was over $1200 for everything. I would never save that much by using gas over using electricity to pay the difference. The electric heater will get my garage up to 65F in less than 10 minutes, then is on about 15 minutes of every hour. With a box fan I can circulate and even out the heat.

If I had to heat the garage continuously and I lived in colder climate, gas would be cheaper.
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97 Passat TDI Wagon
Bosio 520 DLC nozzles, chip tune
Mufflerectomy, ALH Injection Pump
317k miles
Scan Gauge II
full belly pan
26 gallon tank
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