thats good to hear. my window for paint is rapidly dwindleing. its salamander or wood stove here and i was thinking either a bad idea. i cant run the stove and exhaust fan the same time either.i doubt it. i have not used a propane salamander heater in my booth but i do use a 220k btu oil burning salamander in the booth and i have for almost 20 years on a daily basis. i would think an oil burning one would be worse for fish eyes than propane but i could be wrong. in any case, over the years i have had many flame outs between coats where the heater just fills the booth with white smoke and it never causes fisheyes. i turn the fan on, clear it out and go back in and spray the next coat like it never happened. with that said, never rule anything out.
ive always wondered if spraying while my neighbors burn their trash would have any affect...sometimes they burn alot of trash...and im down wind.i doubt it. i have not used a propane salamander heater in my booth but i do use a 220k btu oil burning salamander in the booth and i have for almost 20 years on a daily basis. i would think an oil burning one would be worse for fish eyes than propane but i could be wrong. in any case, over the years i have had many flame outs between coats where the heater just fills the booth with white smoke and it never causes fisheyes. i turn the fan on, clear it out and go back in and spray the next coat like it never happened. with that said, never rule anything out.
500k ! Wow…wouldnt wanna stand near that thing.Shop I was at for seven years, we used a big 500K diesel/fuel oil heater pointed at the booth. Never had any issues.
Try looking at local gas stations. I have a BP in a neighboring town that has kerosene at the pumpI have used a 150,000 BTU kerosene torpedo for years out side a heavy curtain area so the fan pulls the heat in from a high place and exhausts from a low place in the paint area. Never a contamination problem. I can maintain 80-85 degrees with the fan pulling out. I may have to get a heater that can burn diesel because kerosene is getting hard to get. The old Reddi Heater won't run on diesel.
Just saw it in 1 gallon cans in Home Depot paint department.I have used a 150,000 BTU kerosene torpedo for years out side a heavy curtain area so the fan pulls the heat in from a high place and exhausts from a low place in the paint area. Never a contamination problem. I can maintain 80-85 degrees with the fan pulling out. I may have to get a heater that can burn diesel because kerosene is getting hard to get. The old Reddi Heater won't run on diesel.
I have the one below which has a label saying Kerosene or #1 grade fuel. Since Kerosene was getting hard to find and more expensive by the day it seemed. I did some research online and guys were advocating for diesel fuel with a small amount of gasoline added.I have used a 150,000 BTU kerosene torpedo for years out side a heavy curtain area so the fan pulls the heat in from a high place and exhausts from a low place in the paint area. Never a contamination problem. I can maintain 80-85 degrees with the fan pulling out. I may have to get a heater that can burn diesel because kerosene is getting hard to get. The old Reddi Heater won't run on diesel.
We used to use these in the winter trying to stay warm framing new homes..Oh boy, d ont run them out of fuel...The smellll and smokeee!!I have the one below which has a label saying Kerosene or #1 grade fuel. Since Kerosene was getting hard to find and more expensive by the day it seemed. I did some research online and guys were advocating for diesel fuel with a small amount of gasoline added.
Being a bit afraid of the big bang scenario, I put half of the recommended amount of gasoline in and I gave it a try and it worked just fine. Since I don't use it very often, it has been running on the same mix for a couple of years now.
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Yes, I used to live in New York state and did dry wall finishing in some of those freezing homes. That's when I bought this heater and it has always worked great.We used to use these in the winter trying to stay warm framing new homes..Oh boy, d ont run them out of fuel...The smellll and smokeee!!
Old drafty building. 20 foot high ceiling in the middle. Had to have something big. We were right next to an fuel/oil company so we had it sucking out of a 55 gallon barrel. If you ran it all the time you would go through a barrel in 2-3 days. Mainly would use it in the morning and when it was cold and the booth was sucking all the heat out of the building.500k ! Wow…wouldnt wanna stand near that thing.
Same. When I was an electrician we used them in the houses we were wiring. Was really there for a handwarmer I guess when you couldn’t feel your hands anymore. Seeing as the houses had no windows, insulation, etc. Oh the good old days.Yes, I used to live in New York state and did dry wall finishing in some of those freezing homes. That's when I bought this heater and it has always worked great.
You're right about letting it run out of fuel though. Fogged up the place in seconds and made you gag.