Heater Ceiling Mount By Yourself

[nwav8tor]

I finally mounted my Mr Heater to the garage ceiling today

In the foreground is the reason I'm fixing up the garage in the first place - a '71 vette that I'm planning to do a body-off restoration on!

Anyway, now to the point of this thread:


HAS ANYONE (other than me) MOUNTED THEIR HEATER TO THE CEILING ALL BY THEMSELVES? IF SO, HOW DID YOU DO IT?


I've seen a video of a guy using a pulley/block and tackle secured to the rafters, but in that case, there wasn't a sheetrock ceiling. The heater was directly attached to the joists.

To do my install, I employed the "bubba" method of using whatever I had handy. I used one workbench on top of another and then strapped the heater to a plastic milk crate. I was then able to use two floor jacks to make the final lift up the ceiling, position the heater so the elbow mated to the pre-installed vertical vent pipe, and then lag screw it to the 2x4 runners I had already pre-mounted to the ceiling using lag screws through the sheetrock into the joists.

Here's a photo

Definately not something I'd like to do again anytime soon...


So, how about it guys - how'd you do yours?

Paul

 

[KCarGuy]

Yes.
I mounted my 75K unit by myself several years ago.
I used 1/2" Threaded Rods to Mount it.
Once I had those measured out and mounted to the ceiling...I made them long enough so that, Once I had the unit ontop of the ladder, I could start the washers and bolts.
Then slowly was able to draw the unit up to its final position.
Afterwards, just too an Air Saw and cut the excess threaded rod off.
Safe and Effective.
By the way...Having Heat in your Garage, in Winter....Fantastic!

 

[nehog]

I used staging to mount my heater. Got it on the staging using an old-fashioned block and tackle (from my sailboat.) Once on the staging I 'shimmed' it up with scrap (went up about 10 inches.) Got my threaded rods installed in the heater, then shimmed up another few inches to get them through the 2x6 that the heater hangs from, and started torquing down the nuts.

Took a couple of hours, did it by myself, and worked out well. One plus in my case is the ceiling is not finished to the purlins, so the 2x6 had access above to get at the nuts on the threaded rod used to hang the heater.

Only comment: I love my staging. It has wheels, is big (full sized) and has good planks giving a good work area.

 

[Rodhotz]

I guess i did mine the hard way, i used my forklift.

 

[Steves32]

I use a Genie Lift- but I do it for a living (HVAC)

That lift could have gone real bad in a heartbeat.
Rent one! They are about 80 bucks a day.

 

[240sxguy]

I used a drywall lift.

 

[bd8134]

I used a drywall lift. So much easier.

 

[rlitman]

I use a Genie Lift- but I do it for a living (HVAC)

That lift could have gone real bad in a heartbeat.
Rent one! They are about 80 bucks a day.

That's how I've always seen it done. Genie-Lift is the way to go for this.

Set it up where you want it, on the floor. Put the laser plumb bob over where the bolts go. Mark off the dots on the ceiling, and install the allthread.
Then just lift it up, and spin on the nuts.
It's a nice and quick, one-man job, and nothing dangerous about it, with the proper tools.

 

[daveroy]

I put eye bolts in the ceiling first... they where as thick as the bolts I was using and teh eyes were small enough to fit through the mounting slots ...
Lift it up, turn the eyes 90 degrees... heater now hung 1/2" from cieling... replace each eye one at a time with the proper lag bolt and snug em' up in series... Piece of cake!

 

[nwav8tor]

I put eye bolts in the ceiling first... they where as thick as the bolts I was using and teh eyes were small enough to fit through the mounting slots ...
Lift it up, turn the eyes 90 degrees... heater now hung 1/2" from cieling... replace each eye one at a time with the proper lag bolt and snug em' up in series... Piece of cake!

Great Idea!! How did you "lift it up" by yourself? Did you just strong arm it up a ladder and push it into place?

Paul

 

[nwav8tor]

I guess the drywall lift route would also have been a good method. My NOT thinking of that saved me the $28 rental fee and two trips back and forth to the rental center...

Paul

 

[csp]

I borrowed a friend's Vermette lift. He's an HVAC contractor.

 

[Angelfire]

Mine was a bit smaller than that one so probably a bit easier. I did something similar with the eye hooks and just carried it up the ladder and hung it up. Then lagged into the supports. Did a similar method for an air filter I installed.
Cheers.

 

[Steevo]

I bolted a small electric hoist to the unistrut, used it to lift the heater into position, then attached the heater to the unistrut with all-thread, unbolted the hoist and pulled it out.

Oh, and that is a shelf I borrowed from my wife's metro cart under the heater.

 

[Lambo nut]

I used a drywall lift also.

Kevin

 

[brewchief]

I borrowed a friend's Vermette lift. He's an HVAC contractor.

I've done lots of unit heaters with one of those, hung quite a bit of big ductwork as well.

 

[nwav8tor]

I borrowed a friend's Vermette lift. He's an HVAC contractor.

Quite a handy contraption... a manual mini-fork lift!

paul

 

[nwav8tor]

I bolted a small electric hoist to the unistrut, used it to lift the heater into position, then attached the heater to the unistrut with all-thread, unbolted the hoist and pulled it out.

Oh, and that is a shelf I borrowed from my wife's metro cart under the heater.

What a easy way to go. Must be nice having the equipment to do a job right...

Paul