Forced air Single stage vs 2 stage for shop

[NotOrganized]

I am finally getting around to ordering a heater for my 30x53x16 shop. In North Oklahoma and settled on 125k btu. Is there any advantage to spending the extra few hundred on a two stage unit?

 

[yeldogt]

The wisdom of the two stage is to better match the heat load with different outside temps -- With home unit you have to design for the coldest possible outside temp in your are .. and this may only happen one day per year. For the most part the unit never runs on high.

In a garage I think it would be great -- most people oversize. If you do a larger setback the lower output will be available for longer run time and more comfort once the set temp is reached with full output.

 

[NotOrganized]

Thanks, I was thinking it would make sense as most of the time, the temperature is pretty moderate around here.

 

[Showkey]

Might be a nice feature.........but..........I think it would depend on the cost difference ?

 

[NotOrganized]

For a Beacon Morris BRT120 it's only a $159 extra. I am looking at other brands but for now I might just go with this one. I kind of want stainless heat exchangers as my unit will likely see its share of hot cold cycles.

 

[TRWham]

For a Beacon Morris BRT120 it's only a $159 extra. I am looking at other brands but for now I might just go with this one. I kind of want stainless heat exchangers as my unit will likely see its share of hot cold cycles.

2 stage means fewer cycles, so you may have answered your question right there.

 

[6768rogues]

I would buy the single stage. For an outbuilding, the little bit of extra comfort and efficiency a two stage would provide would not matter to me. The single stage is simpler so it will be more reliable and less costly if it ever needs to be fixed. I have a 100K BTU Reznor hanging heater that I installed in 1994 and other than annual cleaning that I do myself, it has never needed any service. I have another in a separate building that has never been serviced, either. If a single stage cycles more and needs more service, it cannot be demonstrated by my experience in upstate NY.
I don't like complicated equipment for a simple task. Simpler ones are easier to diagnose and do not have as many proprietary parts.