The weather in Salt Lake has turned very cold and snowy.  And I’ve determined that I need to put up insulated walls both for insulation and sound treatment.  However, that requires disconnecting the baseboard heaters and moving them away from the wall.  Without heat, it will be difficult to work.

70-100,000 BTU heater

When getting lumber for the walls, I purchased a construction heater that runs on LP gas.  At the Home Depot I visited, there was only one left, the smaller 40,000 BTU unit for $100.  I bought it just in case I couldn’t find the larger heater somewhere else.  And the next store I visited were sold out of both heaters.

While looking for insulation and heaters at a third store, I found them both in stock.  The 70-100,000 BTU heater would definitely heat my space.  The smaller one was slightly undersized and I wasn’t sure if it was up to the challenge.

The larger heater was $190 ($180 at the first store).  It has 3 heat levels and runs for 9 hours on a 40 pound tank.  The smaller one runs 11 hours on a 20 pound tank.  With those specs, it was an easy decision.  I’ll try the small one.  I would probably be better off running two small heaters if one was inadequate.

So for now I’m hoping the heat situation is resolved so I can get some work done.

– Rich Pulham

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