Quonset hut heat

[oosik]

An easy solution might be one of those propane fired "jet engine type" heaters. No plumbing required, instant heat, instant on/off. The only caution is having sufficient fresh air in the quonset hut so you don't get asphyxiated. I use one in my shop and have never had a problem.

I've also used this same type heater that burned kerosene/diesel and the "odor" will eventually give you headaches.

 

[CalG]

An easy solution might be one of those propane fired "jet engine type" heaters. No plumbing required, instant heat, instant on/off. The only caution is having sufficient fresh air in the quonset hut so you don't get asphyxiated. I use one in my shop and have never had a problem.

I've also used this same type heater that burned kerosene/diesel and the "odor" will eventually give you headaches.

I've always termed those heaters as "Salamanders", and they are a Way bad choice if the shop is "frozen". They put out so much moisture as to coat everything in a hoar frost when they are lit off.

Truly an unworkable solution to heat in the presence of metal.

BTDT! Never again!

 

[newbury]

An easy solution might be one of those propane fired "jet engine type" heaters. No plumbing required, instant heat, instant on/off. The only caution is having sufficient fresh air in the quonset hut so you don't get asphyxiated. I use one in my shop and have never had a problem.

I've also used this same type heater that burned kerosene/diesel and the "odor" will eventually give you headaches.

I've always termed those heaters as "Salamanders", and they are a Way bad choice if the shop is "frozen". They put out so much moisture as to coat everything in a hoar frost when they are lit off.

Truly an unworkable solution to heat in the presence of metal.

BTDT! Never again!

Well the OP lists his location as "Bama".
My shops are in north east Mississippi. 2011, 2012, 2013 I barely needed heat there. In the winter of 2014-2015 it was cold at times. So fall of 2015 I bought a diesel/kerosene "salamander". For the time I was there in November and December I used it on occasion and it worked great. I'd go down in the a.m. and run it for at most 30 minutes and it warmed my shop up fine. Note to safety police - the place leaks fairly well so I have plenty of air turnover and I don't run it long.

But I've had no problem with "hoar frost". And before someone stole my LPG tank th eshop was heated with big ceiling LPG heaters.

My point is that an LP salamander (far safer) would do well unless the OP is in the Arctic of Alabama.

 

[oosik]

I use my LP "salamander" routinely in the winter. I've never had frost on anything. But, then again, our winter humidity level - like today - is only 20%.

The other thing I like is, I can move the unit to right where I'm at in the shop.

 

[newbury]

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The other thing I like is, I can move the unit to right where I'm at in the shop.

That's the main reason I bought my salamander.

With basically 4 shops totalling 5,500 square feet I needed a relatively inexpensive solution to warm up anywhere.