Poor Man's Shop Heating System

[jimmyG]

[dgman]

Is it safe to burn propane indoors like that?

[jimmyG]

29 minutes ago, dgman said:

Is it safe to burn propane indoors like that?

Hope so... been doing it for 23 yrs...  keeping a window cracked helps...

[Dak0ta52]

For Christmas I purchased a greenhouse popup that is 6X8. (A gift to myself) I have my saw, a table to hold my blade rack and another small table to hold a 1500 watt heater. In most cases I have to cut the heat back to low. So far it has worked great. I have the 30-inch Pegas but someone with a smaller saw could possibly go with a smaller tent. I used a propane Buddy torpedo heater before switching to what I have now. It worked as long as you were working in front of the heater. My shop is so well ventilated I didn't have to worry about carbon monoxide. Besides, that little Buddy heater loved propane.

[OCtoolguy]

21 hours ago, dgman said:

Is it safe to burn propane indoors like that?

As long as you have some sort of fresh air ventilation. Cracked window etc.

 

[rjweb]

Can you cook hot dogs on it while you are scrolling, RJ

[Randyw81]

Your heating system is more hi-tech than mine. My setup is similar but I don't have a fan yet!

[jimmyG]

8 hours ago, Randyw81 said:

Your heating system is more hi-tech than mine. My setup is similar but I don't have a fan yet!

The fan made a huge difference.  It's only a one car garage and it used to take a long time to warm up, not any more,,,

[JimNC]

I have a small shop and use a Buddy heater with build-in fan. I put heater in front of door and leave the door ajar (for make up air), propane tank outside, a window on other side slightly open. I do a lot of my sanding and sawing outside on the shop's deck. If I want to work in the shop I start the heater a hour or so before, and shut down at night. My paints and glues are kept inside. Cheap and it works for me.

[Sycamore67]

I use a small propane torpedo style heater in my garage occasionally.  I also will take a carbon monoxide monitor in the garage. The one thing I really notice is the high humidity that the things produce. 

 

[jimmyG]

58 minutes ago, Sycamore67 said:

I use a small propane torpedo style heater in my garage occasionally.  I also will take a carbon monoxide monitor in the garage. The one thing I really notice is the high humidity that the things produce. 

 

That looks powerful  My propane cyl topper is only 15k btu...

[Sycamore67]

Any propane heater puts out a lot of moisture.  if they are running properly, there is mainly CO2 and very little CO.