[AT] Shop heating

[charlie hill]

Al,

Yes that is the kind of heater being discussed.  The old pot type heaters 
that served as "heating systems" in the 50's.  If the one in your grand 
folks house is still in working shape you might have a nice shop heater!

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
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Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [AT] Shop heating


>I came up on the tail end of this thread:  Are you all talking about the
> big kerosene/heating oil heaters that commonly reside in a hallway of a
> house?  If so my grandparents heated with one for years.  They replaced
> it in the early '90s, (had no idea they were still made but they were)
> not long after their health got bad and went to central heat/air.  The
> old heater is still there, soon to be removed in preparations for some
> remodeling so come June, my soon to be wife and I can reside there!
>
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 4:16 PM
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> Subject: Re[2]: [AT] Shop heating
>
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> On 11/11/2004 at 1:18 PM Robinson wrote:
>
>>  They should always be used with an "atmospheric draft control" (a
> little
>
>>swinging door controlled by adjusting a weight that lets air into the
>>stove
>>pipe) mounted where the stove pipe comes out the back or in the first
> foot
>
>>of stove pipe.
>>
>
> Mine does have atmospheric draft control.   Part of the pipe extension
> coming out of the back of the stove.   BTW, you are right Farmer, it is
> a
> 4-man stove (-;  It does have a fan tied to the "Seigler synchronizing
> control" that is part of the "Seiglermatic" control.  I just love them
> old
> marketing names for simple switches (-;  The unit has an interface for
> an
> external thermostat but appears to be a simple "on-off" type deal where
> the
> unit turns on using whatever manual setting you have it set to and then
> turns off(or turns to pilot light).  Even then, I guess it would have
> use
> whatever fan setting you put it on.  I don't use a thermostat and
> haven't
> tried it.
>
> Like any oil furnace/stove it does seem to build up soot but I run the
> stove hot and never use the pilot light setting so soot buildup is not
> what
> it might be.   I can tell you that cleaning the unit after I bought it
> was
> a challenge.   I don't think soot had been cleaned out since new.  There
> were shapes and sizes of soot stalagmites and stalactites that were
> fantastical.  Truly amazing.
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
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