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I have mine in a 20x30 with a 12' ceiling. It is mounted at a 45 deg angle at the narrow end (20') of the garage facing the garage door at the opposite end. It seems to heat well but this is the first year that I have insulation and keep it running all of the time. We have not had extreme...

Yes, the fan does run continuously while it is on. Sunstar sent me a new squirrel cage wheel to try but not the whole motor assembly. You are right about the isolation mounts, they did nothing to help it.

I recently installed a Sunstar SIR u tube 45k heater in a 20x30 garage with 12' ceilings. It heats well but is very noisy and has a vibration that creates a resonance that comes and goes. Sunstar sent me a balanced fan wheel and suggested isolation mounts, nothing has helped. Anyone else run...

Thanks for the replies, I thought I might be

I am finishing my small garage addition of 20x30 in Minnesota. I have 12' ceilings and a planning a steel ceiling liner with blown in cellulose insulation. I am leaning towards a 10' u-type infrared heater. It weighs about 100lbs. My concern is the added weight on the ceiling. The trusses...

The soffit looks nice, I was planning steel sheets but this has me thinking. I have to span trusses 24" on center. Do you think aluminum or steel soffit would support blown in insulation?