Antoinette Badenhorst on tue 6 oct 09
Thanks to all you guys for answering my questions about freezing weather. H=
opefully I will not have to take drastic measures to keep my studio warm. W=
e do have our hands full though, so I am preparing myself for any possibili=
ty. I have a kerosene heater that works very well during the day when I am =
present, but I can not leave it on during the night. There ia a gas line co=
ming into the room. I am considering a gas heater. Would that be a good opt=
ion for permanent heating?
Antoinette Badenhorst
Lincolnshire, Illinoise
Snail Scott on wed 7 oct 09
On Oct 6, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
> ...I have a kerosene heater that works very well during the day when I
> am present, but I can not leave it on during the night. There ia a gas
> line coming into the room. I am considering a gas heater. Would that
> be a good option for permanent heating?
I have a similar issue. My kerosene space heater
doesn't have the capacity to run overnight, and
though the studio will stay above freezing at night
if the daytime temperatures are warm enough,
once they drop below freezing I have to heat at
night, and once they drop below 20F overnight,
the electric portable space heater won't do. (It
also won't do when there's a power failure.) I
look forward to putting in the big propane tank
and connecting a permanent heater (and the
big kiln!), and if you have natural gas to the
space, I would definitely consider a gas heater.
In the meantime, I put small incandescent bulbs
in places I need 'spot heat', like under the shelf
with work in progress. I also wrap black trash bags
around work in progress that's too big for the
shelves, and aim clamp-lamps at it (incandescent
bulbs again). Works well enough in the short term.
-Snail
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