Don't ask, Tom ;-)
Actually, I just set the thermostat at about 45 degrees. The heat is
mainly to remove moisture, and to "preheat" the garage for when I want
to go out there to work. De-humidifiers by themselves don't work in the
cold. And we can have 50 degree swings in temperature during the day,
which will cause condensing moisture, which is of course the worst. So
got to keep that relative humidity down, as well as the temp swings year
'round. Only costs me a couple hundred dollars per year in the SW VA
mountains.
I grew up in Manhattan Beach. While you don't have the problems in
SoCal we do, I remember all of my dad's tools rusting out in the garage
in no time from the salt air. I'm in the West Indies right now and just
sold my Mini-Moke this week to a friend - got tired of having to get it
stripped and repainted every 3 years from the salt air and high humidity....
Chris
On 3/22/2011 7:26 PM, Thomas Witt wrote:
> The previous owner of my home was a machinist. Apparently machining
> coolant makes an excellent barrier. Water puddles and even when warm
> sits there for quite some time.
>
> Not trying to get off the subject but..., just how much does it cost
> to heat a garage in these cold climates??? I've been 40 years in So.
> Cal. where may be it gets to the high 30's (nights) and typically
> 58-64 (days) during our short winters and the cost would still seem
> astronomical. I would think in a cold climate you would have to
> pre-heat before you could even use the room (further increasing the
> cost).
>
> Tom _______________________________________________
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