how much water vapour does a small propane heater generate ,i have a small workshop and every yeat the metal ceiling suffers from condensation and i have to cover everything with plastic to avoid damage to my tools,would a propane heater make things worse?,thanks for help
Propane would make it worse as it produces water vapour
I sometimes use a calor heater in my workshop but have a window open to keep the moisture down
I would put up a false ceiling of insulated material as it would be the cold roof causing the water vapour to condense and provide a bit of ventilation let the damp air out
then maybe some heating like an electric tube heater
the metal roof needs insulating somehow. Is it corrugated metal? - obviously fibreglass is the cheapest option, but you'd have to find a way of getting it to stay up there - if there's internal rafters, you can cut the fibre to fit inbetween these, then staple garden netting over the timbers to prevent it falling back down. Doesn't look fantastic but does the job
Are these comments about gas heaters generally or only in the OP's uninsulated workshop? I ask because I see B&Q stocked full of butane heaters each winter. Why would anyone buy them if they are that bad? Are they better inside an insulated house?
When our CH broke in the winter, I used fan heaters. I suppose fan heaters can start fires but thought they were safer than these butane heaters since there seems to be a story most years about someone being poisoned by them.
Unflued, like the portable gas fire type, produce around a litre of water for every kg of gas burnt.
Which is fine if you still have power... There were several stories last winter that a failure in the gas supply and the giving out of fan heaters to those affected soon lead to the failure of the local electricity supply as well.
We have a portable butane heater for when the power goes. Just looked at it's rating plate 4.2kW (knocks the spots of a fan heater...) and burns 301g/hr flat out, so thats a mug full of water per hour. We don't need to use it flat out, it normally runs on one or two (from three) radiants. How much moisture does a human put out per hour?
Well as long as B&Q et al don't advertise the drawbacks, then students, pensioners and those on a tight budget will be tempted. After all, it's a gas heater i'nt it? and much cheaper than those in the gas showrooms.
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