[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments below.

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, don schad wrote:

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

i have been looking at building one of these units to heat the garage
this winter so that i have someplace to work on small projects.
even if i had to purchase new vegetable oil by the gallon it would be
less expensive than the propane bill.
the garage is 24x24 insulated and drywalled.

Subject: motherearth news heater improvements

hello;

Roger Sanders' Waste Oil Heater
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me11.html

don> 
don> Thanks,
don> 
don> don
don> 

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terry l. ridder ><>