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mbalbritton

mbalbritton

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Looking for a propane heater for my garage. It’s a little single car garage. I have a spare propane tank that I was about to turn in for the deposit. But figured I’d just keep it as a spare and see about a little heater.

So there the dual head tank top.

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And there’s a forced air.
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Thoughts on experiences with either.
 
mbalbritton said:
Looking for a propane heater for my garage. It’s a little single car garage. I have a spare propane tank that I was about to turn in for the deposit. But figured I’d just keep it as a spare and see about a little heater.

So there the dual head tank top.

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And there’s a forced air. View attachment 259914
Thoughts on experiences with either.
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I have both.The forced air one is good if you need to dry out.Several times Ive got wet and started it up and dried out.There also good is you need to unthaw stuff otherwise I don't like listening to them.The tank mounted ones work well and are quiet but in my garage you have to stay close to em to get any heat.Both are good for instant heat while your waiting on the wood stove to heat up.
 
i have one of those torpedo heaters. for a two car garage. takes about 15 mintues to heat from 40 to 60. im pretty air tight tho. thats heating with everything shut. and then i go out and shut the heat off and open the side door for minute to let some O2 in, then have at it. other times when its like high 40s i have turned it on while working and just suck a 2x4 under the garage door to let air in (heat rising but figuring enough air exchange for o2). i have to take the hoodie off after about 10 minutes or so. running one of dem 90$ home depot ones.

gunna go get one of those top mounted ones you ahve pictured there and have as back up. had power go out a few times enough that i didnt just want to rely on the fire place so figured why not have one or two of those on hand. too easy just to heat one room in case of emergency.
 
ckruzer said:
i have one of those torpedo heaters. for a two car garage. takes about 15 mintues to heat from 40 to 60. im pretty air tight tho. thats heating with everything shut. and then i go out and shut the heat off and open the side door for minute to let some O2 in, then have at it. other times when its like high 40s i have turned it on while working and just suck a 2x4 under the garage door to let air in (heat rising but figuring enough air exchange for o2). i have to take the hoodie off after about 10 minutes or so. running one of dem 90$ home depot ones.

gunna go get one of those top mounted ones you ahve pictured there and have as back up. had power go out a few times enough that i didnt just want to rely on the fire place so figured why not have one or two of those on hand. too easy just to heat one room in case of emergency.
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We go to a lot of estate auctions. When it’s 95 degrees out nobody is thinking about heat and I pick those things up for cheap.A lot of times for $20 or less still mounted on a half full cyl of propane.


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Some of the heaters like the torpedo are noisey. I have a round patio heater with the saucer top. It's quiet and radiates heat down. It s great for drying small painted parts by hanging them with wire hooks from the top.
 
moldman05 said:
Some of the heaters like the torpedo are noisey. I have a round patio heater with the saucer top. It's quiet and radiates heat down. It s great for drying small painted parts by hanging them with wire hooks from the top.
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How hard are these on propane?
 
1 to 2 lbs per hour depending on setting
 
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