I see no problem with a wood stove. Have one in both the living room and
the basement of the cabin in NC. Just to add a little more safety. If
you need to run the truck find some of the tubing you can get to hook on
the exhaust pipe and run it out under the garage door 5 or 6 feet. One
other good way to help keep any vapor away form the stove is to crack
the door and place a small fan blowing to the outside under it. This
will draw out any vapor you may have away from the stove. Yes, it may no
be quite as warm but safety is the main concern here with warmth being
second. If you want overnight heat when you are not there that's a
different story. Another alternative to think about down the road is a
good shop heater. I'm no expert since I live in Florida and right now we
are having a cold snap (40's at night 60' during the day) but common
sense just seems to play here. Good luck and have fun in that garage.
Jeff Durling
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Subject: Re: DML: "heated" words over wood burning stove
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> Others have given some good advice; I especially like the one about
> checking with the local FD. I suspect a lot of people in the area are
> probably heating their garages with wood, so the FD should have an
idea
> about what works and what doesn't.
I just might ask them about it...
> In general, as long as the stove isn't throwing sparks, your only
> real worry is to keep flammable fumes away from the stove\
THe only thing I have in teh garage that I am worried about causing a
fire - is the gas and the gas tank on the 4x4... there is nothing else
in there right now that can emit any vapors or fumes. I assume
antifreeze is not flamable? That I do have pooled up on the floor.
Since gas
> fumes sink, they will drop, and travel along the floor. A small
> ventilation fan, perhaps mounted low, or mounted high with a low duct
> pickup might help to keep any fumes moving away from the stove. You
> would need to create an air intake at the other side of the building,
> perhaps by leaving the overhead door up a hair, or cracking a window.
> Since you are heating with wood which does a pretty good job and is
> a cheap source of energy, you can afford to not have an airtight
> workspace.
I can leave the garage door raised a few inches, yes - should have no
problem with that. Good idea.
> Of course, keeping the truck as far away from the stove as possible
> would be a good idea (a good idea no matter what type of heat source
> it is),
That is a differnt matter - - the stove is about 6-7 feet infront of the
(front end) of the truck. The truck is back as far away from the heater
as the garage will allow.
and be careful when stocking it - wood tends to throw sparks,
> so you might want to use some sort of portable barrier that you can
> put in front of the stove whenever you open the door.
A spark proof fireplace barrier should do the trick - I've sen such
screens for sale before.
Thanks Jon.
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