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I have finally joined the "hoist" club last week! That was the final addition that was needed for the shop, and after many years and other projects it was MY turn :) No more laying on the creeper!

I installed a 75K BTU Mr. Heater in October 09 and it has run flawlessly in my shop. I have an insulated pole barn that is 40 x 63 with a 14' ceiling. The heater is hanging in the corner and I have 3 60" ceiling fans running slowly to keep the hot air circulating. I am here in northern...

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this is the second winter for my 75K Big Maxx unit and no issues yet, is there a production window that is affected?

MoreDrums, I spanned the joists in the ceiling with 2X4's that I mounted angle iron to. The hung threaded rod down through the ceiling and with the help of my son, hung the heater from the rod. I used a level to mark the center point of the flue (allowing for the 1/4" per foot drop). I then...

MoreDrums, I mounted mine at a 45 degree angle in the corner of the shop and vented horizontally out the side of the shed. I posted some pictures earlier in this thread. Worked great for me.

Update on my Mr. Heater installation: After 2 months of winter here in WI I have noticed little affect on my propane usage in total. I have been keeping the shop at 38 unless I am in there, then I bump it up to 50. Takes about 40 minutes to warm the shop up, but it is 40 x 63 with a 14'...

I have a 40 x 63 x 14 insulated pole shed with R19 in the walls and R30 blown-in up in the attic. I mounted a 75K Mr. Heater propane fired furnace on the ceiling with 3 ceiling fans down the center of the shop. So far, it seems to do very well at keeping the shop at 45 unless I am in there...

I also bought the venting from menards, think all in it cost me about $40. I bought a digital thermostat from there also, the lowest it will go is 45. I have the Mr. Heater 75K unit in my 40 x 63 X 14 garage. Three ceiling fans and all insulated, blowing in the attic next week to R38. It...

The heater is working great, the 3 ceiling fans are up and do a great job pushing the heat down from the ceiling. Just one issue so far, the fan controller was only good for 2 fans, melted when I added the 3rd to the string. I have ordered an Envirofan 105F, says it is solid state and good for...

The guy that plumbed my heater yesterday ran a 1/2" copper tube to the black pipe on my shed. Said it was under 100' and 1/2 would work fine, but also made the comment that here in WI, no splices underground.

Finally got my propane plumbed yesterday, hit the thermostat and it lit right up! Works great, although now I need to install the other 2 ceiling fans to push all that expensive heat down from up high.

It does, but I thought that was ridiculous and installed mine horizontal with a 1/4" per foot drop.

I mounted the heater and plumbed the black pipe myself. I have the propane company coming out next week to run the underground from my 500 gal tank that supplies the house. It is about 50' away from the shop, I was quoted $1.50/ft for the line, $50 for the regulator on the shop and $50 service...

The bigger heater would most likely cycle on and off more, not an optimal solution in my opinion. My shop is 2520 sq ft, but I am only going to keep it at 40 unless I am in it. I put a programmable thermostat up yesterday (so I don't forget to lower the temp when I leave).