Newair NGH500GA00 Electric Garage Heater

By Tony Casas | January 24, 2025

If you’re familiar with our blog, you are familiar with our partnership with Newair. They’re a great company who makes all sorts of goods that help my cigar smoking routine become more enjoyable. This week we take a look at the NGH500GA00 Garage Heater. Please note that I am using this on my semi-enclosed, 400 sq ft patio instead of the garage as this is where you can usually find me relaxing with a cigar in one hand and a dram of whiskey in the other.

IDEAL FOR COMMERCIAL & HOME USE – Experience versatile warmth with the Newair Electric Garage Heater. This 2-in-1 heater offers the flexibility of freestanding use or ceiling/wall mounting, making it ideal for any workspace. With 500 sq. ft. coverage, a remote control, and two fan speeds, you can customize your comfort with ease.

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You can purchase your Newair NGH500GA00 Garage Heater using the following link and if you use our code CASAS_10 you will receive 10% off your total purchase!

Shipping / Unboxing:

The Newair NGH500GA00 actually came shipped within its retail box directly. It’s a small machine and doesn’t really need the extra packaging as some of the other items I have received from them. The box was shipped via Fedex as usual, and arrived 2 business days after my order was placed.

Inside the box is various foam inserts surrounding the heater and its components. They’re thick and beefy so there isn’t really a way for the machine to get damaged unless someone with a brick strapped to their foot played soccer with the box. Inside the box is the heater, wrapped in plastic, various mounting arms, the remote, and a few screws to attach the mounts.

Setup / Product Quality:

Setting up the NGH500GA00 Garage Heater is as straight forward as it gets. The machine comes with two different brackets so that you can decide if you want to hang it from a ceiling, a wall, or leave it freestanding. In my case, I am using this on my 400 sq ft semi-enclosed patio so I will be going with the free-standing option and won’t be using the brackets at all.

Now, here is a VERY important detail. The plus requires a 240 volt outlet and that’s not something a lot of houses have. In my case, I was not only lucky enough to have access to a single 240 outlet, but it was actually located near my outdoor power box on the side of the house. We had our electrical panel updated a few years ago when we installed refrigerated air conditioning and there is a junction box they added that has a few amenities such as a 240v outlet housed within it. I did however have to purchase a pretty long extension cord and this particular one isn’t cheap. Just something to make sure you consider before purchasing this machine.

Outside of plugging the Newair NGH500GA00 in, all you have to do is turn it on and start feeling the warmth! There are a few functionality details, however I’ll tackle those in the next section.

Settings/Features:

There are really only a few settings on the Newair NGH500GA00 Garage heater making it very simple to use. There is a temperature setting: You enable this by clicking the green button twice and then adjusting the desired temperature up or down. You can set the thermostat as high as 99, however I don’t think it will actually be able to raise the temperatures that high unless you’re in a tiny room. Clicking the green button three times brings up a timer which is great if you’re like me and forgot to turn things off. There is also a setting for Low and High. This really only affects the energy usage and not the as much the speed of the fan. I did notice a big difference between the two, however I also noticed that when running the machine on high for long periods of time it tends to shut down every few minutes before powering back up.

The Newair NGH500GA00 also comes with a remote, which in my case was extremely helpful as I tend to sit and relax outside with my feet up watching TV, smoking a cigar, and enjoying a drink. No one wants to get up and adjust anything while they are in that level of comfort. The remote offers the same adjustability as the machine itself.

Heating Quality:

So, I will be honest here. I didn’t go in here expecting this heater to really make too much of a dent in my ambient temps. Sure, my patio is semi-enclosed but it’s also cold, the unit is small, it’s electric, and it’s a decent sized area (400 sq ft). Before I turned on the machine I went ahead and took the ambient temperature using an external themometer which came in at 49 degrees, too cold to enjoy my patio comfortably.

I fired up the Newair NGH500GA00 Garage heater and let it do its thing. It’s directional so I had it pointed near the area I was sitting about 20 feet or so away. I noticed the heat drop almost instantly. Again, it’s directional so there wasn’t a huge surprise there. After about 20 minutes I was shocked to see that the heat in my area was a rocking 73 degrees.

While I had the unit set to 85 the temperature in my area never reached higher than 74 degrees. While that’s impressive what really caught me off guard is that a majority of my patio was in between 60 – 70 degrees. This machine actually does a brilliant job at moving heat around the room. Note: the areas around the exposed walls were obviously still cold as drafts can make their way in.

Final Thoughts

The Newair NGH500GA00 Garage Heater is a great little machine that gets the job done. It’s not going to be the end-all indoor garage heater, but if you aren’t in sub 30 degree weather, don’t have a massive space you need cooled, and are on a budget this machine would fit your needs perfectly. It does a great job warming up a small garage or enclosure, is portable and movable, and won’t break the bank.

Keep in mind, you can purchase your Newair NGH500GA00 Garage Heater using the following link and if you use our code CASAS_10 you will receive 10% off your total purchase!