[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[Rick]

Hi Don -
I have a separate tank for heat, but do not have a gas powered forge.  Just 
use Coal and Coke.  Not sure what that would be like to have a gas forge on 
a propane tank.  High pressure is right out of the question there.  Probably 
need a blown forge, but I must admit I haven't read most of the gas forge 
posts because I don't feel the need to oust the coal forge.

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don schad" <sir.eggplantalot at gmail.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater


> Does the gas company allow you to hook up your forge, or do they not
> necessarily know/care?  I would think that the pressure into the
> house/shop would be much less then that required by the forge.  I run
> mine at 5-20psi depending on what's going on, can you get that range
> from the tank feed?   Not sure what the pressure the house heater
> takes, but there is a big regulator on the corner of my house.  I was
> assuming it's pretty low.
>
> I will check with my gas company to see what they say about such
> things (we have propane in the house, but the shop is a distance from
> the house, so an additional tank may be required).  Perhaps a little
> wall mounted on such as you describe would work well.  It probably
> won't have to work too hard to keep up with the temps.
>
> Thanks for the input from all!
>
> don
>
> On 8/31/06, schade at acegroup.cc <schade at acegroup.cc> wrote:
>> I pre bought 600 gallons of propane for $1.69. Heat for my shop,house,
>> cooking, clothes drying, forge. In Minnesota. I heat my well insulated
>> 24x28 shop with an Empire wall mounted/vented 30,000 btu propane
>> heater.
>>
>> Bob not Ron
>> _______________
>>
>>
>> On Aug 31, 2006, at 6:43 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky wrote:
>>
>> > Ron,
>> >
>> > Where are you located in PA? How much is propane going for in PA these
>> > days?
>> >
>> > Mark in NJ
>> >
>> > 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
>>
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