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    Mr.Heater 80K BTU troubleshoot?

    Thanks Hoosier and I completely agree. I made an assumption that the service coming into my shop was down regulated since I was replacing an existing heater so it had me scratching my head. I just added a regulator and swapped the gas valve as a precaution and it fired up first try! Stuck my...
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    Mr.Heater 80K BTU troubleshoot?

    I own the tank but that is a moot point in my situation. The regulator I am using goes in line with the service in my shop that was run when the house was built. I just inspected the tank to make sure I knew what I had and quickly realized the feed into my shop was governed by the high...
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    Mr.Heater 80K BTU troubleshoot?

    So I bled the system and it was just more of the same. In researching I saw where some folks needed a low pressure regulator. Apparently running too high of a pressure and the gas valve will not open and have the symptoms I am experiencing. In looking at my propane tank that services my house...
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    Mr.Heater 80K BTU troubleshoot?

    I followed the directions on first start up which was to turn the gas on with the gas valve off. Wait 5 minutes and turn gas valve on and call for heat. The length of pipe is about 10 feet but I will try to purge it as you suggested. I am on propane and was wondering if it had something to do...
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    Mr.Heater 80K BTU troubleshoot?

    Hi Guys, I just bought this heater for my shop and got it all hooked up as per their directions. I followed the start up procedure and when I have everything powered up, gas on, and I call for heat everything works as it should except it doesn't fire. This is what it does: 1) Call for heat...
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    Lighting when garage door is up?

    Jon04 and driftpin. That is the ideas I was looking for although running the light on the wall would work in a maller garage to. Hopefully, tomorrow I will have time to take a look at it and see how I can make it work for me. I have a car to detail this weekend and it would be good to have...
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    Lighting when garage door is up?

    Hi guys. I have lurked for awhile and found a lot great info doing so. I haven't seen this partcular scenario addressed and I tried searching. I appreciate any and all help. I have great lighting in my shop when the garage door is down but in the summer time I like to have it open. However...
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