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Re: Heating your shop


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Posted by fixerupper on December 27, 2017 at 19:22:37 from (100.42.94.143):

In Reply to: Heating your shop posted by JBR2017 on December 27, 2017 at 16:57:16:

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This is what I recommend too if you don’t have fire wood available by your back door. If you are surrounded by woods that you can harvest and have the time and energy to cut wood, go for the Woodburner.

I burned wood in the tractor shop for 25 years and it worked OK but I also had a hanging gas heater to keep the shop from freezing when I was away. I am surrounded by fairly open prairie and wood was becoming harder to get hold of close by so I finally gave up the wood burner and use only LP. Traveling any distance for firewood takes the price advantage out of it real quick. In fact, I question the true cost savings of burning wood when all things are considered.

My woodworking shop and the truck shop both have hot dawg LP heaters. The big trick to cheap heat is a super tight building and plenty of insulation. When I built my shops I took extra care to make them tight and I spent extra money on insulation. The LP bill for the three shops combined is only slightly more than the LP bill for our house. Granted, most of the time the thermostats in the shops are set at 20-25 degrees cooler than the house but it’s a good example of how a little more time and money spent can save bunches in the long run. Oh yes, I live in northwest Iowa.


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