Adding heat to the studio
Having an uninsulated, cinderblock studio in Salt Lake City, Utah, has a real downside. It gets cold! And the cinderblock walls suck the heat right out of you when you stand close by. So adding heat to the building is essential.
I decided on using electric baseboard heaters. There are no fans which make noise. When checking online at Lowes, I found 8-foot 2500 watt heaters for $99. In the store, they only had 2000 watt heaters. So I decided 3 8-footers would be best. That would give me 7500 watts of power.
When I ordered them on November 11, I was given an estimated delivery date of the 17th. When they failed to arrive, I called and had to talk to several people before I even found someone who knew how to check on the order. They didn’t know where the heaters were and said they would check and call back.
Days passed and I never got the call back. When I called again (going through several people before anyone could help), I was told they were in transit. They would arrive for another week. On December 3 they finally called.
When I went to pick them up, the person at Customer Service had no idea how to help me. She asked a supervisor who didn’t seem to know much more. Finally, they figured out that an internet order with a store pick up was a “special order” and they called to see if the order was in. It had arrived and after a long wait, the heaters were brought to the front.
Needless to say, ordering online from Lowes was a frustrating experience. They need to take lessons from Home Depot.
– Rich Pulham
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