[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[schade at acegroup.cc]

don,

My "gas guy" "did something" in the regulator? on my 500 gal tank to 
increase pressure to my shop. I run a small propane forge, naturally? 
aspirated (no blower). I can get about 13psi at my forge which works 
fine for me. Sorry I can't give more details but he is well aware of 
what I am doing in my shop.

The wall mounted/vented heater is great! The air for combustion is 
drawn in from the outside.

Bob
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On Sep 1, 2006, at 8:11 AM, don schad wrote:

> 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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