Graham Perry Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Aves, We are using this surreal debate as a counterpoint to the Arrowstar one. I have this theory that given another 30 postings or so , it will end up with everyone at each other throat again ! Thus proving that you can start a topic from any angle and after a period of time it will degenerate to a similar level of heat and lack of light but for different reasons.(Hence the luminosity subject matter) Am I a closet psychologist or is this just psychobabble ? Probably the latter ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynicolson Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 How many disposable lighters do I need to use to work on my car when it's a moon less night, and how do I keep them all going at once? Oh, and while I'm on the forum, any ideas on rain collection for car washing? Do I need to filter run off from the flat roof, it's felt covered on some silver stuff (which matches car paintwork and am assured looks good from the air)... thanks in advance. Lost IT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho man Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Graham - So mankind really is doomed then question.gif id=violet> eek.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Jace, Not necessarily, because some people are doers and others just want to talk about things. While there are doers out there, there is still some hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morls Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 Um.... I I can't believe I'm doing something as sad as disscussing garage lighting and heating on the internet, but, in for a penny..... The use of directly gas fired heating such as the little Calor gas things and the big "rocket" things is unfortunatly a bad, er, thing. A sizeable by-product of gas combustion is water, as vapour, and this moisture will counteract all the good work with carcoons, silica gel and crossed fingers designed to keep sevens dry. I cannot remember how to calculate litres of water per KW for combustion but is is a suprisingly large amount. On the bright side though all heat with these things is used in the area, none is lost as flue gas or in transmission through pipes. An ideal compromise, if only gas is available to a garage, is the hot air blowers, (with flue to take nasty by-products away), that can be seen if you look up in B&Q, Homebase etc. (Doing the heating, not for sale.) These move loads of air and can heat big garages very quickly. Made by Garbutt, Powrmatic, BSS. Try BSS or Pipeline centre shops. I do have a life really, I'm just too hungover to get on with it. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julians Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 I've been looking into my lighting dilemma (ie no mains electric supply), and for £28 I can get a solar powered battery charger. I was thinking I could put this in a transparent waterprrof housing then have it permanently mounted on the (flat) roof on my garage, constantly trickle charging up a 100 amp/hour leisure battery. Does anyone know how long it would take one of these solar chargers (as seen in Demon Tweeks) to fully charge a battery. I was thinking it would probably be fast enough to provide a full charge over a period of say a few days, which would mean that I wouldnt have to remove the battery once a week to charge it up at home, hence giving me lighting on demand (as long as I dont use the lights for more than a few hours a week). Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 Julian , The solar power solution sounds far to environmentaly friendly for a se7en owner . I'd stick with a generator running 24/7 ..... you could modify it to throttle bodi (singular ) and remove the silencer . teeth.gifwink.gifteeth.gif Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 Mark, You think you're sad - how about this then - your posting got me thinking about basic chemistry - I must be really bored this afternoon. The answer to your statement about amount of water produced from the gas heater is 19.6 litres per 12kg bottle of propane. For those interested in greenhouse gases this also produces 36 kg of carbon dioxide. I'm going to lie down now in a darkened roon until it's time for the pub. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted November 25, 2001 Author Share Posted November 25, 2001 OK, I have now to put on sun glasses in my garage! With 6 fluorescent 34 W tubes for a 4m X 4 m room, it is like a surgery block. The down side is that i can see minuscule defects on some of the body work painting I had done... Thanks again for the help. Cheers, Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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