In fact treadmill manufacturers strongly advise against storing your treadmill in your garage especially the cold unheated garage.
Treadmill in garage heat.
We also had a variety of fans installed to beat the florida heat.
I had my treadmill in the garage for about two years before i moved it out into my shop and have not had a problem with it.
The treadmill should be used in 50 to 105 degrees f conditions.
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Disadvantages of storing your treadmill in the garage.
My treadmill is in my garage but i have taken the steps to route our main ac unit in there to ensure it s always comfortable to train in.
Placing them in an out of the way spot such as your garage is a tempting solution.
Our basement is old stacked stone walls and a little damp and musty air quality is probably not the best.
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Mine works just fine so i m sure yours will be fine out there as well.
Heat usually isn t as much of a problem as your garage will shield the treadmill from the direct sun.
If you place your treadmill in your garage at the very least place a treadmill cover on it when the machine isn t in use.
However manufacturers strongly advise against this especially if the garage is unheated and it could void your warranty.
While heat does not pose too many problems cold can ruin many parts of the machine and thus reduce its lifespan.
I m going for it.
Put the treadmill in your garage at your own risk.
You can avoid this if you store your treadmill in the garage.
I am looking for the right place to keep my treadmill and am looking into our basement vs garage.
Placing the treadmill in the garage accelerates the accumulation of debris within the belt and motor which increases the amount of damage that occurs to these and adjacent parts.
However the cold can damage many of the parts of your treadmill like the lcd screen and belt.
Manufacturers strongly recommended that you not keep your treadmill in a garage.
Our garage is unattached to the house and not heated i will be using the treadmill during winter months.
If the treadmill was exposed to below freezing conditions shipping or storage it is recommended that the treadmill be exposed to room temps for 3 hours before use.
My concern is using a treadmill in a garage where the ambient temperature could possibly be as low as 25 deg c.
Does anyone else use their treadmill in a cold garage.
The plan is to turn on a heater and let it run for a few minutes before hopping on to let the lubricants loosen up.
Where i live temperatures get up into the 100 s in the summer and into the teens in the winter inside the garage.
The tv and stereo mounted on the wall help too.