"Charlie Self" wrote in
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Nate Perkins wrote:
"Charlie Self" wrote in
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I've been looking at the radiant heaters Lee Valley has: has anyone
here tried that radiant heat concept recently enough to recall
whether or not it works well?
...

I've used one for the last couple of years in my third bay shop here
in Colorado. It's good for local heat and comfort if you are working
in a small area (say doing joinery or marquetry at your workbench).

It doesn't put out enough heat to heat the shop area; over the
period of an hour or so it may shift the overall temp by a couple of
degrees at most.

Mine was very inexpensive from the local home improvement store
(Sutherlands), and is the exact same brand and model that Lee Valley
carries for a few dollars more.

Shoot. I guess I mess with a more costly form of heat. It might even
pay to see if I can replace the fan motor on this old furnace, which
is a royal pain in the tail.

I've been thinking of getting the HVAC company out to install a gas-
fired system for the garage, the kind with the flame stream separate
from the shop environment. But I think it's going to be kind of steep,
I guess around a grand or so.

Thanks. This place is wonderful for arcane info about a whole lot of
semi-woodworking related things.

Yeah, I've learned a lot here too. There are some guys here who really
know their stuff. Shucks, some even write articles that are published
;-)

Even the OT threads are amusing, but it's like spitting in the wind to
participate in them.

Nate Perkins writes:

I've been thinking of getting the HVAC company out to install a gas-
fired system for the garage, the kind with the flame stream separate
from the shop environment. But I think it's going to be kind of steep,
I guess around a grand or so.

I doubt you'll get a condensing furnace installed for $1000. Labor is a
good chunk of the cost. Does your shop even have propane or natural gas
piped to it?

Brian Elfert