All,
I've finally finished drywalling and insulating my shop. It's about 450 sq ft has 8' ceilings.
I'm trying to figure out how to heat it in the winter, and I'm limited to electricity as the energy source. I've done some searching here and the Dayton electric unit seems to be a favorite:
http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-G73-Ele...=3243OCS6C0GX3
Before taking the plunge, I wanted to ask you guys about the risk of fire. I have a 3hp Grizzly dust collector that I've modified to accept two high efficiency Wynn Environmental filters. I still have to do the job, but I'm close to being ready to install 6" PVC runs to my machines. I'm going to do my best to collect dust at the source. I also have an air scrubber I plan to add a duct to so that the intake and outlet are as far away from each other as possible.
But frankly I'm sure there will still be some airborne dust particles. I don't want to start a fire, and my concern is that the heat coils in this style of heater could ignite airborne dust.
Is this a concern? I won't be doing much finishing in the winter, but if I do, it will be brush on water based finishes. So I'm more concerned about wood dust than fumes.
Thanks in advance.