Garage Heat

[vintagegto]

I have a 1.5 car cinder block garage that I am finally getting finished for the winter.
Garage heat is a must so I posted some questions here in a previous thread and got some good advise. I was going to go electric but I changed my mind and decided to go LP.

I found a ceiling mount garage heater:

Reznor Model UDAS@ 45,000 BTU seperated combustion which means it draws outside air for heating and exhausts outside. I am 99% sure this is what I'm going to use.
I was hoping someone here has one or has had one and they can tell me their experience with it.

It's pretty compact and good looking too. Because of the seperated venting,this particular unit is a bit pricy at $1000 includes LP kit & vent cap. I am going to buy a 100 GAL. tank from HomeDepot for $90 and what ever piping I'll need for installation.

I'm going this route because I will be doing some paint work in thier and I don't want any issues or potential issues.

 

[trovato]

I am going to buy a 100 GAL. tank from HomeDepot for $90 and what ever piping I'll need for installation.

You can buy a 100 gallon LP tank at Home Depot for $90? Are you sure about that?

 

[bmwpower]

I have a 1.5 car cinder block garage that I am finally getting finished for the winter.
Garage heat is a must so I posted some questions here in a previous thread and got some good advise. I was going to go electric but I changed my mind and decided to go LP.

I found a ceiling mount garage heater:

Reznor Model UDAS@ 45,000 BTU seperated combustion which means it draws outside air for heating and exhausts outside. I am 99% sure this is what I'm going to use.
I was hoping someone here has one or has had one and they can tell me their experience with it.

It's pretty compact and good looking too. Because of the seperated venting,this particular unit is a bit pricy at $1000 includes LP kit & vent cap. I am going to buy a 100 GAL. tank from HomeDepot for $90 and what ever piping I'll need for installation.

I'm going this route because I will be doing some paint work in thier and I don't want any issues or potential issues.

No personal experience, but a friend has a Reznor. No problems to date. He and a friend put it in. Reznor has been around for a while.

I believe several people on here have Reznors.

 

[krooser]

Check with your local propane supplier...around here they will supply you with a tank at no charge if you buy their product...

 

[ZRWON]

I have a 1.5 car cinder block garage that I am finally getting finished for the winter.
I found a ceiling mount garage heater:
Reznor Model UDAS@ 45,000 BTU seperated combustion which means it draws outside air for heating and exhausts outside. I am 99% sure this is what I'm going to use.I was hoping someone here has one or has had one and they can tell me their experience with it.

I don/t think you could ever go wrong with a REZNOR heater...Here's my experience for-what-it's-worth: After 11 years of loyal service my 40,000 BTU Reznor Propane shop heater finally stopped working. I shopped all over Ebay, and Google and was ready to buy a replacement from Northern Tool. But before doing so I called my interior furnace company and asked if they thought it cost effective to repair "old faithful". Their answer was a resounding "YES". Their repairman installed a t-couple & checked out the whole heater. Cost was ~$100. He said it was in excellent condition; should last for another 45 years...Yep another 45 years since my unit was originally manufactured in Feb, 1962, and was given to me by the owner of a local greasy spoon when he remodeled his place in 1993. I installed it when my shop was built in 1994.
The furnace repair guy said I could not get a better heater than my old Reznor from any source today. They just keep working and repairs are not costly. Parts are readily available from either Reznor or after market pieces that will work.
He said a lot of these old units often become available when schools, small businesses and factories, etc. remodel their facilities. Usually, as was my case, the heating contractor or owner will just give them to you free of charge. I suggest all reading this keep your eyes open and get your network searching for you. You too might luck out with a great shop heating system at a price you can't afford to pass by.

 

[krooser]

I don/t think you could ever go wrong with a REZNOR heater...Here's my experience for-what-it's-worth: After 11 years of loyal service my 40,000 BTU Reznor Propane shop heater finally stopped working. I shopped all over Ebay, and Google and was ready to buy a replacement from Northern Tool. But before doing so I called my interior furnace company and asked if they thought it cost effective to repair "old faithful". Their answer was a resounding "YES". Their repairman installed a t-couple & checked out the whole heater. Cost was ~$100. He said it was in excellent condition; should last for another 45 years...Yep another 45 years since my unit was originally manufactured in Feb, 1962, and was given to me by the owner of a local greasy spoon when he remodeled his place in 1993. I installed it when my shop was built in 1994.
The furnace repair guy said I could not get a better heater than my old Reznor from any source today. They just keep working and repairs are not costly. Parts are readily available from either Reznor or after market pieces that will work.
He said a lot of these old units often become available when schools, small businesses and factories, etc. remodel their facilities. Usually, as was my case, the heating contractor or owner will just give them to you free of charge. I suggest all reading this keep your eyes open and get your network searching for you. You too might luck out with a great shop heating system at a price you can't afford to pass by.

You make a good point...so many guys on this site are geared to buying new stuff when repairing the old makes so much more sense...

One of my boys was over the other day and was saying his garage unit heater was broken and he was going to buy a new one...he never thought about fixing the old one!

I kicked him in the pants!

 

[vintagegto]

Well I wouldn't have a problem with an older heater but I don't think you can get them with a "seperated combustion" which I think is the safest way to go considering that I will be doing some painting in the garage until I sell my house and build a more suitable garage.

I have been searching for the right property and I don't have a lot of time to do it,so it's going a lot slower than I want.

When I buy my next property I will be buying with alot more property so I can build as big as I need.

 

[vintagegto]

You can buy a 100 gallon LP tank at Home Depot for $90? Are you sure about that?

That's what I was quoted on the phone,I will be going to HomeDepot today to verify that price. I thought it was kind of cheap but who knows?

 

[Fort94Z]

That's what I was quoted on the phone,I will be going to HomeDepot today to verify that price. I thought it was kind of cheap but who knows?

I just saw the 100's at Tractor Supply and the price was $85.

 

[trovato]

I just saw the 100's at Tractor Supply and the price was $85.

OK, I think I've figured out the problem. This is a 100 lb propane tank. It holds 23 or 24 gallons. A 100 gallon propane tank is a much bigger, and more expensive item.

 

[vintagegto]

OK, I think I've figured out the problem. This is a 100 lb propane tank. It holds 23 or 24 gallons. A 100 gallon propane tank is a much bigger, and more expensive item.

Your right on the 100 lb,it's not a 100 gal.