>>>>> "Barry" == Barry P Warwick <bwarwick@wcoil.com> writes:
Barry> Hope all listers are having a great weekend! Cool
Barry> but bright and sunny here in NW Ohio.
Barry> With the cooler weather approaching, thought that I
Barry> might seek "Thermal Advice"
Barry> Plan to continue to work on Wallace during winter
Barry> months. Need to heat 2900 cu.ft. garage space.
Barry> Block walls, non-insulated door. Pretty tight, but
Barry> won't hold a vacuum! Wanted to delve into
Barry> collective wisdom concerning type and size of
Barry> heater that might be best. I know that some of you
Barry> must like to stay warm Oct-Mar!!!! TIA.
Cheapest: kerosene torpedo. It smells, and you'll need to
ventilate. Open flame. Hmmm. I used one for
years, and still use it for small jobs. Portable.
Cheaper: Propane torpedo: Doens't smell so much, but then
when you drop you won't know why. Ventilate.
Ditto open flame. Portable.
Costly: Radiant LP or Natural: Nice. No flames.
Good heat. Cost is the only downside as far
as I can tell. Moveable to new locations.
More Costly: Furnace. I have one in my garage (actually over
my garage). It's way overkill, but the POx2
replaced the in-house furnace to sell and just
plumbed it into the garage. Very cool. Not code
everywhere. (Including here, I think).
If you can, insulate a little. Some fireproof foam and
construction adhesive will do wonders for keeping the heat
in vs. bare concrete block.
-MM
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