Living The Dream
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Time to start the heater!
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Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
Yep....we are supposed to get down to 27 degrees tonight....UGH!
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
i have only three words to say....
in-fra-red!
in-fra-red!
Hack Attack
Member
I'm planning on taking a rifle for a walk in the hills next wknd, most the snow has gone and spring growth is showing
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
anyone thinking about what kinna heat to put in a shop....
look no further....get an
infrared tube and hang it on the back wall
cents per day to make you put little umbrellas on yor beers......
look no further....get an
infrared tube and hang it on the back wall
cents per day to make you put little umbrellas on yor beers......
Living The Dream
Member
That would be pretty sweet but I think the need for a bigger forced air unit is needed for recovery heat when opening and closing the door in sub zero temps.
Living The Dream
Member
I've been looking high and low for my box of extension cords that I use every Winter. My Wife just now told me that she put it in the storage unit a few days ago.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
infrared heats the objects in your shop...not the air
so any air/heat lost would be insignificant.....
so any air/heat lost would be insignificant.....
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Exactly what my plumbing and gas fitting guy told me. Gas radiant heating is the way to go. It radiates heat, and warms the objects in the shop, and that way, when you open the overhead door in the winter, the objects radiate heat back into the air. Forced air only heats the air, and has to re-warm that same air. That’s why I’m going that route for my new shop.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Gas for me this winter.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
ya my infrared uses gas...
only way less than forced air...
i guess the real reason
is there is no blower
moving the air around
which makes for way better paint jobs
Brian H
Member
Good suggestion Bob!! I am putting in an auxiliary garage in at home and want to use it as a work shop. Any suggestions on brands?
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
can't remember Brian......it's got the small burner at one end and you can use as many sections as you need....i know the tube has a special coating that radiates the heat...i knew a dumbass that scraped this coating off and his heater was useless
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Well l moved outts my big shop and sold that 40 ft setup...let the whole thing go for 300 bucks...but I paid about 900 hunnert but used it for 15 years....
NOW ....I have a Dayton .....90.000 BTU......way too big for my shop...but i found it BRAND NEW unopened box on Craigslist for 100 bucks...i HAD to buy it ....i wired it to a thermostat
i highly advise NOT to get one this big...a 30 K BTU would be sufficient in most cases
HOWEVER the tube kind is way better
OHH YEA....you'll need to run a gas line to the building....30" deep
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Sierra Clean Care
Member
RobertsGordon makes one of the best in the industry. That’s what I’m putting in my shop....
ruff
Member
My butler will be parked in our non heated garage. The walls are very well insulated and I don't think we ever measured a temp below freezing in it, however I don't want to take a chance.
- Is there a switch that I can set to start a heater once the temp drops below, say 33 degrees?
- Will portable infra red heater, such as the link below, left inside the van do? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dr-Infrared-Heater-Original-1500-Watt-Infrared-Portable-Space-Heater-with-Dual-Heating-System-DR968/205625429?cm_mmc=Shopping|G|Base|D27E|27-23_PORTABLE_HEATING|NA|PLA|71700000034238966|58700003946879293|92700031953708174&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3KzdBRDWARIsAIJ8TMQt6kiMVwppgvCGyUWJuI8c95WsgBNr_W27Xtyo7R-fZLQpBwVvvosaAqXcEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CK_4mb-Q2t0CFcb0ZAodOTAP0g
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
I found it you place a heater INSIDE a van and it gets to freeze pt outside.....
You accumulate ice on the inside of your windshield....
Then the pressure gauge is the first to go
Then the Dywers meter goes next
You accumulate ice on the inside of your windshield....
Then the pressure gauge is the first to go
Then the Dywers meter goes next
Cleanworks
Moderator
S
And
Should be fine. The switch you are looking for is the thermostat on the fan. Set it around halfway and it should go on and off periodically.
Yes, It is called a thermostat
ruff
Member
The lower setting of the built in thermostat in the heater is about 58, which is too high, as I am not trying to keep the van comfy. Just above freezing in case it dips below. So it won't work without another thermostat.
I need a portable thermostat, that I will keep inside the van that I can plug the heater into and I was wondering if someone can recommend one that is dependable and can also handle the heater's load.
I need a portable thermostat, that I will keep inside the van that I can plug the heater into and I was wondering if someone can recommend one that is dependable and can also handle the heater's load.
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ruff
Member
It looks like this may work-
https://www.ebay.com/p/bayite-Tempe...50w-BTC211/1083979618?iid=183237789655&chn=ps
https://www.ebay.com/p/bayite-Tempe...50w-BTC211/1083979618?iid=183237789655&chn=ps
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Lightbulbs at the key spots on the unit
steve_64
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Under if possible.
Just get an electronic thermometer that warns you when it dips under 35 or so. Then turn on a heater for a little while.
I like keeping my van about 50 anyway. Starting out cold when its cold out can allow things to freeze on the way to a job.
Mikey P
Administrator
My insulated garage which house our
Hvac heater and water heater, never drops below 50°..
Even when its 4° out..
Hvac heater and water heater, never drops below 50°..
Even when its 4° out..
steve_64
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Because its only 4 for an hour.
Living The Dream
Member
It's to early for this! 
