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Darcy Clarke · 11-22-2008, 07:51 PM

Hi Guys,

I live in Canada and have a 40 x 50 shop with 12 foot walls when we built it we used 8" wall and insulated the crap out of it as you only pay for insulation once. We heat it with one 240 volt 4500 watt heat at a continous 62F to 65F. Our heating bills are approx. $100.00 to $125.00 more per month but the heater only costs $65.00 therefore my initial output costs were low compared to $2000.00 for a furnace. We have 2 heaters in the shop with one set at half the one that runs so that in case one gives up the other will take over. The extra insulation cost us under $1500.00 for the life of the shop which is metal clad outside and inside. We have used it for 5 years now and our weather at time gets to -40 to -45 at times.

Darcy
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11-22-2008, 07:51 PM	#7
Darcy Clarke Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 202 Likes: 22 Liked 528 Times in 36 Posts	Re: small home shop heater Hi Guys, I live in Canada and have a 40 x 50 shop with 12 foot walls when we built it we used 8" wall and insulated the crap out of it as you only pay for insulation once. We heat it with one 240 volt 4500 watt heat at a continous 62F to 65F. Our heating bills are approx. $100.00 to $125.00 more per month but the heater only costs $65.00 therefore my initial output costs were low compared to $2000.00 for a furnace. We have 2 heaters in the shop with one set at half the one that runs so that in case one gives up the other will take over. The extra insulation cost us under $1500.00 for the life of the shop which is metal clad outside and inside. We have used it for 5 years now and our weather at time gets to -40 to -45 at times. Darcy 6254stk