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Most efficient way to heat a workshop?
Hi bloody knackered long day trying to get things working and laid out the way i want them.
In my haste with everything found the premises has not got any internal heating.
What do you recommend as efficient and cost effective.
I have 11x4m with ceiling of 4m which has loft space above and will be putting some insulation into. No gas supply just electric.
Options are something of the mains or something of a bottle.
Any advice welcome as ever.
Cheers
Johnny
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8 Replies
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If you have business insurance you’ll probably find that u ain’t allowed bottled gas in your workshop 🙁 Only recently got the thermals back out the bottom drawer :worry:
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Just read it I can have up to 50kg in the unit but no more than a 20kg in any can.
So probably a space heater will do me but how much gas am i going to burn through a week!
It was warmer outside today than in.
Cheers
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We have three inverter pump air con units in our production room, its about 18m x 8m off the top of my head – and about 4m to the highest point of the ceiling. These do a pretty good job through the autumn months, we just have them coming on an hour before we arrive and the place is nice and toasty.
When the temperature gets to zero and below though they tend to freeze up and not run. We have a gas space heater in too, this just goes on for a couple of hours in the morning and thats enough to keep it pleasant all through the day. You know what its like once you get computers and printers on they soon knock out some ambient heat. Couple of fleeces knocking about dont hurt either though!
Andy
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If you dont need the height, get a false ceiling fitted and keep the air circulation space to a minimum. Been mentioned before, be careful about the moisture gas heaters can produce, so some sort of dry heat is best. Storage heaters, pipe heaters, or standard convection.
Untill you sort the volume of the space you are heating, its going to cost a fortune to feel the benefits….. :lol1:
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quote Johnny Alston:Just read it I can have up to 50kg in the unit but no more than a 20kg in any can.
So probably a space heater will do me but how much gas am i going to burn through a week!
It was warmer outside today than in.
Cheers
Who are you insured with Johnny? I had to remove my space heater last year because my insurers gave it the big thumbs down 👿
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quote Johnny Alston:Just read it I can have up to 50kg in the unit but no more than a 20kg in any can.So probably a space heater will do me but how much gas am i going to burn through a week!
It was warmer outside today than in.
Cheers
John
its strange that they would quote in a can for Bottled Gas, are you sure its not been written GAS meaning petrol. My insurance won’t allow bottled gas or any naked flame heating because of the printer even if they are in seperate roomsKev
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Storage of Flammables
If in relation to any claim You have failed to fulfil any of the following
conditions, You will lose Your right to indemnity or payment for that claim.
You must not store any highly flammable liquid or solution having a flash
point, closed cup, below 32 degrees centigrade or liquefied petroleum gas
other than
(a) an amount not exceeding 50 kgs of liquefied petroleum gas
contained in metal cylinders or metal containers each of not more than 20 kgs
capacity or in aerosol dispensers each not in excess of 250 gms in weight
(b) liquefied petroleum gas cylinders contained within specially
constructed appliances used or to be used for the heating of the premises
(c) an amount not exceeding 50 litres of highly flammable liquid
contained in stoppered containers each of not more than 2 litres capacityAs above from the schedule.
Sign ELite in the end.
So I am reading that I can have 20kg gas cylinder in the unit.
There are no other restrictions to do with gas in my schedule.
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quote Neil Speirs:quote Johnny Alston:Just read it I can have up to 50kg in the unit but no more than a 20kg in any can.So probably a space heater will do me but how much gas am i going to burn through a week!
It was warmer outside today than in.
Cheers
Who are you insured with Johnny? I had to remove my space heater last year because my insurers gave it the big thumbs down 👿
signelite accepted a diesel space heater. last and this year.
you do have to read there stupid rules, like inflammable liquids to be in 2 lt containers ???.
when i said they come in 5lt tins that are safe enough for shop storage they changed it.chris
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