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Default Semi On Topic: Heating my shop

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:58:07 -0500, the infamous Don Foreman
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On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:22:15 -0400, Wes wrote:



Maybe with the 4000# of metal in the room, the temperature swings won't be too wide.


Right. With all that thermal mass, the room's thermal time constant
should be quite long.


With proper insulation, a 1,500W ceramic disc heater would be able to
provide and maintain warmth in most climes. It might take a while to
ramp up, but once warm, it'd stay toasty.

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