Topic: To cold to work on the bike

[Magilla]

Here is Mass it's to cold to work on my bike while it is out in the shed.  Anyone on here ever add heat to a shed?  If so what did you do and how did it work out?

Electric heat is out of the question.  Our electrical rate in my town is in the top ten highest in the country.

[harisuluv]

Get one of those propane heaters like they have for outdoor seating at restaurants. 

[KRONUS0100]

cold in mine as well, only got about 1/4 of it insulated with the 2" pink stuff.  i got out for about an hour at a time about every other day.

[Franky]

I have 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) of insulation and two-layer windows in my HUGE 10 m2 (118 sq feet) shed - all stuff I picked up for free when people would tear down old houses.

I only need to fart a few times, and the insulation does the job of retaining the heat Well, OK, I also have a small wood stove (also an old beater I got for free). A few sticks in there and I'm toasty

[fmctm1sw]

I'm sure you know this but if you're going to use a gas type heater, make sure to keep the shed well ventilated.

[IndyFour]

I know it uses electricity, but not for the actual heating....I use a smaller sized salamander/torpedo style heater in my garage and can work in there during the winter with no problem.  Many of them can run multiple fuels....I use Diesel in mine because it's significantly cheaper than kerosene.  You just have to watch that you are letting in some fresh air as the exhaust can get to you after a while in a closed space.  That's the case with any type of combustion heat, though.

[d3buttz]

I have carhart cold weather overalls that my
Girl gave me for Christmas. It's awesome. I live in Denver
And I work in the garage( no heat) past sundown. Best
Gift ever. They retain so much body heat on my legs and
Torso all I wear is a sweatshirt and a beanie with it
And I'm not even  cold in 35degree weather. Great for cold riding too!

[1BadCB750]

I use a dual burner propane heater on my garage. Only ever need 1 burner going, and I have a small fan going to help circulate the heat. Lasts 2-3 weeks on low, and $14 to refill. The other option which can be cheap but requires you cutting a hole for a chimney, is a DIY ammo-can wood stove.

[andrewk]

I use a propane salamander to heat my *poorly insulated* single car garage.  I can get about 2 or 3 days worth of work done on a 20lb propane cylinder- gotta cycle it on and off though.

[azuredesign]

My sons studio, which is really a shed on the back of our garage is unheated, but Nick found one of those radiant electric  jobs that were popular at the dump, and the darn thing works pretty well. We are in MA too, and even though its been relatively warm this week, the heater has allowed Nick to work even when the outside temp is in the teens.

[flybox1]

you guys burning propane really should put a pot of corn, barley, and sugar over the flame 

[Retro Rocket]

you guys burning propane really should put a pot of corn, barley, and sugar over the flame 

I think they are trying to get more work done mate, not less....

[jamesb]

Propane heater works great actually getting a refill tomorrow on mine so my son can finish a couple paint jobs for me the shop is insulated so it doesn't take much to heat up.

[cougar]

Magilla ; For your sake and ours (sorta) if you use any type of heater that Burns something, Please get a carbon-monoxide detector. There like a smoke detector just warn you if the carbon-monoxide gets to high. This is a gas that you WON'T notice till it's to late. All my statements may not be perfect, but you get the idea !   ...cougar...

[faux fiddy]

My mentor's bro works for PVI - Pressure vessels INC.  They do heat exchangers, and scrubbers. He welded us up  what we call the sputnik over three years ago - it is for waste  burning oil. Drip oil  into it and my advice is to have a day tank like on a fishing boat. It might finally be hooked up with a flue this week after three years.

We tested it out in the driveway years ago, finally bringing it inside after years of saying "tis the season to burn waste oil."  We have two 55 gallon barrels almost full, nothing better to do with it of course.  I will report how it works, no pics at this point but it has a cover and a bunch of tubes to extract heat, kinda cool. Looks like a rocket motor.

Oh yeah, it has a 40x60 building around it and we'll prolly leave it off while gone, or who knows leave a bit of oil dripping after we leave, but it will be burning something.

Other than that we use a propane top of the tank radiant heater.

[messeduptriple]

D3buttz has it right!
invest in some  very heavy duty outdoor overalls. I never did that few years back, always  had some long johns , jeans and jacket type #$%*. I finally  decided i should try a pair.  I know  carharrt is the best and i dont doubt  at all there warmth but i didnt havr the funds for a pair  of them new.   I was walking in walmart and seen theres for 40$ or something  like  that. I got em and was the best 40$ i have spent  for working  on my bike and just for fukn around  outside... youll be sweating if you have a heavy top jacket for sure. Im in wisconsin and it gets  cold here.  I must  say my knee spots on the overalls are starting  to get a little light  if i may say from all the working  on the floor  and kneeling ..but they still havent let me down. Im thinkn  next year carharrt for sure. 

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[toytuff]

I think I'm just going to invest in a Mini-Split system. Heat in the Winter, AC in the summer.

I think I can do it for under $1800.00. I know, is it worth it? 

tt

[toytuff]

This is cold!

tt

[70CB750]

I think I'm just going to invest in a Mini-Split system. Heat in the Winter, AC in the summer.

I think I can do it for under $1800.00. I know, is it worth it? 

tt

Go for it.  We finished the upstairs in our barn to make it play room/guest room.  I installed split system myself except charging the lines, that was done by HVAC pro.  Bought the system on ebay for $1500 and it was money well spent - nowadays even Home Depot carries split system  - that was not the case in 2002 when I done it.

 It works great, heats even if temperature outside is under 40F and the AC function is superb too.

[toytuff]

I wanted to do one last year. I'll buy out of New York. Free ship, no sales tax.

Although my area is 600 sq. feet I have to add the fact of the climate and sunlight. Figures out to be at least a 16000 unit. Probably go 18K.

Another issue is running the 220V line. I could just plug it into the dryer socket then unplug when doing wash. Put the AC on a breaker box of course. Running a new line down the entire house is not an option.

tt

[Holubs]

My wife bought me a Cadet RCP502 heater for my 18' x 26' detached garage.  This heater was recommended by a construction supervisor who buys these to heat houses they have under construction.  It works great, but you do need 220VAC to power it.

http://www.acmetools.com/tools/CADET+10289+RCP502S+The+Hot+One+Garage+Heater+5000W+240V

[Elan]

im also in MA and my garage is a 10'x15' tarp tent thing. I bought a little parabolic heater from harbor freight for $25 bucks. its only 400/800 watts. It doesnt heat up the place but parabolic heat projects into your clothes/hands. Makes working in the cold much better, while not trying to heat up a whole room.

http://www.harborfreight.com/800-watt-400-watt-parabolic-heater-94777.html

[scottly]

This is cold!

tt

It warmed up a bit in my part of AZ today: 37.6. That's the warmest it's been in the last 5 days! The overnight low was 4.1. It was 29 in my shop today....

[Stev-o]

It's a little cold here too, actually freezing....