How I spent my day...
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cool garage. we keep the shop at 54 degrees and apparently if I'm cold its because I'm "not working hard enough". I bet you wish you had a 4 post lift too. those two post ones scare me when I have to apply some muscle. especially with 88's
ptschram
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LOL-we are using salamanders to heat a Civil-Ware era barn.
If it got to 54, we'd all be happier.
You'd be amazed at how warm 50' F can be.
If it got to 54, we'd all be happier.
You'd be amazed at how warm 50' F can be.
Wait a minute, PT.
You work in an essentially unheated Civil War barn, and you want to put your parts business on the interwebs? Dude!
"Cart? Meet horse. Oh, wait a sec. The horse seems to be a mile down the road BEHIND you."
LOL!!
You work in an essentially unheated Civil War barn, and you want to put your parts business on the interwebs? Dude!
"Cart? Meet horse. Oh, wait a sec. The horse seems to be a mile down the road BEHIND you."
LOL!!
ptschram
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I also have three propane heaters.
Trust me, there was an economic decision made to heat the shop the way we are.
BTU/gallon & $/gallon, and cost of a tank, filling said tank, stack, building permit, re-wiring entire building to meet current building codes, it was not a cavalier decision.
Trust me, there was an economic decision made to heat the shop the way we are.
BTU/gallon & $/gallon, and cost of a tank, filling said tank, stack, building permit, re-wiring entire building to meet current building codes, it was not a cavalier decision.
pdxrovermech said:
I can't stand four post lifts for anything. The best lifts, in my opinion. the the in-ground two post lifts. At the dealership the shop is usually around 60 or so, but that's because the heaters can't keep up with all the air leaks in the building. In my garage at home I use a salamander and keep the big door open, granted I only have a 20x20 carriage house to work out of...
We used to warm up the cars for about five minutes, then take the spark plugs out and put them in our pockets. Made for great hand warmers. I really don't miss the the cold garage days....
we had freezing rain last night so i just got done deicing a rig out in the cold. its that or let it drip all over the shop.
I also forgot to mention how great my day is going... I'm putting in a short block in a Discovery that has a certified warranty, so it pays a whopping 12 hours. To make matters worse, I just went snowboarding for the first time in two years yesterday so I'm very sore.
ptschram
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jymmiejamz said:
I feel your pain, we just got an engine in the SVC for the second time after I scrambled the bottom end out of it.
I've been told in no uncertain terms that I'm not to blow this one up on the test drive.
That's as warm as my house! We decided to be crazy this & increase the t-stat to 62?. Still kicks down to 50 at night & when we are away.jymmiejamz said:
kk88rrc said:
I keep my house at 69, just because I like seeing 69 on the thermostat
. I keep the radiators off in my room though.Sexy time temperature!!!!jymmiejamz said:I keep my house at 69, just because I like seeing 69 on the thermostat
When ever I think it's cold inside, I just go stand outside for a few minutes.
ptschram
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jymmiejamz said:I keep my house at 69, just because I like seeing 69 on the thermostat
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
Ours goes to 41 at night and during the day. The first programmable thermostat I bought, the first month's savings was more than what the thermostat cost.
