Natural Gas Heater/Stove

[Ezzie]

I am looking for a small, freestanding natural gas fired space heater type stove to put in the upstairs office/man room of the shop. I'm thinking about a direct vent unit to make installation out through the sidewall as a vertical install would be more complicated (steel roof).

The room is 15' x 32' with a 7' 6" ceiling (about 500 sg. ft.). Drywalled walls & ceiling with R20 batt insulation. I can add more above the ceiling if I need to in the future but I only want to run it up to about 60-65 degrees. Somerewhere around 15,000 BTU/hr. would be lots from what I can tell.

In getting prices on these - I am in shock with the prices that are being asked for these little guys. I am seeing prices anywhere from $1500 to $2500!! What's up with that?? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Another idea is I have an old Valor unit I took out of my basement when I redid it but it is not a DV and has to vent out through a chimney. Could this be converted to DV??

 

[djd99]

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category_6970_762991+122

Has all there heaters on sale right now, it's worth a look see.

 

[Ezzie]

Thanks,

I only see one unit - a 28,000 BTU/hr. for $949.99 (Drolet SGS Direct Vent Model# DG 05450)

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200339123_200339123

Anybody have any experience with these?? Since I am in Canada (and we don't have any Northern Tool outlets here), might be cost prohibitive to ship it across the border - but I'll certainly look into it.

Seems to be a real shortage of decent retail access to NG stoves up here. Must be because Canucks only burn wood and moose dung!!

 

[djd99]

I don't have any experience with that model but you might look into one of these, they are highly recommended by many members and quite a bit cheaper it might offset the shipping.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200307959_200307959

I know if I didn't have a forced air furnace in my shop this is exactly what I would buy except the larger version.

 

[Ezzie]

Thanks for the suggestion. The Mr. Heater unit may work (although it is not a direct venting unit). I'll have to check with my HVAC buddy to see if we can make a horizontal vent work as it would exit the building directly under the roof eaves and not sure if I am allowed to do that by our local codes. Might have to just hack a hole in the metal roof and go straight up.

 

[Ezzie]

Just looking through the Reznor models. It looks to me like the model UDAS is a direct venting unit heater (has both combustion air inlet and outlet flue). Am I reading this right??