The LP gas heater has not turned out like I thought it would.  I can raise the temperature in the studio 10 or 15 degrees so I usually get it into the low 40′s.  This really isn’t enough to use the studio as it was intended.  Filmming when you can see someone’s breath is not good.

When I first fired up the heater, I could hear the gas light but it wouldn’t stay on.  It took a few tries before  I figured out that when you turn it on you need to hold the dial in place for maybe 10 or 20 seconds before letting go.  There is a sensor that turns off the gas if there isn’t a flame — kind of like lighting a gas water heater.  The printed instructions didn’t say anything about it.  Maybe it was on the side of the heater which I didn’t read.

For working in the studio, there is good news.  Although the temperature isn’t that high, I can still be comfortable working there.  The blower pushes air through the heater to keep it from melting down.  That also means you can point it in the direction where you are working and you will feel the heat.

Next, I will be building interior, insulated walls.  This should help considerably in heating the place.  The concrete block walls soak up the heat almost immediately.  They have an R value of 1, the same as a 1 inch air space.

– Rich Pulham

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