Moss Man
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I'll keep this as brief as possible. I have recently moved and in the process I gave up my heated shop for chainsaw repair. I do have a new shop, but it is COLD in there. I have a large woodstove, but didn't get the time to hook it up(needs a chimney) or secure a woodpile to feed it. If I am to work on saws, I need a space heater and some extra warm winter pacs. Maybe if the space heater works well enough, the boots can wait.
Question one; I would like a propane space heater of some variety. The shop has two floors, the lower one being 900 square feet and the upper one around 750 square feet. The whole building is insulated, walls and ceilings, R-21 in the ceiling and R-13 in the walls. There is a large opening in the ceiling of the first floor going up to the second floor, so the heat from the first floor can freely flow upstairs. I looked at some propane space heaters at Tractor Supply yesterday, the only one they had was 50,000 btu's for $100. and it looked like the salamander kerosene heaters.Just wondering what experience you might have with space heaters, positive and negative.Kersosene is quick, but I wonder about the fumes. I have heard that the propane ones can be loud.
Question two; I would like a pair of winter pac boots, but not really bulky ones. The cement floor in the shop will likely be quite cold no matter what I use to heat the building. I looked at some pac boots yesterday, but they were cheap, flimsy and lacked any real support in the soles. My feet get cold easily, so a good cold rating would be nice.
Next winter will be totally different, I have a very large woodstove secured and there WILL be a chimney and a woodpile.
I have quite a few saws to fluff up and liquidate and it isn't going to wait for warm weather to arrive here!
Question one; I would like a propane space heater of some variety. The shop has two floors, the lower one being 900 square feet and the upper one around 750 square feet. The whole building is insulated, walls and ceilings, R-21 in the ceiling and R-13 in the walls. There is a large opening in the ceiling of the first floor going up to the second floor, so the heat from the first floor can freely flow upstairs. I looked at some propane space heaters at Tractor Supply yesterday, the only one they had was 50,000 btu's for $100. and it looked like the salamander kerosene heaters.Just wondering what experience you might have with space heaters, positive and negative.Kersosene is quick, but I wonder about the fumes. I have heard that the propane ones can be loud.
Question two; I would like a pair of winter pac boots, but not really bulky ones. The cement floor in the shop will likely be quite cold no matter what I use to heat the building. I looked at some pac boots yesterday, but they were cheap, flimsy and lacked any real support in the soles. My feet get cold easily, so a good cold rating would be nice.
Next winter will be totally different, I have a very large woodstove secured and there WILL be a chimney and a woodpile.
I have quite a few saws to fluff up and liquidate and it isn't going to wait for warm weather to arrive here!