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Post by chils on Dec 12, 2020 11:04:50 GMT -6
Picked up this 30-55k btu propane jet heater Monday to heat my 24x34ft garage. It's raising temp 5deg in 5mins. |
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Post by Ken on Dec 12, 2020 11:39:44 GMT -6
Is Mr. Heater anything like Mr. Coffee?  Can you operate that thing with zero ventilation? I know that when I use my propane burner in the garage on brewday I need to make sure the garage door is open far enough. If it's not open enough, the fumes in there get righteous in a hurry. All that said, I have often thought of putting a natural-gas powered heater in my garage just to keep it at 50° - 60° during the winter. My FIL did that and it was quite a nice creature comfort. |
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Post by chils on Dec 12, 2020 11:55:33 GMT -6
They are supposed to be ok for loose indoor areas like new construction homes and shops. I'm gonna buy a carbon monoxide detector
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Post by Ken on Dec 12, 2020 12:05:20 GMT -6
For me, I know when I have not created enough ventilation because the fumes are very noticeable and I get an instant headache. I might start the burner and put the kettle on it and go back inside for 5 minutes... come back out and WHOA! I have to open the overhead door a little more and maybe open the back door too. I can see the CNN story now: Dillweed homebrewer kills himself using a propane tank without proper ventilation!  |
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Post by drez on Dec 12, 2020 12:07:33 GMT -6
Got one just like that, works pretty good. I have a big Mr Heater Big Maxx in the garage that I just never got around to finishing so the portable gets the workload.
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Post by chils on Dec 12, 2020 12:13:07 GMT -6
Got one just like that, works pretty good. I have a big Mr Heater Big Maxx in the garage that I just never got around to finishing so the portable gets the workload. Do you do anything for ventilation? |
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Post by chils on Dec 12, 2020 19:44:37 GMT -6
The heater did great today. It heated the garage from 55 to 70 and I shut it off and ran a space heater. Temp quickly dropped to 65 and stayed there for 3hrs while I was out there. I think it knocked the chill out and the space heater maintained it
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Post by drez on Dec 12, 2020 20:37:56 GMT -6
Got one just like that, works pretty good. I have a big Mr Heater Big Maxx in the garage that I just never got around to finishing so the portable gets the workload. Do you do anything for ventilation? Crack the garage door a smidge and that is all. I do have a CO detector in their as well. |
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Post by chils on Dec 13, 2020 8:40:12 GMT -6
Thanks. The wife said the garage was a bit fumy. I didn't notice anything, didn't get a headache or anything suspect. I can crack a window so it has fresh intake air. I'll do that today.
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Post by chils on Dec 13, 2020 14:02:48 GMT -6
Honing in on this thing. I started 2 small electric space heaters up high near the ceiling. Cracked a window behind the jet heater. Ran the jet heater for 15mins and shut it off. Temp jumped to 72F but was 64F after it all stabilized. Garage stayed 64F for the last 5hrs with the little space heaters running. Outside temp is 34F.
No fumes and comfortable to work in.
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Post by Ken on Dec 13, 2020 14:24:05 GMT -6
Honing in on this thing. I started 2 small electric space heaters up high near the ceiling. Cracked a window behind the jet heater. Ran the jet heater for 15mins and shut it off. Temp jumped to 72F but was 64F after it all stabilized. Garage stayed 64F for the last 5hrs with the little space heaters running. Outside temp is 34F. No fumes and comfortable to work in. That's nice. You also have a larger garage than mine. I don't know the exact dimensions of my garage but it's a small 2-car garage. More like a 1¾ car garage. My wife's Fusion just barely fits in the garage. My Mustang has a little bit more room but not much. I feel like this would be a good device but then I would have THREE devices that all require propane (grill, brew burner, heater) and ain't nobody want that!  |
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Post by chils on Dec 13, 2020 18:45:39 GMT -6
If you work out in an unheated garage a bunch like I do this is a Godsend as I have suffered out there in the winter for 20 years. Several yrs ago I was having bad back problems and spent a weekend replacing the rear end on my old Ranger. 2 days on that cold floor in a 40deg garage put the hurt on me for 2 weeks.
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Post by Ken on Dec 13, 2020 19:34:17 GMT -6
If you work out in an unheated garage a bunch like I do this is a Godsend as I have suffered out there in the winter for 20 years. Several yrs ago I was having bad back problems and spent a weekend replacing the rear end on my old Ranger. 2 days on that cold floor in a 40deg garage put the hurt on me for 2 weeks. Yes, I know. The longest amount of time I spend in the garage is brewday. I have brewed in 10° and it was brutal but that's not very common. A natural gas heater in the garage (mounted on the ceiling or something) would be ideal. Turn it on when you need it, leave it alone otherwise. Glad it's working for you. |
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Post by chils on Dec 13, 2020 19:49:06 GMT -6
If you work out in an unheated garage a bunch like I do this is a Godsend as I have suffered out there in the winter for 20 years. Several yrs ago I was having bad back problems and spent a weekend replacing the rear end on my old Ranger. 2 days on that cold floor in a 40deg garage put the hurt on me for 2 weeks. Yes, I know. The longest amount of time I spend in the garage is brewday. I have brewed in 10° and it was brutal but that's not very common. A natural gas heater in the garage (mounted on the ceiling or something) would be ideal. Turn it on when you need it, leave it alone otherwise. Glad it's working for you. Our home is all electric. I initially was looking at a hardwired 230v ceiling mounted electric heater from Northern for $189. It was a bit undergunned for my place but would probably be ideal for yours if you decided you needed heat out there. |
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