Choosing a heat gun for a garage

Since I have to spend most of my time in the garage, dismantling cars for parts, with the onset of cold weather I thought about insulating my workplace. First, he insulated the garage doors with floor cladding from old cars so that there were no cracks or drafts. But this, of course, was not done, since it will be simply impossible to work in severe frosts.

That is why it was decided to buy a heat gun that could quickly heat an area of ​​about 30 squares. At first I looked closely at the options with a capacity of 3 kW, which at first glance seemed very powerful. And without choosing for a long time, I bought myself one model, which was supposed to heat my garage quickly enough, judging by the declared characteristics. By the way, she is in the photo below:

As you can see, judging by the fact that the name of the company is not indicated on the packaging, the device is clearly Chinese and of questionable quality, but still I hoped that having given 2000 rubles for it, it would work more or less normally. But the miracle did not happen, and after working at full capacity for 3 hours, the temperature in the garage did not rise even 1 degree higher. This is despite the fact that there were only frosts outside (no more than -3 degrees).

In the end, when I realized that this was a frank slag, I decided to quickly take her back to the store and look for more decent options.

The senior salesman took the gun and without saying a word, she took me to a display case with similar goods, where she offered me the option that would be the perfect solution for me. At first I did not understand what she wanted to sell me, since this pshikalka clearly did not look like a serious heat gun. Here is her screen:

But when she turned it on in front of me, I realized that this is the thing that I need. According to its characteristics, it is clearly inferior to the previous product. Its power is 2 kW, the performance is two times lower, BUT - this is only according to the documents. In fact, this stove heats up like a fire, especially when you turn on the second speed.

The warmth is felt even at a distance of 2 meters from it, although the air is slightly directed upward, which in some cases is even quite comfortable. As a result, after testing this thing already in my garage, the temperature rose by 5 degrees in an hour: from 10 to 15 degrees. This arrangement completely suited me, and even more so since the price of this device is only 1500 rubles. In general, even with frosts down to -15 degrees, an area of ​​about 28-30 squares can be heated.

I am completely satisfied with the purchase and so far there is enough heat for my garage area, although I have to pay 350-400 rubles for electricity every month, but as they say, health is more expensive!