"Dave Rathnow" wrote in message
news:OZ3Xc.55635$X12.38428@edtnps84...

With winter immanent, I'm looking at putting some heating in my shop
so I can work and not freeze. I've heard people say that any
kind of open flame heating is dangerous because it could ignite saw
dust--I've heard others say this is rubbish.

Could people share their opinions and advice? Is an open
flame heater dangerous? What type of heating do you use?
Any recommendations to heat my shop: it's about 20x20
with a 12 foot ceiling.

Thanks,
Dave.

If your shop is free standing and you have either natural gas or propane
available in your area, I'd recommend a gas fired Modine (or modine-type)
heater. The unit would hang from the ceiling above the work area, is fan
assisted, and can usually be hooked up to a thermostat. My first choice for
a shop where comfort is not top priority.

A local Plumbing/Heating contractor would be happy to help ;-) I bet the
following link has some more stuff about it, but I'm too tired right now to
look at it myself:

http://modine.com/english/index2.php...lev1=10&lev2=5