shop furnace

[Deere Dude]

do you think a propane furnace 40000 btu will heat my shop 24x36x12 ceilings insulated with 3 1/2 rigid in walls r30 blown in ceiling need to get to 60 -65 in winter when in high 20s outside in tn ????

I live in SE TN also and I am from WI a few years ago. I heat my 24x30?x8 garage with 3.5 insulated and rocked walls and sheetrocked ceiling with I assume fiberglass in the ceiling. Never been up there as there is no opening.

I heat that with a small woodburner in the end and it heats it up comfortably in no time. If I was to get a heater that 40,000 BTU is the exact one i would get.

If you want it to heat up in 5 minutes it may be to small, but if you are patient I am sure it will work.

 

[Norm W]

The second thing you learn, after you retire and you learn that you don't have enough time, is you have no place to go to rest up.

 

[dadster4]

Concrete floor? Tightly sealed doors? If tight, 40K will be OK 90% of the time once the floor warms up. 40K will maintain a comfortable temp once your shop is warmed up, but don't expect to start from a 25 degree shop and warm it up in a couple hours.

 

[M E Cook]

Concrete floor? Tightly sealed doors? If tight, 40K will be OK 90% of the time once the floor warms up. 40K will maintain a comfortable temp once your shop is warmed up, but don't expect to start from a 25 degree shop and warm it up in a couple hours.

going to try thr 40000 just want to be comfortable when working in winter months will let you know

 

[thepumpguysc]

The wife came home w/ a couple of radiant heaters from Wally world the other day. 2 setting, 5100btu w/ fan for 20.00 a piece.
Might be just what you need to "spot heat" your area till the big one takes control.. it'll keep your feet warm while standing at the work bench anyway.. and pretty inexpensive.
Comfort Zone is the name brand.

 

[lostcreekranch]

This one?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Comfort-Zone-Howard-Berger-Co-Electric-Portable-Heater-Fan-CZ40/19524986

 

[thepumpguysc]

Its the CZ "5".. 5120btu.. site says 24.88 w/ free shipping on a 50.00 + order..
They must have had them on sale cuz I saw the receipt.. 22.00 after tax's.

 

[newbury]

do you think a propane furnace 40000 btu will heat my shop 24x36x12 ceilings insulated with 3 1/2 rigid in walls r30 blown in ceiling need to get to 60 -65 in winter when in high 20s outside in tn ????

You don't say where in SE TN, but I'm in NE Mississippi. I've got about 5,500 sq feet of "workshops" with concrete floors.

Leaky as a sieve, very little insulation but they do get pretty much full sun.
My largest "workshop" is 60x40x12 with only 1 inch of insulation in the ceiling to prevent condensation. The winter of 2014-2015 was cold and we actually had snow. But even then about the coolest it got inside the shops was only slightly below freezing. The mass of concrete floor really helps.

But it was cold enough I laid out $140 for a Dyna-Glo Delux 80K BTU Kerosene Forced Air Heater last year and ran it occasionally in the big workshop. It would warm up the big workshop from the the low 40's to 60's in about 20 minutes.

Now I was raised in Northern Vermont and find "working" at 50 to 55 fine as long as I'm moving about and have a decent wool shirt on. And during the winter the house temp is set from 58 to 62. So you might need everything warmer.

But I'm sure that 40K furnace will get you to 60 degrees from the high 20's outside.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Then, must be this one?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Comfort-Zone-5-120-BTU-Electric-Radiant-Heater-Gray-CZ530WM/21899615

I think I'm going to grab a couple of the first one I sent link on, with fan.

We supposed to be near freezing here Friday morning so will get to test them.

 

[skyhook]

If it were my shop, I definitely would go " wood stove with a blower ", start er up 1/2 hr before you go in and your set. You can't beat the heat these things give off.