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6th May 2022, 02:00 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Gas service in the shed?
Is it work having gas lines reticulated into the shed? What would I use it for?
The gas bottles for the house are 2m - 3m from where the shed will be. It is fairly trivial to dig another trench and have the lines run. Either before or after the slab is poured. But if I were to do it before the slab then I need to plan this now.
The shed will have machines/mowers/ trailer/vechnicles/caravan etc in the front. A little metal work area. Mostly woodwork. Then an office and toilet at the back. So mostly woodwork and an office but some other activities also. I'm in hot QLD so no need for heating.
Is this a good idea? Worth it?
What would I use LPG for?
This was asked by someone on these forums a few years ago but I can't find that thread.My YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2_KPRN6I9SE
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6th May 2022, 02:03 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I'm in Melbourne and I have natural gas plumbed to my workshop. I only use it for heating. I can't imagine what you would use it for in QLD.
Maybe LPG gives you more options?
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6th May 2022, 02:36 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Never felt the need.
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Yeah I'm in SEQ and so there are literally just a few weeks a year when it gets cold. And so yeah I could have a gas heater but I don't see the point. Just wear more clothes for a few weeks. The office will have reverse cycle aircon once it is built so it is not required for that area.
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6th May 2022, 03:55 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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The only thing I thought if so far is a gas torch but I think a little portable one would be better and it's not a priority for me anyway.
It is possible to buy a gas generator as a backup power supply but these cost twice as much as a diesel one and almost as must a battery.My YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2_KPRN6I9SE
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6th May 2022, 04:01 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I guess one idea would be to get a gas hot water system and install a shower in the shed. Then we could still have showers in a power cut. The gas at the house is only for the oven and BBQ. But by the time I did that maybe I could afford a generator or a battery instead.
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6th May 2022, 05:30 PM #7
I have considered it for a small soldering iron heater/furnace. Then I did my apprenticeship we had small (maybe 350 x 350mm) open top kilns, brick lined, for heating soldering irons - the old type irons that are just a big lump of copper on a steel shaft (with wooden handle). As well as gas supply it would also need a compressed air supply (which I have). But I've never got into enough soldering to make it worthwhile.
The other thing I'd find handy is a gas torch for heating stuck metal things. Again, I've never had enough need to go to the trouble (I took things to work and used the bosses oxy-actylene instead ).
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I had mains gas in my shed connected to a large (20kW ) gas furnace. These are scary as all get out to use inside a shed.
Initially I used it attached to the BBQ connection on the back veranda
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But SWMBO complained so I decided to use inside the shed but unless it was used sufficient ventilation it’s easy to asphyxiate yourself and/or even give you heat stroke. I used it to harden/anneal metals but have since decommissioned this and am setting up a much safer electrical furnace.
The are smaller/safer gas forges around but if you just need to heat the odd bit of metal you are far better off with a propane torch and a 9kg gas bottle. If you need a bit higher temp the a MAP torch is the go.
A higher temp can be achieved by loose assembling a bunch of fire bricks into a small oven shaped chamber.
Small butane torches can give you small/concentrated higher temps still but its not going to be able to heat up a large piece of metal
Above that requires LPG/Oxy or Oxy Acetylene.
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