Electric wall heaters

[jamcg]

To be honest my choice would be to just stick a valor brazilia balanced flue wall heater in and run it from an lpg bottle over all these options, they kick out some serious heat

[speedingfine]

Since Concorde was grounded, I’ve discovered that Olympus engines are much more affordable than previously. The age of heating occasional-use spaces with supersonic commercial afterburner jet engines are - sadly - probably coming to an end. So as a last hurrah…… well… I think I owe it to supersonic commercial afterburner jet occasional use space heating fans everywhere.

I have however exercised considerable restraint by ordering only 3 as opposed to the full quartet - I’m not a total idiot!

[Simon]

Actually, same friend who stuck in DIY AC (in his office room) built a diesel/oil burner for his workshop. It burns any old crap, exhausts the fumes outside and the heat stays in the workshop. A novel design and practically free to run.

[Beany]

Actually, same friend who stuck in DIY AC (in his office room) built a diesel/oil burner for his workshop. It burns any old crap, exhausts the fumes outside and the heat stays in the workshop. A novel design and practically free to run.

Yeah, thinking about it the old man had a fuel oil heater for the boat (which similarly, would burn pretty much anything), something along those lines wouldn't be a bad idea, presuming you keep an eye on it emissions/exhaust wise.

[mik]

Actually, same friend who stuck in DIY AC (in his office room) built a diesel/oil burner for his workshop. It burns any old crap, exhausts the fumes outside and the heat stays in the workshop. A novel design and practically free to run.

Yeah, thinking about it the old man had a fuel oil heater for the boat (which similarly, would burn pretty much anything), something along those lines wouldn't be a bad idea, presuming you keep an eye on it emissions/exhaust wise.

My dad had one. Big bulky fooker that never ran properly. Mr Flewy took it, got it properly serviced and it heats his unit. As you mention, burning used engine oil doesn’t produce a very clean exhaust output….

[Mito Man]

Its pretty illegal too unless you have a permit...

[V8Granite]

What’s the humidity like in the garage Mik ?

You can get a gauge for £10 on Amazon etc to check.

Dave!

[mik]

It’s around 60% RH generally.

[jamcg]

Actually, same friend who stuck in DIY AC (in his office room) built a diesel/oil burner for his workshop. It burns any old crap, exhausts the fumes outside and the heat stays in the workshop. A novel design and practically free to run.

Yeah, thinking about it the old man had a fuel oil heater for the boat (which similarly, would burn pretty much anything), something along those lines wouldn't be a bad idea, presuming you keep an eye on it emissions/exhaust wise.

Air intake ventilation is actually the dodgy ground, something like that can use all the oxygen in the room it’s sited, and can also draw too much air through it, and if that isn’t replaced it causes negative pressure, arrests the flue pull and you end up with products of combustion in the room- which is how most CO poisoning happens with open flue stuff

[V8Granite]

It’s around 60% RH generally.

Then get a small fan heater where you are going to work. If you can turn it on with a smart plug 10 minutes before going in then perfect. At that humidity it won’t feel very cold anyway.

Dave!

[Delphi]

What about some simple wall mounted halogen jobbies?

[Rich B]

Just MTFU or take the wheels off the car when you tippex the tyre writing.

[mik]

Just MTFU

Dude - it’s Jockland - going upstairs in the garage is like 1min 10sec. And that’s in July.

[Simon]

Its pretty illegal too unless you have a permit...

Pah. Permit shmermit.

[Gwaredd]

I use Delonghi oil filled rads in both my workshops (Dragon 2's IIRC) and they're awesome. Thermostat controlled, so once they're up to temp, they maintain nicely. Also fitted with a timer too.

Very dry heat, so great for drying things. My workshops are both 28ft x 10ft and one rad in each is plenty. Avoid the cheaper rads - they are dogshit.

[mik]

Just ordered two of these (for extra flexibility)

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/tr ... 715-heater

[Gwaredd]

Cheap bastard. Mine are 2.5kw FTW!

[mik]

I’m an oil filled portable rad newbie - I couldn’t handle that kinda power mate.

[KiwiDave]

I use Delonghi oil filled rads in both my workshops (Dragon 2's IIRC) and they're awesome. Thermostat controlled, so once they're up to temp, they maintain nicely. Also fitted with a timer too.

Very dry heat, so great for drying things. My workshops are both 28ft x 10ft and one rad in each is plenty. Avoid the cheaper rads - they are dogshit.

To be honest, I had one huge one and two small versions of these for years while flipping between rentals here - those Delonghi heaters are awesome. Even though we have heat pumps now I'm not letting go of them.