Recent content by katoom400

sick of fixing mine also, thinking about buying the Mr. Heater 50k from Lowes for $430....don't know if it is worth it to buy another cheap heater or fork over another $200 for the modine...probably the later.

after re-reading my original post it's a bit confusing to follow. My original unit had what appeared to be a failing fan motor, looking for parts, I couldn't get a response from the manufacturer on availability of OE parts, so found what I thought was a suitable replacement motor from Grainger...

what did they mean by "flipping ignitor/flamesensor"?

I have a dornback dgh30 30,000 btu natural gas heater installed in my garage. I need to replace the fan motor and fan blade (mangled it getting it off of the motor shaft). the manufacturer doesn't list any specs for either part other than their internal part numbers. They wanted $250 for the...

ended up sourcing the specified stainless for $95 total, installed unit over the weekend and it kicks ***! I was worried that 45k was not going to be enough but it brought my well insulated 26X30 garage up to 68 in about ten minutes! I mounted a home digital thermostat on the wall behind the...

I'm actually going to go stainless, but wanted to see if I could source the pipe locally. what comes in the "kit" from dornback? is it double wall? seems like all I'm going to need is once 36" peice directly thru the wall thimble and a cap. I'm mounting the unit directly to the ceiling and...

ok, spoke to dornback, and you can use galv, it just doesnt meet code everywhere. their stainless kit meets code everywhere. gonna use 3" double wall bvent, it's a straight run from the unit out the wall. does anyone know what the specs are? up pitch or down? 3" or 4" double wall pipe? How...

if your garage is insulated it most likely will not be zero inside, prolly 20-30? my garage stays about 40 when it is 10 degrees out.

I understand completely! not trying to be cheap, but money is very tight right now, and I can pickup the galv bvent pipe dirt cheap. I do know that you get what you pay for. just trying to talk the wife into another $200 on top of $450 for something that will keep me in the garage even more...

I actually just got off the phone with them, and yes moisture is the only reason they are specing stainless. I can use Galv. as you mentioned. I'm placing the order on ebay now. They where very helpfull! Thanks, Andy

what I'm saying/asking is why the stainless vs galv spec for this unit? I understand the differences in the two materials but why can you use galv on the mr heater and only stainless on the dornback? does the dornback unit emit more condensation than the others or will the galv eventually rot...

the only problem I see with the dornback heater is that it requires a $200 stainless vent kit for horizontal venting, that's half the cost of the unit!

ok, pretty much set on the Dornback but wondering if 45k will be enough? also the diff between the 60-75k is only $5. should I just go for the 75, or is that going to be too big?(if there is such a thing)

can anyone tell me more about the Dornback heaters, never heard of them but the price is competitive.

not trying to start a debate but wanted opinions on both, looking to heat my 26 X 30 X 10' high well insulated NJ garage. I've been looking at the modine 60k and the mr. heater 75k. here is what I found online. $555 shipped to me from northern tool for the mr. heater 75k $500 shipped to me...