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Old 03-22-2012, 09:43 AM   #22
t-head
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Default Re: Shop heater

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Originally Posted by real550A View Post
"I like the natural gas furnaces, cheaper and faster heat. "

I agree that natural gas is good heat, if you're in an urban setting where it is available, and you're heating a building w/an existing slab. No city gas out here in the woods.
As far as cheaper, that's on a case by case basis. We have a 780 gal. wood fired, outside boiler that heats a home and 2 outbuildings. Due to a tornado last July, the fuel
has been decidedly cheaper than any "store bought" fuel available, and will be for the next 30 years.
I also like the "silent mode" of the slab heat. You literally can hear a pin drop in our shop!

Same thing here in our shop, the stove is going right now and I can hear the clock ticking in the background.

We use 4-5 cords of wood to heat a 30'X40' shop with 10' ceilings and keep it very comfortable. We buy our wood at a cost of $700 a year but it would cost us double that or more plus the cost of the electricity and maintenance.

The main reason we do it though is we really like it and also heat our house w/a wood stove.

Last edited by t-head; 03-25-2012 at 09:28 AM.
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