Heater Advice

[bamatoolmaker]

My shop is 4400 sqft and fully insulated with r19.Last winter it was costing me $400.00 mo. to heat with propane.This year we installed a 25 hp screw air compressor that runs 24-7.I think this was coldest morning yet here 29 deg. 8:00 am it was 75 deg. inside.No gas bill and no increase on electricity.I know it might not work for a small home shop but might be worth thinking about.Oh yeah the compressor was used and I got $1000.00 in it but will pay for its self in 3 mo.

 

[LBrown59]

Check with a mobile home dealer in your area for a new or used forced hot air furnace. Would be sized about right & easy to install. Easy to set up heat zones. Run ducts across the ceiling to put the heat where you want it. Gas or oil. I'd go oil as it's also a reason to have a steady & convenient supply of low tax tractor fuel. MikeD74T

But will you spend more on diesel than on gas?
Going gas might save enough to off set the cost of the tractor fuel and leave money left over.

 

[PineRidge]

3 of them??? I have heard nothing but good things about them. Is there a common denominator here or are they all different models?

Murph, the common denominator is the same guy installed all 3 heaters. Sorry couldn't help myself.......

 

[LBrown59]

I'm looking to have heat installed in my shop for this winter. From what I've read so far, a vented, propane wall mount unit is probably my best option. My shop is a total of 800 square feet, fully insulated. There is a wall in the middle, with a man door for access to both sides. My questions are:

1. how to heat both sides with just one heater?
2. what size BTU? (remember, I'm in Canada, so it's cold)
3. Are the wall unit heaters quiet?

I've included a picture of my shop (and no, it's not that clean anymore, lol)

thanks for any advice!

1*I plan to use an out door Combination Furnace and AC unit centered along the outside back wall with a tee with one line going to the left and the other line going to the right of the center wall partition.
The beauty of this set up:
1*Does not take up any floor space
2*No venting is required
3*Cheeper to install due to a very mim amount of ductwork.
4*Safer~no flames inside the building to ignite fumes or cause an explosion.
5*Can control the temperature of each side by opening or closing the register in each room.
6*When I was checking this out it cost less completely installed than the cost of installing a regular Furnace or Air Conditioner
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[Farwell]

My shop is 4400 sqft and fully insulated with r19.Last winter it was costing me $400.00 mo. to heat with propane.This year we installed a 25 hp screw air compressor that runs 24-7.I think this was coldest morning yet here 29 deg. 8:00 am it was 75 deg. inside.No gas bill and no increase on electricity.I know it might not work for a small home shop but might be worth thinking about.Oh yeah the compressor was used and I got $1000.00 in it but will pay for its self in 3 mo.

Guess I must be a little dense. I am trying to understand the 25 HP screw air compressor that runs 24-7, heats a building and doesn't have any increase in utility cost. Am I missing something?
David

 

[Dusty]

Does this mean if ya go with natural gas and ya don't hafta worry about an exposition.
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Why thank you Mr Larry Brown. Your astute observations are only outdone by your splendid intelligent correction. I would like to thank you for pointing out that not only is propane explosive, but so is natural gas. It doesn't matter that we were talking about propane gas for heat. You did forget to also point out the dangers of oil heat. I think that should be your next post.

 

[Dusty]

I have had 3 MR HEATERS blow up and catch fire.
No more of them for me!

Mr Larry Brown

It is such a tragedy that you have had such poor luck with the Mr. Heater products. I can't imagine a 100% failure rate, but if you say it happened, it must be true. I have nothing but utmost belief in your post and its honesty. After these three Mr. Heaters blew up, what did your insurance company have to say. Did all three blow up and catch fire simultaneously or were these three separate events spaced out in time. I was also wondering if you reported this catastrophic failure to the Marietta Ohio fire department? I am further interested in learning what the State Fire Marshall's office had to say about these events. What was the results of the Mr. Heater company investigation. I patiently await your prompt reply to my questions. I am certain that this will be a learning experience for all the TBN members.
Dusty

 

[AndyM]

I think that should be your next post.

Or next four posts...
The first one will be formated with several colors and font sizes and the second will will be all black, but missing all of the punctuation. The third post will be blank, and the fourth post will repeat the first one in case no one read it the first time.

 

[dqdave1]

I have seen some attic forced air units that go in the attic space, which take up no floor space; they are "out of site" and takes little duct work to install.

 

[thcri]

Murph, the common denominator is the same guy installed all 3 heaters. Sorry couldn't help myself.......

Mike,

That was about was I was trying to get at.


murph