In a message dated 2/1/01 7:39:18 AM Central Standard Time,
wallaces@superaje.com writes:
> Hi Rich,
> Consider a woodstove. Good way to get rid of scraps (if you do any
> carpentry),
> inexpensive, gets up to temp very fast, is indeed radiant, keeps your
> coffee
> warm, etc. etc. You may find your wife comes out to chat too.
> Remember the best solutions are simple. You don't need to be maintaining
> another heating system when you could be spending that same time working on
> your hobby, right?
>
Regarding the woodstove, you better call your insurance man first! I was
told I had to remove mine or be dropped. Seemed they regarded it as
uncontrolled combustion, in other words, you couldn't shut it down on command
and was an accident waiting to happen in a garage.
I am facing the same decisions, and there are several people up here in WI
with radiant floor heating that seem to like it. I worry though about if I
am not going to be in the building, and shut the system down it would freeze.
So, now I'm thinking about radiant tube heating, which is actually
recommended for garages. I'll let you know if I learn any more.
John
Oostburg, WI (originally from Urbana)
'60 BT7
'60 Mini
'80 TR7 (freshly repainted Carmine red!)
'69 AA
'57 Isetta
Etc.
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