shop heat
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JerryK
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- Mahindra (2011)5035 HST TLB & (2016)2555 HST Cab & (2017)1526 HST(2018)Cub Cadet Pro Z 154L (1991) Caterpillar E70B
16x40' center of barn, walled off with studs/chipboard walls. Two 10x10' tarp covered doors in the walls plus an aluminum screen door for access. Old CEMI woodstove set up about 20" off floor. Ceiling fan and two fans on stove. About ten 18" hunks of split sugar maple a day. Six to eight face cord a winter, plus mix in some green at the start of the season. Don't know what the old CEMI is BTU wise, but it is just an old standard 60ish woodstove. Puts out lots of heat... Here is a picture of sort of what it looks like....
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Sawyer Rob
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Wood stove, it does a good job...
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Mace Canute
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My 40' by 60' shop has in floor heat provided by a propane fired boiler. I have no idea what btu it is but it has no problem keeping the place toasty warm. My 24' x 28' garage has a 45,000 btu overhead heater fired by natural gas but I keep it at only 10[sup]o[/sup]C. (50[sup]o[/sup]F).
thepumpguysc
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To many options to list.. I'm in the process of building my shop & looking at Northern tool's electric ceiling mount shop heaters.
With the "mild winters" we have in Coastal SC I don't really need anything huge BUT this past week has me second guessing my thought process. lol
A decent one can be had for 80.00 & a bigger one for 150.00, just look at the square footage it heats & go from there. {24x32 shop w/ 13ft sidewalls}. You can spend MORE by getting the remote controlled units, but when the day comes that I cant reach up & turn a knob, is the day I probably should quit working in the shop..
Mine wont be on all the time.. just when I'm in there, so the electric cost will be minimal..
With the "mild winters" we have in Coastal SC I don't really need anything huge BUT this past week has me second guessing my thought process. lol
A decent one can be had for 80.00 & a bigger one for 150.00, just look at the square footage it heats & go from there. {24x32 shop w/ 13ft sidewalls}. You can spend MORE by getting the remote controlled units, but when the day comes that I cant reach up & turn a knob, is the day I probably should quit working in the shop..
Mine wont be on all the time.. just when I'm in there, so the electric cost will be minimal..
Redneck in training
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I just installed 36000 BTU mini split heat pump to my shop 36X60X12. The shop has R19 walls, R30 ceiling and no windows. The unit kept the shop easily at 60F when outside temp was -15F. The shop has backup 6 kW baseboard heating. The baseboard has 40F setpoint. The primary purpose of the mini split will be AC in the summer.
Total cost $3400 installed (after $450 utility rebate). I did the installation of the unit, piping and electric DIY and then hired AC technician to commission it to comply with warranty requirements. He charged me $240 travel time included.
Total cost $3400 installed (after $450 utility rebate). I did the installation of the unit, piping and electric DIY and then hired AC technician to commission it to comply with warranty requirements. He charged me $240 travel time included.
RSKY
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I am looking at the same heaters or something similar. When/if I get them I will get two of the smaller units and leave one on to keep temps above freezing with the second to bring the temp up if I am working.
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LD1
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Going too big isn't gonna be any less efficient. Resistance heat is resistance heat. Meaning for every watt of power in....is the same btu out.
So I vote go big.
My shop is 40x40x14. 6" in walls and 12" blown cellulose in the ceiling. Heated with a 120k btu brunco model 120 wood furnace
So I vote go big.
My shop is 40x40x14. 6" in walls and 12" blown cellulose in the ceiling. Heated with a 120k btu brunco model 120 wood furnace
George2615
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I have a 24x24garage with 14' ceiling and attached 18x32 w/10' ceiling. Just under 1200 Sq. Ft. total.
The 24x24 has 3 1/2" insul. in walls only so I have some heat loss thru the ceiling, 18x32 has 6" insul in walls and ceiling.
I heat with an 80,000 BTU mobile home fuel oil fired furnace and a 135,000 BTU salamander.
I keep the garage at 45 deg F in winter. when I want to work in the garage I turn up the furnace stat to 60 and fire up the salamander also set at 60. Once at 60 I shut off the salamander and the furnace maintains it at 60 which is plenty warm enough for me.
The 24x24 has 3 1/2" insul. in walls only so I have some heat loss thru the ceiling, 18x32 has 6" insul in walls and ceiling.
I heat with an 80,000 BTU mobile home fuel oil fired furnace and a 135,000 BTU salamander.
I keep the garage at 45 deg F in winter. when I want to work in the garage I turn up the furnace stat to 60 and fire up the salamander also set at 60. Once at 60 I shut off the salamander and the furnace maintains it at 60 which is plenty warm enough for me.
