Portable Forced Air Propane Heater
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Beerhippie
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What are you heating? Is this just for the service van, or for taking out to jobsites?
For the van, look into van heaters. Plenty out there, from ~$550-over $1,200. For jobsite, the go-to around here is a central heating furnace.
For the van, look into van heaters. Plenty out there, from ~$550-over $1,200. For jobsite, the go-to around here is a central heating furnace.
I have a similar one to that.
Good to warm a larger area continuously, but in smaller spaces, you have to turn it on and off all the time, kind of a pain
To my knowledge they can’t be configured to use a plug in thermostat since there is no way shut off the gas flow other than manually
theoldwizard1
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All non-vented propane heater give off a LOT of H20 ! Enough that you can have water running down the walls.
I’ve used mine working on a tractor outside under a tarp.
Way better than nothing
With a small gas bottle, easy to move around
Both Webasto and Eberspacher (ESPAR) make gasoline and diesel fired cab heaters with thermostats, timers, etc. Why ****** around with MickeyMouse **** when there is a correct thing to SAFELY do the job properly>? Oh...you can get Chinese knockoffs (Vevor, etc.)
mreisner
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I use this in my marginally insulated shop I just put a loop from the switch with a couple of quick connectors on it and run a house thermostat on the wall that way I can eat the shop up before I get there and keep it above freezing at night. When I'm working in the bigger part it is an insulated I just connect the two wires from the loop together at lunch is just on and off, I've had mine for 3 years now, no problems and it's a lot easier for me as I have diesel fuel there also the best part for me is it does not put a whole bunch of moisture into the shop like my propane hater did. I had horrible condensation probably inside my toolbox when running propane before or
Lassen Forge
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Assuming you have a power source on your truck (generator / inverter) there are tons of these "torpedo" heaters out there. The only question is what do you prefer for fuel? I like propane over diesel, and I'm not huffing burnt diesel exhaust while working. Means carrying a propane tank, but a BBQ tank will last about 2 shifts - enough to get a tank refilled if a job runs long.
I also packed a pop up that I'd rigged canvas tarp "curtains" to that attached with carabiners and ties to the legs, and a couple coleman lanterns; I could turn an outdoor space into a heated workshop if it got brutal. ALso became a mini command post during some emergency events, when everyone eventually got "Cab Cabin Fever"...
I also packed a pop up that I'd rigged canvas tarp "curtains" to that attached with carabiners and ties to the legs, and a couple coleman lanterns; I could turn an outdoor space into a heated workshop if it got brutal. ALso became a mini command post during some emergency events, when everyone eventually got "Cab Cabin Fever"...
Huh? I'm not heating a cab.
I prefer propane, no spills no smell. The liquid fuel heaters are also very picky after riding around in a service truck. But a lot of the new propane ones are also coming with too much safety BS per their online description. I don't need a faulty optical or heat sensor shutting off the fuel on a sub zero day, I'm more than capable of babysitting the unit a few feet from me.
they are noisy and after a while they get bothersome in my opinion, especially if you're close to them . they do heat well but it's a damp heat as mentioned .
Lassen Forge
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I disabled all the nanny babysitter nonsense on mine for the same reason - I could well determine if the heater was popping or bobbing or the "nose cone" was turning red (which is how all mine ran anyway). Add to that if it fubarred, I repaired it. Warranty? I'm not going to haul or send the defective POS 150 miles to an "authorized service center" to wait 6 weeks while they decide if they can fix it or not. They're NOT THAT COMPLICATED. I'll fix it, and if it won't fix, I'll replace it - my time (even retired) is worth more than that...