It has warmed up now to -14F. I made the conversion for heat in both shops this summer while I could still dig. I keep the shop where the Cuda is at about 45 and I keep the Demon shop at 50 unoccupied or 60 if I am out there. Last month gas bill was right at 80 bucks. Smartest thing I have done in a long time.
That's what temp. I keep mine at most of the time but now that I am putting primer down I have to be at 70*.
That's pretty cold for you guys 68original.
That's the worst part the wind chill, kinda hard to stay warm.
Are you running radiant heat? The muffler shop I worked at had that and it was fast recovery.
Just Nat gas with a industrial size heater fan suspended at about 9 ft off floor. Heats shop nicely and quickly. I want to say it is 85k BTU
Good to hear. I have a big hanging heater to hopefully install in my barn next year.
I don't remember exactly but I think around 1800. I would have to step it off. I know for sure it is to small tho! Since I already had one shop on the property and a garage it is as big as the zoning trolls will allow. I am not in a commercial zone.
I agree, two large shops and a double garage and our daily drivers sit outside in the snow everyday. Garage has become cold storage and shops are stuffed with "old" Mopars. I suck at space management! I am trying to convince wife to build a large Morton style building and finish one end for domestic bliss and other end shop. Her response and you can insert your own adjectives, was "I am not living in a metal building". And it appears my shops smell like burnt metal and gas and oil. Man perfume I say!
I guess I should be glad I'm single but remember those days. LOL
That's the best for painting in and quiet. would like one in my shop but to expensive for my budget for now anyway.
Only propane around here but I here it's pretty cheap compared to most states. $1.35 was my last fill and summer drops to about 75 cents a gallon.
How are you heating your shop now Fred? I know we talked about this earlier but I done remember.
Wood pellets at 5 bucks a bag and 1 bag last all day if I keep it on low will keep the shop at around 56* in the real cold like today. I was using 2 1500 watt electric room heaters to see how that would work but raised my electric bill from 90 a month to 186. SOOO trash that idea.
Agreed. I have a friend with a 100 by 50 barn insulated in the peak and walls. Floor heat using propane with 16 foot walls. He can open the door pull the combine in and within minutes after closing the door it is T shirt temp.
