Seattle Heating and Cooling Company Steps Up to the Challenge to Heat the Top of the Space Needle
Painting the top of the Space Needle is never an easy task. Painting the top of the Space Needle in middle of fall when winds and rains make conditions almost impossible to paint is even worse. Seattle's iconic Space Needle is scheduled to be
(prHWY.com) November 19, 2012 - Seattle, WA -- Painting the top of the Space Needle is never an easy task. Painting the top of the Space Needle in middle of fall when winds and rains make conditions almost impossible to paint is even worse. Seattle's iconic Space Needle is scheduled to be repainted and one Seattle heating company is stepping up to the challenge of trying to make conditions easier on painters.
"The Space Needle was recently painted a nice, bright golden orange", said Todd Johnson, owner of Heating Up the Northwest, a Seattle heating and cooling company.
"They voted to repaint it with evergreen trees so now there are workers up there painting in the rain and winds. I wanted to create a way to make their work environment nicer."
Todd Johnson has been working to create an outdoor heater that would transform the whole top of the Space Needle into a warm, dry environment - even on the rainiest days. This would allow the painters to work no matter what the conditions are outside.
"My main concern is their safety", said Todd Johnson. "I had the means to help them have a safer, better work environment so why wouldn't I let them use what I have?"
Todd Johnson approached the Seattle city council with his idea. His idea involved a
huge electric heater that would essentially blow warm air over the entire top of the Space Needle. This warm air would dry the surface and cut down the wind speeds.
"When I presented my theory to the city council I think they thought I was nuts", said Johnson. "I mean who would take the time to worry about what was going on with the workers on top of the Space Needle. After my presentation, I think they saw the common sense in my project."
The city council voted to allow Johnson to install his heating element on top of the Space Needle. There was one condition to the installation. The workers would be questioned after working on the Space Needle and their feedback would be taken into account in whether this heater stayed on for the remainder of the year.
"We want to hear from the workers themselves if this heater works", said a member of the city council who wished to remain anonymous. "We don't want this heater to be on top of the Space Needle if it's essentially useless. So we'll ask them when they finish."
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