[Shop-talk] Shop heating options

[Brad Kahler]

My first inclination was to go with propane but its not all that cheap
in this area of Kentucky (electricity isn't either for that matter)
but for various reasons we've opted to go electric if we can.

I could probably get coal a lot cheaper than anything else since
Kentucky is a coal producing state!  But I really don't want to mess
with it.


On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
wrote:
> I have two Empire direct vent propane heaters.  I only use them when I am
> actually in the garage, and they are able to heat up fast.  This is also a
> plus if you have to open the door to move a car in or out.  Intake air and
> exhaust both go through the wall behind the unit.  The flame is in a closed
> combustion chamber isolated from the room air.  There isn't really an open
> flame in the garage.  Propane is expensive in my area, especially for low
> usage customers.  The propane companies are pretty sleazy and pricing can
be
> volatile.  Other than that, I have been very happy with these units.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato at optonline.net
> Putnam Valley, NY