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Best way to heat my cabin for working in
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so i have a 20foot logcabin i built this year , its double glazed french doors/ windows . insulated flooring , what i am doing is running multiple 3d printers for work stuff ...
Now its winter time the temperature as dropped alot and its causing issues with my resin prints .as resin doesnt like to drop below 20 degree .
So what i am looking for is the optimum method to heat my working space of cabin which is one wall about on my big worktop .. i need to maintain temperature for 24 hours at a time when printing ...
Anyone got any thoughts on some good ideas for this ... i have a couple of tube wall heaters but they are really not much good for this and i have borrowed an oil filled electric radiator which heats up fast .. though i am unsure how expensive/draw this is too run constantly 24hours at a time ..
Lets hear some ideas ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Heating equipment is basically 100% efficient so it doesn’t matter what you get
If you can get gas then gas is cheaper
But electric is easier, so just get a heater with a built in thermostat, nothing is more efficient with electric |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
A small woodburning/multi fuel stove,the size and scale that are used on narrow boats.With a bit of practice you can get them to stay in overnight with 'Pureheat' compressed coal eggs or similar product.A paraffin greenhouse heater is no good if you are going to be in there,just the stink of burning fuel is bad enough. |
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"A small woodburning/multi fuel stove,the size and scale that are used on narrow boats.With a bit of practice you can get them to stay in overnight with 'Pureheat' compressed coal eggs or similar product.A paraffin greenhouse heater is no good if you are going to be in there,just the stink of burning fuel is bad enough."
I cant really fit a stove in here as i would need to cut a hole out of a wall plus i am not sure how it would react fume wise with all my resin fumes and stuff ///
I am thinking electric is the most way still . someone has told me there is thing called heat pads that could be godo for my printers as i can put one under each printer and they maintain a temp |
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"A small woodburning/multi fuel stove,the size and scale that are used on narrow boats.With a bit of practice you can get them to stay in overnight with 'Pureheat' compressed coal eggs or similar product.A paraffin greenhouse heater is no good if you are going to be in there,just the stink of burning fuel is bad enough.
I cant really fit a stove in here as i would need to cut a hole out of a wall plus i am not sure how it would react fume wise with all my resin fumes and stuff ///
I am thinking electric is the most way still . someone has told me there is thing called heat pads that could be godo for my printers as i can put one under each printer and they maintain a temp "
The cheapest method is going to be finding a way to keep just the machines warm, which a pad might do, it might not.
Your best bet it just buying a large heater.
Do you have economy 7 electric? |
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Is your cabin far from your house?
It may be worth extending your central heating system from the house to the cabin.
If you join in directly under the boiler you could put in a valve that gives you the option of heating the log cabin only or the house and the cabin without having to turn off every individual radiator in the house. |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
"A small woodburning/multi fuel stove,the size and scale that are used on narrow boats.With a bit of practice you can get them to stay in overnight with 'Pureheat' compressed coal eggs or similar product.A paraffin greenhouse heater is no good if you are going to be in there,just the stink of burning fuel is bad enough.
I cant really fit a stove in here as i would need to cut a hole out of a wall plus i am not sure how it would react fume wise with all my resin fumes and stuff ///
I am thinking electric is the most way still . someone has told me there is thing called heat pads that could be godo for my printers as i can put one under each printer and they maintain a temp "
All the fumes are contained within the stove.Its no problem to fit a stove in such a location.If you have the chimney going from the stove vertical to exit in the roof,the whole chimney gets hot and radiates heat.A small fan on top of the stove powered by heat blows heat out into the room. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"so i have a 20foot logcabin i built this year , its double glazed french doors/ windows . insulated flooring , what i am doing is running multiple 3d printers for work stuff ...
Now its winter time the temperature as dropped alot and its causing issues with my resin prints .as resin doesnt like to drop below 20 degree .
So what i am looking for is the optimum method to heat my working space of cabin which is one wall about on my big worktop .. i need to maintain temperature for 24 hours at a time when printing ...
Anyone got any thoughts on some good ideas for this ... i have a couple of tube wall heaters but they are really not much good for this and i have borrowed an oil filled electric radiator which heats up fast .. though i am unsure how expensive/draw this is too run constantly 24hours at a time ..
Lets hear some ideas ? "
Buy a plug in watt meter then you will know! |
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Invest in some decent fan's to circulate the heat.
You may not need as many heaters as you think.
Also better insulation in the roof.
If it's an open plan cabin with open ceiling either consider fitting a ceiling or a fan high up to force the heat that has risen back down. |
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"Is your cabin far from your house?
It may be worth extending your central heating system from the house to the cabin.
If you join in directly under the boiler you could put in a valve that gives you the option of heating the log cabin only or the house and the cabin without having to turn off every individual radiator in the house."
Its too far from house alas .. |
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I bought an electric wall mounted (can be free standing) radiator from Amazon. Heats my home office perfectly with its built in thermostat which I can set to run constantly at a certain room temperature or program specific temperature at certain times.
Cost me £60, incl. delivery. Worth every penny as it’s very efficient  |
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"Invest in some decent fan's to circulate the heat.
You may not need as many heaters as you think.
Also better insulation in the roof.
If it's an open plan cabin with open ceiling either consider fitting a ceiling or a fan high up to force the heat that has risen back down."
Yeah my dad is going to fit some fans on ceiling for me ... i have an exposed roof as its all half a filming studio for my work as well . so i like to keep it with its visual style i made it ...
I am sort of sectioning off 1/3rd of space for my printing/commission making work ....in day its not so bad as i am there with doors shut / ventialiaton running to suck out fumes etc
Its more so when i want to leave the printers running over night to save time is when i see the huge temp drops and usually some failures ....
Pretty good ideas all so far that you have said here and those that ave been messaging privately.. the idea of putting hte printers in those plant style heat enviroements is looking pretty good idea as it goes |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
From my experience, Winter camping and building one or two small buildings, cold from below can be an issue if everything else is insulated well.
For one building i dug out and laid 2 inch thick foil backed foam, then concrete, then self-levelling compound, then insulation boards, then laminate floor. If I was doing the same, now I would lay underfloor heating. |
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Have you thought about a wall mounted air conditioning unit? Very efficient in heating mode, plus you have it for cooling on those few hot days that we have in the summer |
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"From my experience, Winter camping and building one or two small buildings, cold from below can be an issue if everything else is insulated well.
For one building i dug out and laid 2 inch thick foil backed foam, then concrete, then self-levelling compound, then insulation boards, then laminate floor. If I was doing the same, now I would lay underfloor heating."
Yeah my cabin is based on concrete , then foil foam like you did, then boarding , then celotex /then some other layer as i had to raise the level up and then the laminate . so the floor is always nice to walk on and touch ...
Yes this underfloor heating does seem a good idea i did hint at this with my dad when building my cabin but well we didnt
with the double glazed french doors/windows and side door the walls are not to bad ... |
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By *ockey64Man
over a year ago
Gloucester |
"From my experience, Winter camping and building one or two small buildings, cold from below can be an issue if everything else is insulated well.
For one building i dug out and laid 2 inch thick foil backed foam, then concrete, then self-levelling compound, then insulation boards, then laminate floor. If I was doing the same, now I would lay underfloor heating.
Yeah my cabin is based on concrete , then foil foam like you did, then boarding , then celotex /then some other layer as i had to raise the level up and then the laminate . so the floor is always nice to walk on and touch ...
Yes this underfloor heating does seem a good idea i did hint at this with my dad when building my cabin but well we didnt
with the double glazed french doors/windows and side door the walls are not to bad ... "
I’ve used it in kitchens and bathrooms b4 and tiled over. But laminate in a shed is decent. It’s very efficient and low cost to run xx |
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By *ullyMan
over a year ago
Near Clacton |
Was going to reply privately but you have a block on..
So For absolutely definite get a small woodburner.. They throw out a surprising amount of heat for their size, and definately the very best heat for a workshop. I used to have a wood mill and joinery shop with a small engineering shop on the side I tried electric,too dry too expensive to run, I tried space heaters gas heaters, far too wet, then bought a cheap wood burner that burned sawdust and off cuts of wood and logs. Best investment ever 13 years and through the coldest winters. Brilliant cheap and such a nice warmth I used to lock the doors and work in the nude. |
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