[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[Ron Swisher]

Don,
I live in PA and heat my shop with an overhead infrared heater that is run 
with propane.  I only use it just before or when I enter the shop.  Used in 
this manner it is economical and fast heat.
Ron
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don schad" <sir.eggplantalot at gmail.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater


> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has any experience with using a hot-water heater
> (as opposed to a proper boiler) to heat a shop.  I've seen some references
> to such things on some of the other newsgroups, but not much on details. 
> My
> shop is (will be) about 300 SF, well insulated and in NH.   I'd like to 
> keep
> the temp just above the dew-point in the spring/fall, and around 40 in the
> winter.   I don't have a clue how much it would cost to heat such a space
> using either gas or electric - I'm coming from heat-pump land with
> relatively warm winters.   Any thoughts or experience?  It is worth the
> effort to go the hot-water route, or with that small space would straight
> electric be reasonable?
>
> Any thoughts welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> don
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