Indoor Propane Heaters

Indoor propane heaters are perfect for those spaces like garages, sheds, or patios where you need heat but don’t have access to electricity to power a standard heater. They’re also useful to have on hand in case of any emergency where electricity may not be available. Propane is a pressurized gas that comes in easily portable containers which makes the propane heater equally as portable so you can move it wherever in your house or your yard you need some extra heat.

There are a wide variety of indoor propane heaters of various power ratings and types that can heat everything from a small section of a room all the way up to an entire garage.

Radiant Heaters
These heaters use infrared radiation to warm objects in front of the heater rather than warming the air as other heaters do. These heaters tend to be very quiet and efficient and are best suited to warming an area of a room (like the area under a desk or a college dorm room).

Forced-Air Heaters
Forced-air propane heaters warm air using ceramic or metal heating coils then blow that heated air out into the room. These models are perfect for a small to medium size room but come with the downside of increased noise generation.

Convection Heaters
These heaters take cold air from the floor and draw it past heating coils before sending it out the top of the heater. Similar to a forced-air heater, convection heaters are great for heating medium sized rooms but are also noisy.

An indoor propane heater is rated in BTU and you can tell how many BTU you’ll need by multiplying the square footage of the space you want to heat by the height then multiplying the result by four for poor insulation, three for average insulation, or two for good insulation. This will give you an approximate value for the number of BTU you need your heater to generate.

Propane heaters also cost less to operate than electric models and typically come with many accessories that allow you to operate them in the garage, at a campsite, or any many other locations that may be off the beaten path. Like electric heaters, however, these indoor heaters can pose a fire hazard if you’re not careful about monitoring their placement and any surrounding flammable materials.