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Bart

12-20-2001 04:54:30




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I have a 24x34' shop, well insulated with 11' ceilings. Would a Miller Gun furnace like the ones used in some mobil homes do a decent job of heating this size area? Anyone have a Miller Gun furnace? (hot air). I need about 40 degrees unoccupied and about 65 degrees to work in. Located in Northern Vermont. Average winter temp 0 to 30 above. Thanks for any suggestions.




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Bart

12-20-2001 23:54:21




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 Re: Shop heater in reply to Bart, 12-20-2001 04:54:30  
Thanks for the feedback. Forgot about a miller Gun blowing out the bottom. Maybe a ceiling installation? heh heh. Thanks again.



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TB

12-20-2001 17:56:17




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 Re: Shop heater in reply to Bart, 12-20-2001 04:54:30  
I have a 30x40' well-insulated garage with a 10' ceilings. I got furnace out of an old Mobil home. set it up on some blocks and let blow out the bottom. With a ceiling a fan it does a good job for me. Central Pa.



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JoeK

12-20-2001 15:57:40




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 Re: Shop heater in reply to Bart, 12-20-2001 04:54:30  
If I figured right and your shop is tight,you would need appx 35000 BTU for a maximum temp rise of 75-80 degrees(figures I use based on home heating)or -10 out to 65-79 inside.I am not familiar w/Miller furnaces,but if used for avg size mobile home,its rating is probably much higher.Problem w/mobile home furnaces is that most are"bottom dump" to hook up to ducting.Other than that they seem to work OK.I heat my shop here in N WI with a 28,000BTU direct vent(thru wall exhaust)heater and a couple castoff ceiling fans on low stir the air around.After putting in the fans,my gas use dropped 12% and shop temp was lots more uniform.Used a couple Kerosun 105s prior,but Kero price has gotten ridiculous.

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greg

12-20-2001 19:03:06




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 Re: Re: Shop heater in reply to JoeK, 12-20-2001 15:57:40  
I am using an oil fired furnace from a house, I think a 80,000 btu with a .6 orifice in the gun. Warms the shop so fast and evenly, (30x40x10) I don't bother to turn it down below 60 deg at night. Of course, I am making my living in it, so rather than work the furnace hard to bring things up to temp every morn, it seems to run less if a higher overall temp is constantly maintained. Oil prices here in NY have dropped from approx $1.40 in Aug to approx $1.00 at present for blended. Thought about wood heat, but my time is better spent buying oil. Instead of wasting that time cutting wood, I can be making money. By the way, chimney is 6" well casing, sunk in ground 3 ft, with supports at eaves. We get lots of wind, and all seems well. No draft problems whatsoever. My experience.

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