See, I'm working on the premise that my shop is for occasional use. I
don't keep the shop heated, I just turn on big honkin' heaters when I want
to work there. The parts washer is for even more occasional use. It
seemed more efficient to heat it up when I need it if it's going to spend
the whole week unused, until the next weekend. Whatever safety concerns
there might be also make me twice as nervous when we're talking about
leaving heat on 24/7 unattended.
-Steve
At 02:50 PM 1/14/02 -0500, Mike Sloane wrote:
>I have no doubt that your math is correct. But you based your
>assumptions on the need to raise the temperature from 50 F to 68F. What
>if you merely insulated the tank and kept it warm with a heat tape of
>the type sold for keeping pipes from freezing in trailer homes, etc.?
>Wouldn't that do the job with less power consumed? (Just asking, I don't
>know the answer.)
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