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
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:35 am
by speedingfine
mik wrote: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:48 pm
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!
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:23 am
by 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.
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:23 am
by Beany
Simon wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:23 am
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.
Simon wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:23 am
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….
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:06 am
by Mito Man
Its pretty illegal too unless you have a permit...
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:54 am
by V8Granite
What’s the humidity like in the garage Mik ?
You can get a gauge for £10 on Amazon etc to check.
Simon wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:23 am
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
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:58 pm
by V8Granite
mik wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:55 am
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!
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:40 pm
by Delphi
What about some simple wall mounted halogen jobbies?
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:04 pm
by Rich B
Just MTFU or take the wheels off the car when you tippex the tyre writing.
Dude - it’s Jockland - going upstairs in the garage is like 1min 10sec. And that’s in July.
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:53 pm
by Simon
Mito Man wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:06 am
Its pretty illegal too unless you have a permit...
Pah. Permit shmermit.
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:04 pm
by 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.
I’m an oil filled portable rad newbie - I couldn’t handle that kinda power mate.
Re: Electric wall heaters
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:30 am
by KiwiDave
Gwaredd wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:04 pm
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.
So as a last hurrah…… well… I think I owe it to supersonic commercial afterburner jet occasional use space heating fans everywhere.
