I don't know about that model, but I've had a Modine Hot Dawg heater for 5 or so Years and it's been great.

 

I also have the same brand heater been good so far about 3 years now heating a 30x40 pole barn its insulated with foam board cant't remember the R value at the moument

 

Had a customer buy one and it rocks. Do it. I have a 40k bottle top and it can pull an uninsulated 20X20 from 35F to 55F in a couple hours.

Almost a gallon per hour usage at full run however.

 

Those "Reznor" style heaters kick ass, 80k should be decent.

I have an 80k diesel torpedo heater and it heats a 30x35 un insulated garage well. The nice thing about it is that it will get the temp up fast, like 5 mins knocks the chill off, and 15-20 mins is warm like low 60s. The shit part about it is that it's super loud. For $150 though I can't complain, I'll do a wood stove eventually, but this one is nice for when you first go out, or are only going out for a short time.

 

i had a similar in my last shop 24x30 w/10ft ceilings with the thin isulation sammiched between the exterior tin and the structure. i think it was 40k btu

it was great for that shop because it was small and insulated.

the shop i'm in now is 80x 50 median ceiling ht is 14'. insulated garage doors and insulated to residential code. its a ton of space to heat and if i kept the doors closed i would consider that typ heater. i'm looking to install an infrared heater to aim where i'm working.

tldr. depends on size and use of shop, bigger more open shops it can be nicer to have an infrared unit.

 

A friend of mine has a radiant heater in his shop. I have to say, I really like how the shop feels. We even opened the large overhead door to load out a piece of equipment. It was still "warm" in the shop.

I like the idea of heating up the things rather than the air.

 

It just depends on the set up. If you are going to be working in a certain area and the shop is big and/or poorly insulated, having radiant heat in that area might be better. On the flip side, out side that area will be cold and you are going to use more fuel. It's always more efficient to circulate the air. If you can somewhat keep the heat in.

 

Always wanted to try something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeFG1Tj3mbY

Propane where I'm at is liquid gold.

 

Man, i Always forget when I post something.

Anyone have experience with this Specific brand? My dad has a Beacon Morris but I cant seem to find one in this style anymore .

My building is a 30x48 and fully insulated walls with R19. Ceilings will R30 with some Blown im cellulose on top. It should be plenty insulated when done. Ill likely only keep it at a Temp of around 50 and kick it up higher when in the building for extended amounts of time.

 

I have been very please with my garage's Hot Dawg heater

 

I have the 50k version on natural gas in my shop. It's only been running for 2 weeks so far but it has done well and it's quiet.

 

Propane heaters will but humidity in the air and keep a window or G-door cracked needs ventilation to help stop this

 

It's a forced vent heater, not what you're thinking when you see Mr. Heater. It vents combustion products outside, not into the room. Combustion products outside = no moisture inside. At least not due to propane combustion


I had one in my old shop. It sucked because it pulls combustion air from inside the room, and vents it outside.

That heater will, by definition, suck cold air in from any leaky seal or gap it can find from outside. In my old shop, when it was below zero outside, it would freeze a water pipe at a seam in the plywood my shop was lined with. It was literally pulling a hint of subzero air through that gap and freezing the water line. That heater, holding my shop at 50F, made the shop always feel cold when running.

Find a furnace or other heater that pulls combustion air from outside. I switched to a pellet stove that sourced combustion air from outside. The shop, being controlled to the same temperature, felt a lot warmer. I bought a newish used house furnace for $300 for my new shop, same effect. It makes 50F feel warm. Do whatever you can to pull combustion air from outside.

 

I though you needed both, outside or make up air and return air from inside, it hard to heat all outside air and cool outside air. Filters are OK to a point but if you have flammables you want to exhaust that air with a fan or push that air to the outside

 

We're not talking about Ducted residential style heaters, it's Only the combustion air that is drawn from outside, with the burnt gases also being vented out of the building. There is just a fan blowing room air across the heat exchanger that circulates the air, heating the area.

 

I have a garage just a tad larger (36x50) and 12' ceiling. I have that exact unit and it will sweat you out. I have it on a thermostat so the garage never dips below 40. from 40 to 65 in the dead of winter in Kansas takes about 10 min. Garage is fully insulated with insulated doors.

Great heater, but the insulated walls/ceiling/doors help quite a bit.

 

I have had a 75K BTU version of that exact heater in my shop for the last 9 years or so. Works great. (mine runs on natural gas instead of propane, but close enough) 26x32 shop in my case.

 

A few years back my insurance was trying to make me ditch the woodstove in my garage, and go to propane...

For the price of a mr heater/reznor/modine/hot dawg/etc, plus the expensive B venting that they require, you can buy an actual 95% efficiency propane furnace, that vents with pvc pipe. Not only are they way more efficient, but also quieter, and have the ability to run duct work.

 

I considered that (Propane, I don't have NG), and an oil furnace, by they both took up too much space in my already crowded garage.

 

most direct vent HE propane furnaces can be mounted on their side, so you can mount it up by the ceiling, just like the mr heaters.
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