Hey guys I’m looking into purchasing a forced air propane heater for my shop. I have two car garage with a three car garage captivity. Sorry don’t know the recall the actual square footage. I currently have an electric which puts out about 15k to 20k BTU’s and doesn’t take the chill out. I’m looking at a Dewalt 125,000 BTU. I was talking to a buddy of mine who has one and he says they are so loud that you can’t hear someone talking. Does anyone make a quite version or anyone have recommendations. I know 125,000 BTU’s might be over overkill but I like to work in a t shirt and be comfortable. This is my shop but in the winter I’m not in there everyday like I am in the warmer months and when I finally get a chance to work on my projects and not customer’s vehicles. I do that as a side business and usually take a break during the winter months. This winter I have a lot of work and would like to keep my shop comfortable. I do a lot of auto body and restoration work.
Quite propane heater
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rustyjames
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I can tell you that 125,000 BTU is going to be way overkill, and very loud. I think you'd be fine with 50,000. Still noisy but bearable.
Sorry it has no insulation and it’s a 2 bay shop with a 2nd floor. I’m NJ and it can get in the single digits with the wind chill.
workingclasschoppers
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i have one of these
reddyheat propane units with 100k, 150k, 200k dial
i used it in my old non insulated shop as a booster to the small unit i had in there
fire it up for a few minutes and it takes the chill off so the smaller unit can maintain the rest of the way - then on occasion when it was real cold i would fire it up every half hour or so just to get it toasty
they are pretty load - like a rocket
but it does the job
these nj winters can get chilly
reddyheat propane units with 100k, 150k, 200k dial
i used it in my old non insulated shop as a booster to the small unit i had in there
fire it up for a few minutes and it takes the chill off so the smaller unit can maintain the rest of the way - then on occasion when it was real cold i would fire it up every half hour or so just to get it toasty
they are pretty load - like a rocket
but it does the job
these nj winters can get chilly
Ok, the 38!
fang123
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Unless you are set on propane, you might want try one of these.As quiet as you are going to find, can run on diesel, kero, or heating oil.
There are some quieter torpedo heaters. Much better than the loud ones. I have one but forget the brand. It is called the Quiet model. Radiant is the quietest but forced air heats faster if you can handle some noise. I could talk to someone with my quiet torpedo. Could not with my older standard model.
As quiet as you are going to find, can run on diesel, kero, or heating oil.
I bought one like that this year. Very quiet and I can run it for hours without any noticable fumes. Obviously still going to want some fresh air but nothing like the regular knipco/torpedo heaters.
I think mine is a 70,000 btu. It's about right in my 24 x 40 garage with no insulation in the walls and a couple inches of the old vermiculite in the ceiling. Takes about an hour to get to 55-60* when it's in the single digits outside.
Downside is it has no thermostat and they don't recommend a plug in thermostat because of the heaters cool down cycle. So I'm stuck turning it off manually when it hits 60 or so and I get too hot to work comfortably. Looks like the switch on it could be replaced with a low voltage thermostat but I'm not doing that while it has a warranty.
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fang123
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I have put at least 120 gal of fuel through mine the last two winters alone. I use it in a 28x28 block garage. It gets a workout. I bought mine from Northern Tool quite a few years ago. The new Remington version of this heater in the Northern catalog has a thermostat. I really can't believe that this heater isn't a lot more popular. It is quiet.
jbwilkins
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There's a radiant kerosene unit like that that does have a thermostat from Mr Heater.....
LS6 Tommy
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X2 on a hanging unit heater. A little more costly to install because of the vent, but it will heat the space better, put less moisture and CO into the garage and probably use less LPG.
Tommy
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mike93lx
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125k ventless propane? Get ready for some serious humidity