Garage heater?

[RBeckman]

Anyone have any feedback on these type of heaters? Also, to install black pipe do I use a plumber or heating and cooling guy. Thanks for any input.

http://www.heatershop.com/mrheater_b...r_mhu75ng.html

[FlintTony]

No feedback on the heater. You can have either one run the pipe. Or, you can borrow my dies and pipe wrench's and do it yourself.

[Hank70SS]

Don't know about that one but in general that type of heater works pretty good in a garage. The plumbing part is easy. Like Tony said I wouldn't pay someone to do that.

[Rank]

In my opinion you should give the whole install to the plumber or HVAC dude. In addition to the gas line he also needs to run the venting and control unit. The guy is expected to assume liability (once he touches it he "owns" it LOL) for the whole unit and he is going to be less reluctant to do so if the project gets "contaminated" by someone elses involvement. .... there is too much that could go wrong.

Help him out with the install and maybe next time you will be comfortable doing it yourself .... or, at least, appreciate NOT doing it yourself. Do the clean-up and hauloff and you will surely save money.

Thats a good looking unit and priced right but might be oversized for your needs. How big is your shop?

[shadowgray396]

Some of the new gas lines no longer use the black pipe. I'm having gas run into the beach house for a gas fire place and it is all flex plastic type pipe. I know it depends on code, but I'm still having a qualified person run them in to make sure everything is ok. I have done all the plumbing and electrical myself, but when it comes to gas I don't need any problems. My garage at home is 600 square feet and I have a small electric heater mounted on the ceiling and it heats it right up. Cost was about $250 for the heater.

Ray

[RBeckman]

Originally Posted by Rank

Thats a good looking unit and priced right but might be oversized for your needs. How big is your shop?

It's a 4 car garage and about 1100 sq ft. When we build the house I had them put a "T" into the line knowing I was going to do this someday, but when we finished the basement I used it for the fireplace in the basement. I'll have to investigate on this whole thing again?

anyone use these before? No venting involved, but I would need two of them.

http://www.heatershop.com/garage_heater_mh25ng.html

[Rank]

Ric, dont misunderstand me ... its a pretty simple install for a pro and the gasline can usually be cut anywhere to tee off of ... no problem there and if the installer has obstacles in the way the stainless flex is the way to go

I would prefer the first unit you picked over a pair of the second and at eleven hundred feet it is probably gonna be sized right ... but a stretch.

I have used the radiants before and the cons far out-weigh the pros. They compare with the units that attach to a portable propane tank.

[RBeckman]

Originally Posted by Rank

Ric, dont misunderstand me ... its a pretty simple install for a pro and the gasline can usually be cut anywhere to tee off of ... no problem there and if the installer has obstacles in the way the stainless flex is the way to go

I would prefer the first unit you picked over a pair of the second and at eleven hundred feet it is probably gonna be sized right ... but a stretch.

I have used the radiants before and the cons far out-weigh the pros. They compare with the units that attach to a portable propane tank.

Thanks, that was the way I was leaning, I'm going to have a pro do it as I know my limitations and since I'm not that comforable doing it either. Thanks everyone for the input.

[shadowgray396]

Ric, you will need to check the gas usage you have on all you other items you have in the house. If you have a gas hot water heater, cooking range, fireplace, dryer etc. You want to make sure you have enough gas flow to the other items before you add another one. You gas meter may need to be up graded for more gas flow.

[Seeb]

you call that a heater