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Home Made / Homemade hot air system
« on: April 08, 2020, 10:25:09 AM »
So I have been trying to find a way to heat my shop with an outdoor furnace and have looked into boilers and hot air systems. I lean towards a hot air system since it will only be used when I want to work in the shop, not continuously, and I think it would heat up faster. I would put a wood burner in the shop but I don't want to take up the space. One thing I considered was buying a small metal shed and putting a wood stove inside of it and insulating the walls really well. Then I could put a blower in the shed and connect a supply and return duct between the shed and the shop and blow the heat into the shop. Has anyone ever tried such an arrangement?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Looking at outdoor heater options
« on: March 31, 2020, 12:37:43 PM »
I'm looking at options for heating a work shop. Its 35'x40' with 12' ceilings, all insulated. I would like to have a heating system that is outside the building to avoid taking up floor space inside and I think my insurance company would like that. I have looked at boilers and forced air system. I don't plan to heat the building 24/7 only when I plan to be out there a while so this would be intermittent use I guess. So I'm interested in suggestions. Is an outdoor system a bad idea? I was thinking FA would heat up a lot quicker. A single supply duct and return duct with a simple grate on the wall where it comes through would probably suffice to heat it up pretty well.
I have considered a boiler but it would need antifreeze in the system. It would be easier to run a couple water lines through the wall to an exchanger and fan of some sort. I'm just not sure this is a good application for a boiler though. It would take longer to heat up I assume and I don't know how it would like the heating cycles over time. Any insights or ideas that you may have would be appreciated. Thanks
I have considered a boiler but it would need antifreeze in the system. It would be easier to run a couple water lines through the wall to an exchanger and fan of some sort. I'm just not sure this is a good application for a boiler though. It would take longer to heat up I assume and I don't know how it would like the heating cycles over time. Any insights or ideas that you may have would be appreciated. Thanks
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