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Hey all:Cold weather has arrived here in Southern Ontario, which has raised a question, what do you use to heat your shops?My dad gave me an old ( 1994) Aladding kerosene heater, which is like new and rarely used and works well. I was wondering what the rest of you use.
Reply:Salamander or as you called it kero heater.John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:I don't heat my shop.
Reply:Williams forced air gas wall furnace. 60k btu,works great in a 20x30 shop.                             MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:If you're cold in your welding shop then you aren't welding enough.
Reply:If I'm welding enough to heat my shop, then I'm opening my door so that I don't poison myself with the fumes Kinda defeats the purpose. I have a propane forge that would heat the shop nicely, same problems with the fumes though.Last edited by andreas; 12-09-2006 at 10:02 PM.
Reply:Kerosene heater or propane catalytic heater are what I use. Which ever one strikes me at the time.
Reply:a buddy of ours uses a fireplace he made out of 50 gal drums and a fan behind them
Reply:I have both a Kero convection and a Kero salamander.  I try to stick to the convection as it runs silently.  However when it's really cold in the shop (below freezing) the salamander is 3 times faster.DennisThermal Arc 185-TSWMillermatic Challenger 172VictorO/AAtlas Craftsman 12 by 24 LatheEsab PCM-875Wholesalem Tool Mill-Drill
Reply:NO oil!http://killsometime.com/Video/fullsc...wer.flv&ID=576If you don't have the time to do it right, then you definitely don't have the time to do it over.
Reply:big giant gas heaters hanging from the ceiling..they arnt worth a crap when the doors are open because i work with idiots.. except wog820..he's pretty sharp! ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Kerosene heater or my forge but I'm only heating a 10X14 shedChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:home  made  outdoor  wood  stove
Reply:I have central boiler it heats house hot water and shop.it takes me 8 cord a year to do it all.
Reply:oil,  like tranny oil, motor oil, gear oil,  brake fluid, etc.
Reply:Originally Posted by Mr_Fixitoil,  like tranny oil, motor oil, gear oil,  brake fluid, etc.
Reply:zap i have heard of  epa certified used oil burners  now...the  farm  dealer down the road from me has one..he  burns all the  oils he  takes  from  the  tractors...engine..hydrolic..rear end ect...a search for used oil furnace will get you lots of info
Reply:Ain't that so NICE!! Don't know much about them, but they're out there all right.If you don't have the time to do it right, then you definitely don't have the time to do it over.
Reply:Wood. Double barrel stove made from two 45 (Imperial) gallon drums stacked. heats two 16x32 shops nicely even in our kind of cold. Yup, I'm Canadian too!
Reply:Reznor 60k btu gas heater hanging from the ceiling. Just had it installed. My shop is about the size of a two car garage (it is actually garage space) that's part of my house. The walls are insulated and I got the thing hooked up to a programmable thermostat. When I was a kid and worked on my own cars, motorcycles, and other junk, I was never warm in the winter. This year I'll be out there in a t-shirt when it's 20 below.
Reply:Kerosene (non forced air) heater....in 2 car garage.  Does fine in Texas but I don't know about Ontario.  One question though, cold weather just arrived in Ontario?  What's your definition of cold.  I thought that stuff hit you guys a couple months ago.
Reply:I dunno 'bout Ontariariario, but over here in Manitoba, it ain't cold until at least -40°. We had a little cool spell there about a month ago, only down to around -30°C, but now it's warmed up to a balmy -3°C, or 27°F. i don't even bother starting the woodstove when it's that warm!
Reply:There you go - hahahaha. Same here, I'm only about 3 hours south of you guys so it gets cold here too. I'm sure it is not as cold but hits pretty close. Once it hits 34 here, I shut the 'ol woodstove off and let the sun warm everything. John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Munchkin propane boiler infloor heat. I have two industrial smokeeaters to handle exhaust fumes. I was going to put a wood or cornburner outside, but it really isn't cheaper than propane unless you farm. It cost me $390.00 last year to heat 56x36x10 shop in michigan.
Reply:You yankee types are nuts!!!"cold" in these parts is when the temperature dips below 50f. I would literally freeze to death if it dropped to 18 below! We has a 20 year record low for this time of year a couple of weeks back, 18 degrees. We were having serious power fluctuations that morning because our electric co. couldn't keep up. I'd still like to move farther south!!!I have a 28 by 30 shop and heat it with a 85,000 btu oil furnace and just works great set the stat at what i want  when i am paiting my welded work prodjects i turn up the heat to 72 dec. fer.  i am in south east ontario canada  gets cold here in the winter