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From: Stephane St-Amant <steph71tr6@crosswinds.net>
To: Richard White <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>; triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: heating my new garage/shop (long)
>
>My neighbour just built himself a nice 24X36 garage (with a small bathroom
>in one corner). Ceiling and walls are insulated. Heat source: Wood stove.
>
>Two weeks ago I paid him a visit. Outside temperature: -17C (~4F) In the
>garage: Toasty warm 21C (~70F) What he does is startup the stove and crank
>the temp up, Once the flame goes out, the garage stays warm for almost two
>days (depending on outside weather). Or you can add a log morning and
>nights or nights only and keep the temp pretty much stable. But for all
>this to work you need good insulation first!
If I had put plumbing into a building, I'd want regular heat.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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