My garage heat

[aim]

Just thought I'd show some pics of my source of heat for the shop. (and my house of course)

I built this a few years ago. I haven't bought any propane for 3 years now and I love it.

 

[aim]

This was a few weeks ago. The boiler used to sit outside but I got tired of standing in the freezing cold loading the thing so I moved it into the lean too I am building.

Here's a pic going into the lean too from my garage.

 

[rasit]

Are those beer cans next to the beautiful fridge??

 

[FXR]

Do you have any pics of the inside of it? Looks like a great way to go!

 

[70Chevy]

Are those beer cans next to the beautiful fridge??

I noticed the cans on the 'fridge before those next to the 'fridge.

 

[Steevo]

Since the uglier things are, the more efficient they seem to be (think Toyota Prius), that thing must be super-efficient!

 

[70Chevy]

Just thought I'd show some pics of my source of heat for the shop. (and my house of course)

I built this a few years ago. I haven't bought any propane for 3 years now and I love it.

Not to get off topic, but did anybody else notice the cats eyes?

 

[930dreamer]

I enjoy both kinds of cans in my shop

 

[aim]

Do you have any pics of the inside of it? Looks like a great way to go!

If you mean the inside of the lean too I have a few. This is standing at the boiler looking at the other end. I built these shelves to house overflow tools. (I'm a contractor) The bulk of the space though is intended for wood storage and of course the boiler. I'm still working on the lean too. I have to build the sliding door going outside yet and I want to install more lighting and finish the outside yet this fall.

After today I will have my wood racks finished and ALOT more wood inside.

 

[aim]

Since the uglier things are, the more efficient they seem to be (think Toyota Prius), that thing must be super-efficient!

It's beautiful compared to how it looked right after I built it.

Just so ya know. It's a "fat 500" propane tank on end with a smaller propane (I think a 125) stuck in the side. The spring loaded door comes courtesy of a rear leaf off of a ford f150.
This is how it looked after I foamed it and installed sheet metal.

I stripped all the sheet metal and had to do some torch work to the bottom in order for it to fit in the lean too. (it clears by 1/4")

 

[sstruckguy]

I noticed the cans on the 'fridge before those next to the 'fridge.

There was something next to the fridge

 

[Bender78]

Not to get off topic, but did anybody else notice the cats eyes?

Yea....the dog too. Man, whadya cookin' in that contraption?

 

[ghnl]

How about more pictures of the 'fridge...

 

[Todd.Brock]

For those of us still living on the grid (me at least), is that a hot water boiler? Did you build it from a set of plans or just a general understanding of boilers? Is it running radiant in floor heating? Thats pretty cool if you can heat your whole house with it! I knew someone who lived out in the sticks and built a house that had a wood burning furnace for lack of a better word, A wood fired whole house warm air deal. Nice work!

 

[aim]

Yes it is a hot water boiler. (they call em boilers even though the water doesn't boil) No plans I just kinda sketched it out and designed as I went.
I don't use radiant heat. I have a heat exchanger that is in my regular furnaces duct work. Hot water is pumped through the exchanger and the furnace fan blows through it. (much like your car)
I fill the boiler with wood about twice a day. Once I fire it up in the fall the fire never goes out till spring so there is a trade off for the money saved. Lots of time cutting wood and loading wood but I've always had more time than money.

ps. ("wood burning furnace" was the right word.

 

[Jokeman]

Yes it is a hot water boiler. (they call em boilers even though the water doesn't boil) No plans I just kinda sketched it out and designed as I went.
I don't use radiant heat. I have a heat exchanger that is in my regular furnaces duct work. Hot water is pumped through the exchanger and the furnace fan blows through it. (much like your car)
I fill the boiler with wood about twice a day. Once I fire it up in the fall the fire never goes out till spring so there is a trade off for the money saved. Lots of time cutting wood and loading wood but I've always had more time than money.

ps. ("wood burning furnace" was the right word.

We have one of those up camp in Maine. They work great but you always gotta keep it stocked. Ours you have to be careful not to overstock it and boil the water in the system.