Good point! Always follow common sense procedures when using these =
heaters. Stick it in a corner, away from anything flammable, etc. These =
heaters really kick, so you can stick them in a corner, crack the garage =
door and safely and comfortably work on your MG in the dead of winter! =
Use a fan to push out any fumes and circulate the warmth. BTW, we used a =
"fire box" consisting of a shallow wooden box filled with sand, and =
place the heater inside the box.
Dan
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From: Bud Krueger
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 1998 10:45 AM
To: Art Pfenninger
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: garage heaters
Art,
You aren't using this around a car that contains gasoline, are =
you?
Bud Krueger
52TD
Art Pfenninger wrote:
> Yesterday I had a chance to try out my propane heater, the verdict is =
IT
> WORKS GREAT! I didn't want to run a gas line 100 feet to my
> garage, so instead I bought a $39 dollar portable propane heater that
> mounts to the top of 20 lb cylinder. I was working is a close confine =
with
> only about 2 feet between cars in the garage. I first set the valve to
> high but within 5 minutes turned it down to low. I was so warm that =
all I
> had on was a sweat shirt (and pants). I also was using a 500 watt work
> light that produces a lot of heat by it's self. You can get the =
heaters at
> Home Depot and they run for about 40 on a tank of gas.Harbor Freight =
has
> one on sale for $42 that puts out about 1000 or 2000 more BTU's.
> ...Art
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