Temps will be negative degrees tomorrow, finally got some heat in the shop. Northern Tool heater, not bad for warming a bubble around the lathe. How have you retro fitted your shops for heat? Stuff that doesn't require contractors and permits...
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Cmiles1985
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HF blower with heater attachment here (taking the heater back tomorrow to exchange though). I also have a Northern Tool small ceramic heater, but then again, our garage is small and the coldest we will see is 35.
rherrell
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I have a Hot Dawg propane heater, it gets fresh outside air so I don't have to worry about explosions. It didn't require a permit but your county may be different. I only use it on real cold days...below 40 degrees in my case...and I REALLY need it today...5 degrees out side but my shop is a toasty 70 right now.:biggrin: I also have a heat pump that I use for heat and AC.
You can see the fresh/ return air system here.
90% of the time I just use this but on days like today it doesn't do much.:biggrin:
You can see the fresh/ return air system here.
90% of the time I just use this but on days like today it doesn't do much.:biggrin:
Dan26
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I moved to the basement. Nice and toasty.
plantman
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If I want to work in the upper garage on one of my cars or tractors in the winter, I have a 45000 btu propane heater I run for about 15 minutes at a time to bring the temp. up to 65-70 degrees. The garage is well insulated, and even today with the temp at -20 and the wind chill at -50 it stays at about 45 degrees without heat. Garage is 36 x 24 with 9' head height. My lower shop is under the garage with drive in axis from the rear. Being completly under ground level it stays about 55 degrees in the coldest weather. I can also open doors on both ends to get heat from the lower level of the house. I have a 2 speed two level propane heater, 45000/65000 btu, that I use when I come down to the shop on the cold days
Takes about 30 minutes to bring the temp of this 1200 square foot space up to 65 degrees. I keep a carbon monoxide detector above my work bench, but it has never gone off. I also have a natural gas heater in my paint and assembly room to bring temps up to 65-75 degrees for finishing larger projects. A 15# tank of propane will last me most of the Winter.I find propane to be almost oderless when burning, however you can smell a leak if your fittings are not tight. I have used these heaters for many years with no problems. They are nice to have around if the furnace or power goes out and you want to keep your pipes from freezing. Jim S
Takes about 30 minutes to bring the temp of this 1200 square foot space up to 65 degrees. I keep a carbon monoxide detector above my work bench, but it has never gone off. I also have a natural gas heater in my paint and assembly room to bring temps up to 65-75 degrees for finishing larger projects. A 15# tank of propane will last me most of the Winter.I find propane to be almost oderless when burning, however you can smell a leak if your fittings are not tight. I have used these heaters for many years with no problems. They are nice to have around if the furnace or power goes out and you want to keep your pipes from freezing. Jim S
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