Stoney Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 42 minutes ago, Zambroski said: I picked up this Mr. Heater unit last summer. ~$400 I think. I believe it’s 50k BTU. My garage is currently 28x36, 8’ 5” walls with an upstairs that I’ve closed off for winter. R-19 in the walls and ceiling and vapor barrier sealed tight. In about 20 minutes it can go from 10-20 degrees to ~65and sustain it easily. I only run it when I need the garage warm. The only moisture problems I am seeing so far is just excess from snow on vehicles and my sled. Otherwise, it stays dry. Same unit I have....the moisture you have is caused by what you brought in i.e. snow on cars. I think Irv was referring to moisture caused by the heater itself and what I was referencing, like when you run a salamander propane heater in a garage, everything gets caked in water, from the moisture in the gas though or the example of an RV, but that is just crappy insulation & no vapour barrier, unless you buy one the trailers rated for winter use, which I assume come with the extra protection.....I think Smokin george had one that was winter rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Stoney said: Same unit I have....the moisture you have is caused by what you brought in i.e. snow on cars. I think Irv was referring to moisture caused by the heater itself and what I was referencing, like when you run a salamander propane heater in a garage, everything gets caked in water, from the moisture in the gas though or the example of an RV, but that is just crappy insulation & no vapour barrier, unless you buy one the trailers rated for winter use, which I assume come with the extra protection.....I think Smokin george had one that was winter rated. It’s an outside vent so, not much moisture should be coming from that unit. I have a torpedo I ran at times last year and yeah...it just spewed vapor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted January 29, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Zambroski said: I picked up this Mr. Heater unit last summer. ~$400 I think. I believe it’s 50k BTU. My garage is currently 28x36, 8’ 5” walls with an upstairs that I’ve closed off for winter. R-19 in the walls and ceiling and vapor barrier sealed tight. In about 20 minutes it can go from 10-20 degrees to ~65and sustain it easily. I only run it when I need the garage warm. The only moisture problems I am seeing so far is just excess from snow on vehicles and my sled. Otherwise, it stays dry. I have the same type unit on natural gas in 60k btu. I heat a 30x50 with 10 foot ceilings. It struggles to hold 70 degrees on cold days. Some day I'll put in a regular furnace with duct work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Blackstar said: I have the same type unit on natural gas in 60k btu. I heat a 30x50 with 10 foot ceilings. It struggles to hold 70 degrees on cold days. Some day I'll put in a regular furnace with duct work. Duct work makes huge difference to any forced air type heating, and when exposed you don't waste the heat coming from the duct itself... I like the look of well put duct work, can look real nice if done right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, Blackstar said: I have the same type unit on natural gas in 60k btu. I heat a 30x50 with 10 foot ceilings. It struggles to hold 70 degrees on cold days. Some day I'll put in a regular furnace with duct work. You know, I haven’t tried to heat the garage in really cold temps yet. I’ll try it tomorow and see how it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottyr Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just installed a gas one a few weeks ago. Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: I have the same type unit on natural gas in 60k btu. I heat a 30x50 with 10 foot ceilings. It struggles to hold 70 degrees on cold days. Some day I'll put in a regular furnace with duct work. Need a bigger unit! A furnace would be the way to go, far more efficient as well compared to these units. My 50k unit has zero problems heating my garage on the coldest of days around here, but mine is not 30x50....it is an odd shaped garage, I think it ends up being about 625 square feet vs. your 1500 square feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted January 29, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 29, 2019 53 minutes ago, Stoney said: Need a bigger unit! A furnace would be the way to go, far more efficient as well compared to these units. My 50k unit has zero problems heating my garage on the coldest of days around here, but mine is not 30x50....it is an odd shaped garage, I think it ends up being about 625 square feet vs. your 1500 square feet. This was the biggest unit I could do. I replaced it last year ago when the old unit died. It was a 40k unit. When I bought the place there was a furnace in the back corner with some venting. The shop had been split in half at one point and the furnace heated the rear portion. I sold it for $100 cause I thought I didn't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, Blackstar said: This was the biggest unit I could do. I replaced it last year ago when the old unit died. It was a 40k unit. When I bought the place there was a furnace in the back corner with some venting. The shop had been split in half at one point and the furnace heated the rear portion. I sold it for $100 cause I thought I didn't need it. Mr Heater Big Max sells a 80K unit that is meant for a 2000 square foot space, there are all kinds of different brands that are pretty much the same though.....but if I was replacing, I would look at a HE furnace instead that you can install ducts throughout to distribute the heat. http://www.mrheater.com/80-000-btu-big-maxx-natural-gas-unit-heater-1239.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 So bought the CT 7500W yesterday with #8/3 although it does not require neutral. Hope to install tonight so I can be toasty warm. Garage is maybe 18x20 standard double. Cottage will be 30x40 so propane will be the way to go there. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just put in an older furnace there are tons on replacement upgrade deals out there for free and suspended it like that mr heater unit, it just blowes out the main duct works great you can heat the garage up in minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Momorider said: Just put in an older furnace there are tons on replacement upgrade deals out there for free and suspended it like that mr heater unit, it just blowes out the main duct works great you can heat the garage up in minutes I might run it a few times a year, not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfish Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 hours ago, Zambroski said: I picked up this Mr. Heater unit last summer. ~$400 I think. I believe it’s 50k BTU. My garage is currently 28x36, 8’ 5” walls with an upstairs that I’ve closed off for winter. R-19 in the walls and ceiling and vapor barrier sealed tight. In about 20 minutes it can go from 10-20 degrees to ~65and sustain it easily. I only run it when I need the garage warm. The only moisture problems I am seeing so far is just excess from snow on vehicles and my sled. Otherwise, it stays dry. I have the same unit in my 25 x 25 garage. However in the Dominion of Canada they are double what you paid for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 BTW. 7500W equates to 25K BTU/hr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Installed heater yesterday, (rough), it works, knockout on unit is too small to feed #8 wire securely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Installed heater yesterday, (rough), it works, knockout on unit is too small to feed #8 wire securely. hopefully you can angle that heater when you use it, it should be 45' degrees to the garage door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irv Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 9:19 AM, Bigfish said: I have the same unit in my 25 x 25 garage. However in the Dominion of Canada they are double what you paid for it!! Likely electricity is as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 50 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: hopefully you can angle that heater when you use it, it should be 45' degrees to the garage door Should have read manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Decided to fire mine up in these temps to see what it would do. In 30 mins it got the garage to 65 degrees. Not bad....but my dumb ass forgot to close up the stairway so.... Also, since I've insulated and wrapped my garage tight, it will only get to between 10-20 degrees overnight on coldest days...that's with no heat on at all. So far, this little unit is treating me well for what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Ceiling fans are a must as well. Makes a world of difference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfish Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 8 hours ago, irv said: Likely electricity is as well? propane use only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 22 minutes ago, Poncho said: Ceiling fans are a must as well. Makes a world of difference Ok, now is that at home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poncho Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Ok, now is that at home? I wish....my second home....Brampton Flying Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 25 minutes ago, Poncho said: I wish....my second home....Brampton Flying Club Ok, wife now wants to sell main house and buy a home for son with landing strip. Lol. He is now applying to iaptl at Brampton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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