TRIGGERED... I'm going to my safe space
Which today unfortunately is the attic of the shop and the house.
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Shop build. HEAT!
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TRIGGERED... I'm going to my safe space
Which today unfortunately is the attic of the shop and the house.
Got insulation done!
Well mostly.
Blew in the house attic first. Thought it was mostly R19 but apparently they ran out in a couple spots. Like zero insulation in several spots in my house.
Then onto the shop. I grabbed 10 extra bags but with the lack of insulation in the house, we ended up short on the shop.
I still had some R19 Batts and those went down. To finish it. Probably buy some more Batts the get the r value up but won't need many.
As it is I have complete coverage so it might just stay like that for a bit.
Only crappy pic I took.
Well mostly.
Blew in the house attic first. Thought it was mostly R19 but apparently they ran out in a couple spots. Like zero insulation in several spots in my house.
Then onto the shop. I grabbed 10 extra bags but with the lack of insulation in the house, we ended up short on the shop.
I still had some R19 Batts and those went down. To finish it. Probably buy some more Batts the get the r value up but won't need many.
As it is I have complete coverage so it might just stay like that for a bit.
Only crappy pic I took.
Nope.
I forgot to post pics of the trailer when my wife got home. We had partially unloaded this.
It was leaning that bad too. But the experts at home Depot said we won't load it any other way cause that's the best way to do it
With all that insulation and the heater, you won’t miss a beat on projects when the weather turns glacial. All you have to do is bore a tunnel through the white fluffy stuff.
David
David
I got in a whole season last year of practice plowing on gravel. Should have it down this year.
Shop is still progressing but in the wrong order.
I needed to paint. But due to days off and some other stuff there was moving going on.
Neither the mill nor the lathe are mine but will likely be in my shop at least a year. Had to load em like that, well cause that's what worked. It was a slow drive to my house
Then this
Went here.
Lots to do but getting very close
I needed to paint. But due to days off and some other stuff there was moving going on.
Neither the mill nor the lathe are mine but will likely be in my shop at least a year. Had to load em like that, well cause that's what worked. It was a slow drive to my house
Then this
Went here.
Lots to do but getting very close
x2 on miniwally advice above . there NOT a set it and forget it heater like fuel oil . each batch of oil basicly requires a little tweeking of air/fuel psi readings on gauges .
but when there working great there a great thing .
but when there working great there a great thing .
Get transformer oil from your power company buddies when you can. Burns good and works good in diesel powered vehicles. Hyd oil is good for both also.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Yeah backup heat source, because you will need that while it's broken and your waiting for parts.
I'm glad everyone else has had good luck with them. But personally I have not. You couldn't pay me to put on of those damn things in my shop. Best of luck to you and yours. I hope it works for you.
Transformer oil ?...we nearly got a huge fine for having a junk transformer in the junkyard ,that had been there decades previous to our boss owning the place half buried in the ground,when an EPA guy came snooping around ,said he was looking for parts for an antique car..(and I guess he was,he did buy some!--and then he told us what he saw ,and how much the fine would be if we got caught gutting the transformer ,and dumping the oil in it to recover the large copper windings..he said he wasn't going to tell anyone,but our boss was worried that he would...
He explained the oil in them has PCB's that are very hazardous,and will leach into water supplies and just getting some on you can lead to illness..there are supposedly strict rules for disposal of it that must be followed and only certified people are allowed to do it..
Keep in mind I'm only repeating what I heard--I have no idea if its BS or truth,but it sounds plausible,I've read about PCB contamination locally in the past at scrap yards..
I can see using hydraulic oil for waste oil heater fuel or even in a diesel engine,but I'd leave the transformer oil to the pros..
I'd filter it REAL good though,you are unlikely to get all the metal "dust" in it out and it doesn't take much to ruin an injector pump..
He explained the oil in them has PCB's that are very hazardous,and will leach into water supplies and just getting some on you can lead to illness..there are supposedly strict rules for disposal of it that must be followed and only certified people are allowed to do it..
Keep in mind I'm only repeating what I heard--I have no idea if its BS or truth,but it sounds plausible,I've read about PCB contamination locally in the past at scrap yards..
I can see using hydraulic oil for waste oil heater fuel or even in a diesel engine,but I'd leave the transformer oil to the pros..
I'd filter it REAL good though,you are unlikely to get all the metal "dust" in it out and it doesn't take much to ruin an injector pump..
my past use of them was in work shops . and it was me and 1 other guy that kept them going all the time .
the 1 had never had the tank cleaned since new install . 20+ years of straight dump in the tank got to it and she was chugging a puking a lot . finally i took half a day and pumped the tank out and dropped a shop light down inside to find the problem was SLUDGE buildup and anti-freeze pool in the suction filter port area .
i got around 30 gal of sludge / anti-freeze / slime / dirt / grease balls / gasket material out of the tank . and i washed it out with 5 gal of diesel fuel . she worked 100% better after this . so we angled the tank as steep as we could to the drain valve side for good anti-freeze/water drain out ability . then capped off the direct dump in port . all oil went in a 55 gal drum with lid cut off . it settled out in there and the suction was 2" off the bottom to NOT suck up crap . then it went threw a screen at the inlet to the pump . then to a holding tank . then as needed flip the hoses around with the quick connects and suck it from the holding tanks up to the oil burner tank . and the storage tanks suction pipe was 6" off the bottom of its tank .
thats how we kept our oil CLEAN and it also mixed the batches so it was more consitant a mix from a large batch over small batches of gear oil / trans / engine .
and NEVER EVER TRUST anyone's used oil they give you . always dump it slow in the settling tank drum and if its watery stop and give it back . 1 year in the dead of winter we were short oil and he got some from a guy and the 55gal drum was stored outside thank god ! i stuck my suction wand down in the opening and only got 4" in before SOLID block of ice
. i capped the drum back off and checked the rest on the truck and all had the same problem . i refused the whole batch and said get me some GOOD oil not this crap .
Yes avoid the older stuff it is all PCB oil. Newer is ok.
This heater has been well mantained. Yes they do take some to keep up on but this one hasn't skipped a beat in my buddies shop.
Yes I know about keeping your oil good and clean and putting it in 55 gallon drums to separate out.
You need to clean em out every month if your using it alot. Which I will.
Yes compared to a gas heater tons more work.
This thing cost me 500 bucks, with no actual cash outlay. Just getting a propane tank up here in my yard was gonna be 900.
Nearest natural gas line is about 6 miles away current plan has it reaching my house in about 17 years lol
Yes I know about keeping your oil good and clean and putting it in 55 gallon drums to separate out.
You need to clean em out every month if your using it alot. Which I will.
Yes compared to a gas heater tons more work.
This thing cost me 500 bucks, with no actual cash outlay. Just getting a propane tank up here in my yard was gonna be 900.
Nearest natural gas line is about 6 miles away current plan has it reaching my house in about 17 years lol
We used to run our vehicles on the gas we drained from junk cars hauled in at the junkyard--but some guys would fill the gas tanks with water,(and soak all the seats too!)--a trick to add a few hundred pounds of weight we'd assume was metal,to get more money for scrap..if we caught anyone doing that,we refused to let them scrap anything again..and warned all the other scrap dealers we dealt with to watch out for them pulling that ..
We used a plastic 55 gallon drum to contain the gas ,that was white and you could see thru it and tell if any water was in the gas--it would eventually settle out to the bottom,sometimes ethanol kept it suspended though,so we'd end up having to change a fuel filter every so often..we pumped the gas out with a hand crank pump and didn't let the suction pipe sit right on the bottom,we kept it at least 3" off the bottom to avoid water and dirt..we had a remote oil filter setup off a truck that we used to filter the gas a bit better after the pump ,before using it..
We used to get drain oil from the junkers too,and used it in a crude burner outside made from a home heating oil tank (think "giant wood stove")..if we got a lot of water in either the gas or oil drums,we'd wheel them outside in winter when it was below freezing and the water would turn to a block of ice ,then we had little fear of any getting in our vehicles..
We used a plastic 55 gallon drum to contain the gas ,that was white and you could see thru it and tell if any water was in the gas--it would eventually settle out to the bottom,sometimes ethanol kept it suspended though,so we'd end up having to change a fuel filter every so often..we pumped the gas out with a hand crank pump and didn't let the suction pipe sit right on the bottom,we kept it at least 3" off the bottom to avoid water and dirt..we had a remote oil filter setup off a truck that we used to filter the gas a bit better after the pump ,before using it..
We used to get drain oil from the junkers too,and used it in a crude burner outside made from a home heating oil tank (think "giant wood stove")..if we got a lot of water in either the gas or oil drums,we'd wheel them outside in winter when it was below freezing and the water would turn to a block of ice ,then we had little fear of any getting in our vehicles..
So got the top panel on the garage door up!
It's not functioning yet, but I am fully enclosed.
With 4 halogen flood lights providing light, it's currently 33° outside and 41° in the shop.
I think I accomplished my insulation goals!
It's not functioning yet, but I am fully enclosed.
With 4 halogen flood lights providing light, it's currently 33° outside and 41° in the shop.
I think I accomplished my insulation goals!
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and your backup heating system
It actually makes me think I could mount a small electric ceiling mount heater with a thermostat, to make sure it never freezes in there.
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