I will begin by saying I already have a heat pump 12,000 BTU in my shop.  Works okay but would prefer a all electric unit for the winter.  My plan being to remove and store the unit when the weather gets warmer.  The Heat pump stays put, AC is always a plus.  

 

 

Had a coupon for Northern combined with a gift card and came across this.  https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200578579_200578579  was on sale at the store for $89.

 

 

Nice little heater, says 500 sq feet which covers my shop.  Does say it must be hard wired but this is for keeping people who know nothing about electrical from hooking it up with underrated wires and connectors. (You know what I am talking about, using a small 220 or even a 120 connector or extension cord whacking it off and hooking it up.  Overheated wires?  Never heard about it.)  My friend has had one for few years and we used a 50 amp drier cord (more than up to the task) and outlet with 8 gauge wiring to hook it up.  Heats his two car garage nicely.

 

So far I am out oh, $20 for a drier outlet I did not have in my stash.  I get home and look and I will need to replace an outlet and about 18 inches of wire to it.  Thankfully the Breaker box is that close to where the heater will be placed.  Okay I knew that but in the store I am thinking this is not that big of a deal.

 

Now comes the proverbial monkey wrench.  Need to take down a upper cabinet, remove it, maybe just cut in half and put that much back.  Not exactly easy, but hey I need the airspace behind the heater.  THEN I will need to remove some recent DC plumbing to gain access to the wall where the breaker box and outlet will be.  

 

So how it is something so simple, a heater into the shop, creates 3 evenings worth of work?  No pictures yet, I will update as this gets started, and finished.  Hopefully before spring.  Meanwhile I still have a router table build that is in finishing stages.  Cannot disturb the dust too much next few days.

 

 

 

install radiant...

5 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

install radiant..

Yes, just as soon as the Lottery people send me my money and I get started on the 10,000 sq ft shop.

 

Meanwhile this will do.  Our winters in Georgia are mild compared to what some of you deal with.  The heat pump unit has served me well most years.  I don't need 80F in the shop but  60F isn't bad.

Edited January 14, 20197 yr by Woodbutcherbynight

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200395479_200395479

Same web page as the fan/heater, about 1/3 the cost.  Radiant has a lot of advantages in a dusty place.  Sooner (and not later) fan units have problems with all the dust.  Radiant is a bit easier to apply since it will cover large areas that a fan unit can't penetrate (hot air, even with fan blowing, likes the ceiling).  It's a pretty standard design choice for installations without much building enclosure or insulation.  Great outdoors and in shops/garages.  Periodically, dust off the reflector.

In case you need to round up your order to get free shipping at Northern Tool: https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/NTESearch?storeId=6970&ipp=48&Ntt=fart+machine

13 hours ago, kmealy said:

In case you need to round up your order to get free shipping at Northern Tool: https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/NTESearch?storeId=6970&ipp=48&Ntt=fart+machine

For $3 more, they add smell and a biohazard sticker.

That was one funny video, I think it could be a lot of fun for awhile

Now I wonder what sort of junk spam I am going to get...

Woodbutchery - Is the shop insulated? At 500 sq. ft.  It would be a fairly easy project.

Use blown fibergalss and just above your ceiling bore a 2" dia hole per stud bay.

Then down by the floor do the same.  

Hook up the hose then when the fluffly stuff comes out the top it is full.

 

To see use of the "Fart Machine" search for "Just for Laughs" on YouTube.   It's the French-Canadian equivalent of the old "Candid Camera" show.   Lots of funny episodes.

Heater installed.  I used the same mount for the heater as I have for my fan I use in summer.  Working alone I had to get creative with how to hold it in position while I installed the knob, minor issue easily overcome.  Special thanks to the QT guy that gave me the milk crates.  To insure no issues I installed two safety chains on each side that wrap over the T bar.  By using the same track I am still able to move the heater side to side when needed to access behind it if needed.  Did have to upgrade my electrical plug to 30 amps, which also meant changing out the plug on the electric hot water heater timer I use for the A/C in summer.  Granted I rarely use it but still nice to have.  Walls are insulated but the floor, well concrete will just have to stay. All in all it heats the shop from the cool 45F this morning to 80F after I left it running for 1 1/2 hours while I ran errands.  So for an hours work it should be quite sufficient to keep comfortably at 60F.

 

Now back to the shop to work, nice and comfy.

 

My coworker pointed out today that I seem to have forgotten that the year 2019 started in January.  Oops.