Portable Heater, Air Conditioner

Portable Heater, Air Conditioner FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 26-1-39 One keeps me warm in winter and the other keeps me cool in summer," says Wayne Moore, South Haven, Kansas, who built "roll-around" portable heating and cooling units. The portable heater consists of a 40-gal. liquid propane tank that mounts on four wheels with a tongue on front. A radiant heater on top of the tank is supported by a 3-ft. length of 1/2-in. dia. pipe. There are two valves on the tank. To operate the heater, Moore opens the gas valve and then uses a match to ignite the pilot light. A thermocouple ensures that if the pilot light accidentally goes out, the supply of propane automatically shuts off. The tank is also equipped with a safety pilot and pop-off valve. "It warms up only the area where I'm working and therefore eliminates the need to heat the entire shop," says Moore. "The radiant heater is up in the air so the heat comes down toward me as I work. It also warms up the shop tools I'm using." The portable cooler consists of an old window air conditioner mounted on a metal table with wheels. "I move it around to my shop whereever I'm working," says Moore. "It puts out a lot of cold air and keeps the air moving around. I removed the cover on front of the air conditioner to get maximum cooling." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wayne Moore, Box 37, 109 S. Kickapoo, South Haven, Kansas 67140 (ph 620 892-5548).

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