[TheForge] Shop heat - hot water heater

[don schad]

Thanks for everyone's feedback.  I did some ball-park calculations of
heat loss/etc for the shop and the cost in propane isn't going to be
as bad as I feared. I think I'll try one of those direct vented
heaters, and see what the gas company will do with regard to getting a
seperate tank at a higher pressure.

Thanks all,

don

On 9/1/06, Steve Smith <sos at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 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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