Whats the best plug in heater

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The side of my cue shop with the 4 lathes is just a little over 12' by 12' and I need ideas on a electric heater, I'm in North Carolina so it is never cold like the northern states. Last year I worked ouitside doing cue repair all winter in my carport till spring when the new building was finished, but since I had the stroke and changed my diet I'm cold now. So I need ideas about good epoxy and tip glue drying heat, do the oil filled heaters or ceramic style work better than the old hot wire heaters? Also will 1500 watts heat up a 12 by 12 in an hour or so or will I need a larger size, the walls are insulated but I have not blown the insulation into the ceiling yet. I know some of you have been through this and just don't want to waist money or end up with two or three heaters in the way, I had a nice ac window unit and built it in the wall but it wasen't heat and ac combined. Please give me some ideas as I need to buy something soon.--Leonard
 
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220 volt baseboard heater

i live in missouri and my shop is 12 by 24 i have one 220v baseboard heater and i have no problem keeping the temp to 75 degrees all winter long. but the important thing is the correct insulation.
 
Hi I live S.E of Seattle , and its been getting down to 20 to 35 at night. The regular shop 24 x 24 and the finish shop 10 x 12 . I have a oil based 1500w in both shops. The finish shop gets 2 hot, and the reg. shop is cool but comfotable to work in, low 50's in the coldest weather . Home dpt. With these don't have to worry about ignition of clearcoat when spraying. Kenwood the brand name. Jim
 
Heat pump or PTAC unit.

After installing a heat pump in my house I had to have one in the shop. I found a used heat pump/AC unit on craigs list. My heat in the winter cost my almost the same as cooling in the summer.
 
the oil heaters work great.......the electric baseboard heaters work great also.

but id give a bigger thumbs up to the electric baseboard
 
I live in Mass. which can get pretty cold. I use a propane hot air heater, which hangs from the ceiling. I thought about electric heat, but then thought about these 2 things to consider when using electric heaters, #1) electric costs more in most cases, than a fuel fed heater.
#2), electric heaters are like the number one cause of electrical fires in the country this time of the year, due to substandard wiring, or over worked, poorly designed heaters and usually most is a combination of both. They draw a heavy wattage which means you need a heavier gauge wire to carry the load. Usually a minimum 12 gage single conductor, like THWN. Regular romex will heat up and not be able to release the heat, and will eventually overheat and be a fire hazard. Over a period of time, the connections will start to carbonize from the excess heat and it starts a self destructive cycle until finally something either blows or burns. It may take years to happen, but it can and will eventually, so why take the chance? My brother is a fire inspector for a military base, plus I've done appliance repair for years involving AC units and heaters, and have seen a lot of burnt cords, and recepticels due to what I've just described. If you use 3 single 12 gage stranded THWN conductors in a 1/2" conduit, Hot/netrual/ ground, this will allow the wires to dissapate the heat generated from the load better, therefore reducing the possibility of a fire. If it were me, I'd have a qualified electrician put in a dedicated circuit put in just for the heaters. This ensures a good job, and someone to be accountable if something goes wrong. I know that you wouldn't be running the heater as much as I would, but I still would recommend a seperate circuit built just for the heaters. When it comes to your home and business, you can never be too careful.
Have a good day, and if I can help in some way, just pm me.
Dave
 
In my above post, I wasn't trying to scare anyone, but it is a serious deal, in my opinion. Another concern is to buy a quality heater, not the cheap crap. The size gauge of the electrical cord is real important too. I bought a small, cheap, 4ft. baseboard plug-in electric heater last year for the basement office I built, and after 10 minutes the cord for it got so hot it was melting the jacket of the cord. I was lucky that I was still there, and not off in my shop or elsewhere. I now use one of those 1000 watt halogen work lamps on a tripod. I turn it on the 500 watt setting, and it warms up the office about 5 degrees in 15-20 minutes. My office is about 10 ft by 10 ft and the walls are insulated. I also have 2 computers running full time, so that helps create some safe heat also.
In my shop I have track lighting with small 40 watt spotlights above every lathe(my eyes need lot of light) and I turn them all on when I come in and in an hour the temp goes from 65 to about 70 without the propane heater needing to be turned up. It gets nasty hot in the summer, but helps a lot in the winter.
Dave
 
Lasko Ceramic Heater

Folks,

After an exhaustive and very through search, this is the one I bought a months ago. Lasko has many, many models. This is the one to buy: Lasko model 5572 for $65 @ Amazon. (free delivery).

http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-5572-Ce...UC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1292397161&sr=8-10

It has two power levels, Its quite, It oscillates and has a remote control. I heat a 24 by 20 shop with it. It also has a automatic thermostat control on the unit and the remote.

Hope this helps you,

Jerry
 
CamposCues said:
I live in Nebraska and it gets plenty cold. I heat my 600 square foot garage with a small 220V Dayton heater. It works great and has a built in thermostat. The best part is I got it for free!

http://www4.shopping.com/Dayton-DAYTON-Heater-Utility-3UG73/info
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I use the Northern Brand of the same above mentioned heater. I have one in my shop and one in my rec/pool room. They are not cheap to run, but do a good job. This heater would heat you up in a hurry in a 12 x 12 and keep it warm. The smaller ones will take a while to heat up. This hangs on the ceiling in one corner out of the way. Just make sure it is not blowing straight on your exotic wood or ivory. You really do need to insulate your ceiling.
 
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I also have a Lasko in my 16x22 basement shop. Gets comfortable in 5-10 minutes.

I got mine at Home Depot - don't think I paid as much for it as the Amazon price.

As mentioned above, they have a remote (useful?), thermostat, timer (will automatically shut off after x hours), and it oscillates back and forth (optional).

Pretty good little heater.

Gary
 
Heaters

The guys in the poolroom in Binghamton N.Y. all rave about "Edenpure" heaters. I'll have to look into it because it gets cold here.
 
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