[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[Steve Smith]

Our propane company made no issue at all of putting another tank by the 
shop (which is a separate building) and running a higher pressure. I 
don't get much more than 10psi, but it works fine.

Steve

Grover Richardson wrote:

> If I remember correctly, the pressure into a residence is in inches of
> water.  I remember 5.  Also, as I remember it, it takes 27 inches of water
> to make one psi.
> 
> Asking for a higher pressure regulator will likely place a residence in the
> "business" category, with the attendant tighter rules and higher prices.
> Like asking for 3 phase power<G>.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of don schad
> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 9:11 AM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> 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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