Each to his own but I also use one of these propane heaters and it is the
bet $39 I ever spent. I have even used it in the drive way while working
outside. If they give out noxious fumes I have never smelled them. As far
as my garage being air tight ...I only wish it were. No I wouldn't use it
inside my house but the garage is anoyther story. 40 hours of heat for $8
dollars can't be beat. Plus no expensive ionvestment up front.
...Art
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Don Wilkins wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:16:17 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >I have used one of those "infra-red" propane heaters for more than 5 years
> >now
> >and they are great. It is basically a unit that fits on top of a standard
> >propane
> >tank, which heats up a metal gauze (4"x4") and than the heat is radiated
> >out.
> >My unit is made by Coleman and outputs a max of 28K btu.
> >
> >It does not heat the garage as such, but does a good job of taking the chill
> >
> >out of the air and making the garage more comfortable.
>
> In addition it does an excellent job of converting all of those foul
> smelling sulfur compounds that are present in propane to sulfuric
> acid.
> >
> >Strictly speaking, it in not intended for indoor use, as it uses inside air
> >for
> >combustion, but I only leave it on for 10 minutes at a time and never leave
> >it
> >on while I am out of the garage.
>
> There is no way in hell I would put one of these non-vented combustion
> heaters in any confined occupied space. The sulfuric acid produced is
> not something I want in my work area.
> >
> >What I like about this unit is that it is completely portable so I can move
> >it around
> >the garage to where ever I am working. Also by placing a standard fan behind
> >it, it blows hot air where you direct it.
> >
> >I would not recommend this for a 1 car garage, as you should not have
> >anything
> >more than 6 feet in front of it. But my garage is large enough that I have
> >it well
> >away from anything.
> >
> >Obviously when I am working with volatile materials, the heater stay off.
>
> In fact you probably would be better leaving this monstrosity on as
> some of those volatile materials that you are concerned about would be
> harmlessly consumed by the heater long before they reached a
> combustible concentration and before you breathed them.
>
> There is nothing like a well ventilated shop to take care of the
> volatile combustibles. Sulfuric acid although not combustible is not
> my idea of a desirable chemical to have looking for a place to sit
> down in my shop.
>
> As you might guess I am not in favor of using these non-vented gas
> heaters either in a shop or residence.
>
>
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