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[Tooljunkie]

Power goes out and house fills with smoke. But a good size ups will keep it running. Most use less than 200 watts.
Power outage here i grab my inverter and run a cord into house. Powers tv,satellite ,pellet stove and a lamp. On 1000 watts.
Im burning locally made pellets at 170/tonne (2400 lbs) but they are nowhere near as good as the quality store bought.
I prefer wood heat, pellets are better,load stove and let it go.
House is burning 60 lbs/24 hrs which is less than $5.00.
Furnace still runs,but way less.

 

[zkx14]

It would work, but you need to reduce the ceiling height and use low speed blowers to recirculate the air and even out the temperature.

 

[Tooljunkie]

40x80 would be a stretch,3200 square feet is big. I heat my fairly well insulated garage 24x32,and today it was nasty when i brought a frozen vehicle in.
Just hard to gain heat on days like today. 0 degrees farenheit or warmer and it rocks though. I get shop toasty pretty quick.

That size building,you need the iron god. Giant propane tank converted to wood furnace. It took 8 foot long wood. Friends hangar was heated by wood for many years. It was a big building.

 

[Ddaddy]

Pellet stoves that are certified by the EPA are likely to be in the 70% to 83% efficiency range and have heating capacities that range between 8,000 and 90,000 BTU per hour.

For your space, 90,000 BTU would raise the indoor temperature by 35* F if you had an 8' ceiling and no insulation.

 

[dukeboy440]

Pellet stoves that are certified by the EPA are likely to be in the 70% to 83% efficiency range and have heating capacities that range between 8,000 and 90,000 BTU per hour.

For your space, 90,000 BTU would raise the indoor temperature by 35* F if you had an 8' ceiling and no insulation.

16 ft to the peak

 

[dukeboy440]

Pellet stoves that are certified by the EPA are likely to be in the 70% to 83% efficiency range and have heating capacities that range between 8,000 and 90,000 BTU per hour.

For your space, 90,000 BTU would raise the indoor temperature by 35* F if you had an 8' ceiling and no insulation.

We've been wanting to add a wall and divide the thing up creating a service bay we can heat and cool

 

[dartnabout]

I wish I had one I just went for a couple arm loads of wood....Baby it is cold outside!!!

 

[Ddaddy]

16 ft to the peak

Like I said, reduce ceiling height and use fans to recirculate. Otherwise get two 90,000 BTU pellet stoves.

IDK why you would want to heat the entire space anyway unless you have people working in every corner of it. Just carve out a space within it that you choose to heat.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Like I said, reduce ceiling height and use fans to recirculate. Otherwise get two 90,000 BTU pellet stoves.

IDK why you would want to heat the entire space anyway unless you have people working in every corner of it. Just carve out a space within it that you choose to heat.

Moveable walls.

 

[Ddaddy]

Moveable walls.

Yep. That plus heavy tarps and it's completely reconfigurable.

 

[dartnabout]

Only 100 days to May....giver take one or two

 

[dartnabout]

121 days to be exact.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Lost count somewhere. Corrected.
11 days and i step off the plane in miami.

 

[toolmanmike]

"Freestanding pellet stoves and inserts that fit inside an existing fireplace look like traditional woodstoves but operate more like a modern furnace. You need only fill the stove's hopper with pellets made from compacted sawdust, set its thermostat, sit back, and get cozy. A mechanical auger deposits the pellets into a burn pot, where they are incinerated at such a high temperature that they create no vent-clogging creosote and very little ash or emissions, which keeps both indoor and outdoor air cleaner. The best part is that they are about twice as efficient at warming your home as wood stoves."

Same technology as my Pit Boss smoker.

 

[dukeboy440]

Yep. That plus heavy tarps and it's completely reconfigurable.

Tarps would do it?

 

[zkx14]

Otherwise get two 90,000 BTU pellet stoves.

And a hell of a lot of pellets.
The convenience of a pellet stove certainly has it's appeal. It's a lot of work heating with wood. Especially if you get most of it free by cutting and splitting it yourself. It is good exercise though. Then you need to start the fire and work with it to keep it burning good. Takes a considerable amount of time. Was not here most of the day and didn't even light it today and probably won't bother now. Burning a little oil...

 

[dartnabout]

Man all this talk of moving walls and flying to Miami and smoking Pit Bosses has me warn out. I am headed to my nice warm bed.

 

[Ddaddy]

Tarps would do it?

Yes, you just need to confine the heat to a smaller area. Just be sure to keep the upward heat controlled enough that the tarps aren't compromised by the temperature.

It's just like heating a tent when camping.

 

[dukeboy440]

Man all this talk of moving walls and flying to Miami and smoking Pit Bosses has me warn out. I am headed to my nice warm bed.

Me too night y'all

 

[Ddaddy]

And now, while the first shift retires, the night shift has begun.

I'm cooking up some sweet Italian sausage to slice and add to alfredo sauce with spinach and serve over linguine. I might even do some garlic toast to go with it.

I hate the cold, but good food in the belly makes it a bit more tolerable. Something comforting in that.

 

[Ddaddy]

Oh yeah, and I'm still beating the computer at Scrabble...39 games to 23 now.

 

[zkx14]

And now, while the first shift retires, the night shift has begun.

I'm cooking up some sweet Italian sausage to slice and add to alfredo sauce with spinach and serve over linguine. I might even do some garlic toast to go with it.

I hate the cold, but good food in the belly makes it a bit more tolerable. Something comforting in that.

Wife put a hunk of beef in the crock pot this morning. Cooked till ready to fall apart. Bust it up and add a little gravy. Keyser roll, slice of cheese and some hot peppers ...was frigggin good. Probably going back for another in a bit.

 

[Ddaddy]

Wife put a hunk of beef in the crock pot this morning. Cooked till ready to fall apart. Bust it up and add a little gravy. Keyser roll, slice of cheese and some hot peppers ...was frigggin good. Probably going back for another in a bit.

Nice! You need a beer with that.

 

[zkx14]

Nice! You need a beer with that.

Sorry, didn't note that, but yea of course I did. LOL

 

[Ddaddy]

Opening scene from "My Favorite Martian"