Shop heater

[BlueSS454]

That would be awesome, thanks!

yes...it needs 110v.....and it needs to be exhausted outside....(mine is exhausted through the roof)....the pic I have above is when we moved in...it's not up & running in that picture....I'll be out in the garage this weeknd...I'll take some detailed pics of completed installed furnace

Bryan

[DonC1]

Here in Canada..just north of Seattle 100 miles I have radiant floor heat run by a water heater. With the new 'bend you over the coals'
local BC hydro two tier system..ie if you use more electricity than a one room apartment per month your instantly over billed. So my great floor heat (and boy it sure was nice) now costs me on average 300-$400 per month during winter.
Too much. Sounds like the floor mat heat pads are a great idea and or propane.

[ITSA426]

DonC1 See if your electric company offers an "off-peak" rate.  There are also interruptible rates that allow the power company to shut off that item when demand is high.  My brother uses that for his water heated floor boiler and it hasn't been below his thermostat setting yet.  He pays a penny or two more than I per KWH. He is heating 30' X 45' but the water heated systems do not qualify for heat storage rates if the water is in the concrete rather than the sand bed below it.  My floor is heated for eight hours a night but it takes a long time to give up heat from the sand and concrete.

There must be something.  I understand a lot of our electricity is generated in Canada.

[A383Wing]

Can you give a little more info on this?  I see these all the time on Craigslist and I'm thinking it might be a good option for my 30 x 40 pole barn shop.  I'm a little uneducated when it comes to these things.  Does it need electric (110 or 220?), also guessing it needs to be chimneyed to the outside.

Ok...here are pics & info as promised.....furnace is downdraft style, meaning it draws air in the top and blows it out the bottom. We put furnace on a home made stand and cut 2 sides out of it so heated air will come out. I have a 6 gallon plastic diesel jug that has suction and return line going back into it. Be sure to run an inline filter on suction line. Outlet for burn side of furnace is going up and through roof, and stack is outside garage. Also have thermostat at workbench...make sure it's one that can be turned off all the way to the left..if it can't be turned off, it will get cold enough that furnace will turn on when cold temp is reached. I only turn it on when I'm out there, no sense in wasting diesel fuel when it's $3.50 a gallon out here. All power for furnace is from standard 110v house current.

Furnace brings 5 car garage up to almost 60* in less than an hour...I can run all day on less than 5 gallons of fuel.

[Silver R/T]

thats a nice setup

[BlueSS454]

Thanks for the info!  That's a pretty nice setup, doesn't take up a lot of room and is pretty basic.  I think I'll be looking around on Craigslist for a used oil furnace