What gives with all of this talk of moisture? For the most part is should not get any more humid in the winter running a heater as it does in the summer running an airconditioner or nothing at all. Can some one please explain this line of thinking?
Heating your reloading area
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stovepipe699
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When propane is burned, one byproduct is moisture. So when you use a heater where propane is burned directly into the air(as opposed to going up the chimney) you get heat, carbon monoxide, water etc.. Sounds strange, but it's true. I'm sure other things give off moisture when burned, but propane is bad for it. I found this out from using propane fired grain dryers on the farm(not very efficient) Also, air conditioners actually remove moisture from the air. As the air cools, some moisture in it turns to liquid. That's why you see water dripping from window A/C on hot days.
Guy B. Meredith
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My wife picked up an electric space heater from Lowe's that hangs from the rafters of our 1 1/2 car garage. Can be aimed to provide localized heat at the bench. But then the coldest I have to contend with is in the mid 30s.
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Yeap I am in the garage as well and there is a ton of snow on the ground right now. For me it is a K1 heater. As someone else said in the thread I have never had a problem with smell. I can tell you with this heater I was in the garage last night in a t shirt. Maintain the wick properly and you will not have any smell problems.
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The Bushmaster said:
I was going to ask the same question. IMO, almost any heater that is safe for humans in the same room is safe for powder and primers in the same room. Choose one that is cost effective and be done with it. Don't worry about whether it is sealed or has an open (but controlled) flame. Powder doesn't automatically ignite when it sees a flame in the same room. Frankly, I'd be more worried about any gasoline or gasoline using vehicles than smokeless powder.
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Holy cow now K1 is not even cheap anymore. This thread made me go out and get some and I started not to. Now when did K1 get to be more than gasoline? Here it was 3.69 a gallon 
wow. Just last year winter time I was paying 1.19 a gallon. I may have to rethink this now as well
This is really bad for me because I have to at least go out to the garage to at least pull the handle just once Maybe the money should be spent in going to RAA meetings. Reloading Anonymous Association.
"Hi I love revolvers and yes I am an addict"
wow. Just last year winter time I was paying 1.19 a gallon. I may have to rethink this now as well This is really bad for me because I have to at least go out to the garage to at least pull the handle just once
Maybe the money should be spent in going to RAA meetings. Reloading Anonymous Association."Hi I love revolvers and yes I am an addict"
scout26
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Summer, I reload in the garage. Winter, I'm in the Basement. We heat the basement with the fireplace, not a stove or insert Just a regular fireplace (helps to heat the whole house also, looking to get an insert just to be more heat efficient).
When the wife is working from home (also in the basement). I move out the garage. I got an old propane paint remover attachment (looks like what's pictured below only about half the size and mounts on a camping size propane bottle). Put that on the floor a couple of feet behind me and I stay toasty warm. Not sure where you could get one these days. I've had this for many, many years. (Also works great camping).
When the wife is working from home (also in the basement). I move out the garage. I got an old propane paint remover attachment (looks like what's pictured below only about half the size and mounts on a camping size propane bottle). Put that on the floor a couple of feet behind me and I stay toasty warm. Not sure where you could get one these days. I've had this for many, many years. (Also works great camping).
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rc109a
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I just use a small ceramic heater. My garage is insulated and stays around 50-60 throughout the winter anyway. I run the heater for an hour before I go in and it becomes 70+ in no time. Very comfortable to reload in shorts in the winter...
wolfe28
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Garage question
My wife and I just bought our first house, so I will finally have a place to set up the reloading equipment that doesn't need to be highly compact and movable. We are lucky enough to have bought a house with a 2 car garage that will alow about 8-10 feet of space in front of the cars for a bench and other stuff. I'll be able to reload in the winter time without opening the door. Temperature in the garage isn't really going to be a problem, I don't think, since the furnace and hot-water heater are in there. My question is: will the temperature fluxuations due to the door opening and closing have a detremental effect on the components (primers and powder specifically)? Also, that is also where the gun safe will be going. Has anyone had any problem with rust or corosion of firearms that are stored in a safe located in the garage?
Thanks,
D
My wife and I just bought our first house, so I will finally have a place to set up the reloading equipment that doesn't need to be highly compact and movable. We are lucky enough to have bought a house with a 2 car garage that will alow about 8-10 feet of space in front of the cars for a bench and other stuff. I'll be able to reload in the winter time without opening the door. Temperature in the garage isn't really going to be a problem, I don't think, since the furnace and hot-water heater are in there. My question is: will the temperature fluxuations due to the door opening and closing have a detremental effect on the components (primers and powder specifically)? Also, that is also where the gun safe will be going. Has anyone had any problem with rust or corosion of firearms that are stored in a safe located in the garage?
Thanks,
D
mpmarty
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Extremes in temperature, and more heat than cold are detrimental to primer and powder storage. I use a refrigerator in my shop to hold powder and the primers are in the freezer compartment. On storing guns in gun "safes" in the garage there should be no problems if you keep enough dessicant bags in the safe and "recharge" them in the oven when necessary.
zxcvbob
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It depends where you live. I have trouble with tools in the garage rusting (especially cast iron stuff like tablesaws and jointers) since I moved to Minnesota, but I never had that problem in Texas.
The problem is with sudden warm ups with a lot of moisture in the air; condensation forms on the tools. Sudden drops in temperature are not a problem.
The problem is with sudden warm ups with a lot of moisture in the air; condensation forms on the tools. Sudden drops in temperature are not a problem.
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