*Install was easy **fireplace.homes** good although I personally had some difficulty with the thermostat I had. Issue was mine though, not realizing that electric heaters couldn't use oil thermostats. Tip: If you are using an external thermostat, run the power to the thermostat, not the unit. Once that was squared away it worked great.*
Just get a 200lb tank installed and sign up for auto fill. We heat the back side of our farm house with one very similar...DynaGlo. Heats kitchen and Laundry room with ease, on lowest setting. Great for power outages too. Nice review
I purchased the regulator and adapter fitting you put in the description (thank you btw) but for those of you planning on not mounting this thing to a wall, I suggest getting the L shaped one they say to get in the manual. The straight one made it a huge pain. We had to put it up on cinder blocks so the line didn't pinch. At least in my case 🙃
Actually it is a 20 lb tank not a 20 gallon tank. And the 20 lb tanks actually come with 15 lb of propane in them. You always have to have expansion room inside. This is standard procedure with gas fuel tanks.
One came with the mobile home on our vacation property, just got it fired up and cleaned it today. It's only a year old. These things put out amazing amounts of heat. The only thing about these is that you can't let them run unattended. Please correct me if I'm wrong! I need something else to keep the temp in there at 40F. Going to wind up with electric baseboards at both ends of the mobile home to maintain tha temp. They're very efficient now. Once I get there I can fie this up and we're warm in no time flat. One thing I'm going to do is put in a fresh air vent behind the unit that I can open or close at will. As far as propane goes, run the lines to a 100+ pound tank or two, you'll pay far less for propane than buying 20 pound tanks.
If you want to maintain a constant temp in your shop buy a ductless heat pump system from Mitsubishi or Daikin. It is about 300% more efficient than electric heaters and at least half the cost of propane. For a Ductless unit the shop has to be well insulated and is best to leave on 24/7. If you don't want a constant 62+ degrees propane is probably the way to go. Gas can heat up a cold space much quicker than a heat pump.
@@MakersLane for a second, i thought something was wrong. Took FOREVER before it would light. Now I just gotta sell my wood stove and hang this in its place. Thanks for reviewing and posting parts. Now I get stuff to work on in the winter.
On High a 30,000 BTU heater will burn through a 20lbs propane tank in roughly 14 hours. 20 lbs of propane has 432,000 BTU's of energy and that heater can burn 30,000 BTU's an hour. If everything is true to spec.
I don't know if you noticed but many of those tanks have only 15# of propane in them. It is stamped on the tank. I was getting me 20# tank filled for $10 last summer.
Observations. Tank is "20 pounds" capacity. Tanks from local exchange stores, if you look closely are filled with 15 pounds near me. #We are getting cheated as most folks have no idea about weight and LP gallons. Tape up end of supply hose before pushing through a recently drilled hole to avoid dust contamination. Thanks. If you buy from a LP provider make sure they weigh the tank, and add 20 to balance scale to get correct gallons/pounds.
A lot of these comments are people scared of propane .... Grow some balls people, or learn what the heck you are doing. Good video. Best part was run time info. Thanks!
THANK YOU FOR THIS REVIEW!!!!! This is just the info I need. I rent from a propane company who suddenly DOUBLED their price to fill my tank. Needless to say I am freeing myself from them. I plan on having portable tanks and filling them myself from whomever has the lowest price. I also plan on getting a diesel heater so I have options on whichever heat source is currently the cheapest -- propane, off road diesel, or electric. Thanks again!
Find a better propane dealer. I had to switch off Amerigas because I was running out in the middle of February this year. I went local and they were here wirth two new big tanks in an hour. I also saved a ton of money per gallon.
Great review on the Mr Heater. I'm actually curious about the Heat storm you have because all I would have to do is plug it in. I have a 2 car garage with 9 foot ceilings. Roughly how do you think that would perform. I would be in it approximately an hour at a time a couple days a week. Thanks.
My shop has 9 foot ceiling and is 12 x 20, I was heating it with a 20,000 btu ventless heater. Don't know if it was the heater it self or the propane I bought but was getting a strong odor that was burning my eyes and throat. So I had to remove it and replace with electric heat. For this year I am looking at installing a vented heater so will get no odor inside.
I have the same size shop and had a 18,500 btu propane heater and had the same problem. I put a 30,000 Mr Heater on and the fumes and smell disappeared. No more burning eyes.
@@thomasbriggssr2314 I took it out and have two 1500 watt heaters. Takes a while to warm it up but no smell. I am an x-smoker (quit ten plus years ago) and smells effect me more after I quit.
can i use that indoor home? also in the info they say to use minimum a 100 lbs tank (which not so many people will use 100) because below 100 the performance is not good. look like you use 20lbs. any performance problem?
I notice my propane tank makes an air noise as the heater is on , but when the heater is off it goes away. I checked for leaks no bubbles. Is this normal?
U get a 2 stage regulator I'd say u get close to 1 week of efficient heat per 20 pound tank during months of October and November and April I heat with wood in winter and use this to supplement for about the same tank life it lowered my heat bill from 450 to usually less than 200 per month but also I'm actually warm too. But maybe if u run on high for 15 hours straight u could be right. I tend to run as needed
That's probably correct if you assume that you run the unit on max. Their 30,000 BTU/hr figure is the highest they can advertise. So on the lower settings I'd imagine a few days. I'll let you know how it goes. It's going to be 0-15 above and I put a half filled 20lb tank on it to heat an entire house to prevent freeze up that was already at 32*F to start. I set it to about 1.5. If it last 24 hours I'd be highly impressed.
Looks like you put it up on a table and the tank under the table, I see online people must put the tank in the wall or outside and run the line, is it ok, to just sit the tank right next to the heater? Want to use this in the living room to save on electric then eventually use it in the basement so a temporary set until i get the pellet stove set up in the living room.
I'm just wondering how would the propane last I wonder if it would eat through propane my furnace just went down last week and I can't get a new one until spring
On High a 30,000 BTU heater will burn through a 20lbs propane tank in roughly 14 hours. 20 lbs of propane has 432,000 BTU's of energy and that heater can burn 30,000 BTU's an hour. If everything is true to spec.
How cold does it get in your area? I’m trying to buy one of those that you have hanging on the wall for my garage, but I don’t know if it will hear my garage. I live in Minnesota and it gets really cold here
A heat pump gives you 3$3 of heat for $1 of power (your most efficient option). For that I suggest a heatpump window unit. If you want _FAST_ occasional heat then Natural gas or Propane. You need to blow the heat from the ceiling so you're better off a "hung" forced air gas space heater.
Will it be possible to convert the propane version to natural gas? A friend of mine just gave me this heater and I want to hook it up in the garage but would rather have it run on natural gas.
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*Install was easy **fireplace.homes** good although I personally had some difficulty with the thermostat I had. Issue was mine though, not realizing that electric heaters couldn't use oil thermostats. Tip: If you are using an external thermostat, run the power to the thermostat, not the unit. Once that was squared away it worked great.*
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR LETTERS DARK LIKE THAT‽‽
GOBLESS, FERKILFT CERT.
Just get a 200lb tank installed and sign up for auto fill. We heat the back side of our farm house with one very similar...DynaGlo. Heats kitchen and Laundry room with ease, on lowest setting. Great for power outages too. Nice review
I purchased the regulator and adapter fitting you put in the description (thank you btw) but for those of you planning on not mounting this thing to a wall, I suggest getting the L shaped one they say to get in the manual. The straight one made it a huge pain. We had to put it up on cinder blocks so the line didn't pinch. At least in my case 🙃
Do you have a part number for the "L" connector?
OR 00
Exact info I was looking for including comparisons to electric. Fantastic thanks!
Actually it is a 20 lb tank not a 20 gallon tank. And the 20 lb tanks actually come with 15 lb of propane in them. You always have to have expansion room inside. This is standard procedure with gas fuel tanks.
One came with the mobile home on our vacation property, just got it fired up and cleaned it today. It's only a year old. These things put out amazing amounts of heat. The only thing about these is that you can't let them run unattended. Please correct me if I'm wrong! I need something else to keep the temp in there at 40F. Going to wind up with electric baseboards at both ends of the mobile home to maintain tha temp. They're very efficient now. Once I get there I can fie this up and we're warm in no time flat. One thing I'm going to do is put in a fresh air vent behind the unit that I can open or close at will. As far as propane goes, run the lines to a 100+ pound tank or two, you'll pay far less for propane than buying 20 pound tanks.
You can run a thermostat to these.
Is it safe to use a 20lb propane tank indoors?
I don’t understand why I enjoyed the “whats in the box” addition so much. But i did lol 👍
TY for linking the regulator and adaptor
The block walls might be sucking the heat out too and that’s why the electric was struggling, put in some fir strips and insulation board to help more
Not a bad idea. Thanks
Why did you pick the blue flame version over their radiant version?
If you want to maintain a constant temp in your shop buy a ductless heat pump system from Mitsubishi or Daikin. It is about 300% more efficient than electric heaters and at least half the cost of propane. For a Ductless unit the shop has to be well insulated and is best to leave on 24/7. If you don't want a constant 62+ degrees propane is probably the way to go. Gas can heat up a cold space much quicker than a heat pump.
The problem with propane heaters is leaving them on unattended.
What shut off valve do you recommend? Also, what did you do to make it fit for the heater? I bought the hose and the adapter already.
Picked up a heater , and the parts you listed. Going to test run it later today.
Let me know how it goes.
@@MakersLane for a second, i thought something was wrong. Took FOREVER before it would light. Now I just gotta sell my wood stove and hang this in its place. Thanks for reviewing and posting parts. Now I get stuff to work on in the winter.
Aren't you supposed to use yellow Teflon? I thought white teflon tape was a no no with gas?
On High a 30,000 BTU heater will burn through a 20lbs propane tank in roughly 14 hours. 20 lbs of propane has 432,000 BTU's of energy and that heater can burn 30,000 BTU's an hour. If everything is true to spec.
I don't know if you noticed but many of those tanks have only 15# of propane in them. It is stamped on the tank. I was getting me 20# tank filled for $10 last summer.
Costco fills it cheaper.
Can you hook up a wall thermostat to that?
Observations. Tank is "20 pounds" capacity. Tanks from local exchange stores, if you look closely are filled with 15 pounds near me. #We are getting cheated as most folks have no idea about weight and LP gallons. Tape up end of supply hose before pushing through a recently drilled hole to avoid dust contamination. Thanks. If you buy from a LP provider make sure they weigh the tank, and add 20 to balance scale to get correct gallons/pounds.
You'll have a sweet workshop once you finish it out.
Yeah, key words “once it’s finished” haha
A lot of these comments are people scared of propane .... Grow some balls people, or learn what the heck you are doing. Good video. Best part was run time info. Thanks!
Get a ceiling fan to push down the heat
But the hot air rises so you have to reverse the fan so that it pushes the air up and distributes it throughout the room.
@@crand20033 😳
@@sixpackbinky - what???? Lol
Thank you so much I couldn’t find any video that told me and left links to exactly what I needed and saved me a bit of money thanks
Glad I could help!
Yes, heating with electrical resistance is cost prohibitive here too.
Your usage would decrease after you finish the insulation.
Thanks for the video! A lot of good information!! I just finished insulating my shop and run a propane heater.
When I cinch up the elbow it points toward leg.cant get hose on it.what the hell.back to store it goes
asome your editing is spot on good clear information thank you...
THANK YOU FOR THIS REVIEW!!!!!
This is just the info I need. I rent from a propane company who suddenly DOUBLED their price to fill my tank. Needless to say I am freeing myself from them. I plan on having portable tanks and filling them myself from whomever has the lowest price. I also plan on getting a diesel heater so I have options on whichever heat source is currently the cheapest -- propane, off road diesel, or electric. Thanks again!
Oww a diesel heater? Do you have a link to one?
Just goto Amazon and search deisel heater. Also, TH-cam is repleat with everything you need to learn!
They are for smaller spaces, most people use them to heat vans but I'm going to heat my bedroom (exhaust and diesel tank out side window!)
Find a better propane dealer. I had to switch off Amerigas because I was running out in the middle of February this year. I went local and they were here wirth two new big tanks in an hour. I also saved a ton of money per gallon.
Great review on the Mr Heater. I'm actually curious about the Heat storm you have because all I would have to do is plug it in. I have a 2 car garage with 9 foot ceilings. Roughly how do you think that would perform. I would be in it approximately an hour at a time a couple days a week. Thanks.
My shop has 9 foot ceiling and is 12 x 20, I was heating it with a 20,000 btu ventless heater. Don't know if it was the heater it self or the propane I bought but was getting a strong odor that was burning my eyes and throat. So I had to remove it and replace with electric heat. For this year I am looking at installing a vented heater so will get no odor inside.
I have the same size shop and had a 18,500 btu propane heater and had the same problem. I put a 30,000 Mr Heater on and the fumes and smell disappeared. No more burning eyes.
@@thomasbriggssr2314 I took it out and have two 1500 watt heaters. Takes a while to warm it up but no smell. I am an x-smoker (quit ten plus years ago) and smells effect me more after I quit.
By 2 days do you mean 48 hours or two days only on while you're out there?
48 hours nonstop
Thank you very much for your video, I will buy it tomorrow. I like the whole description. God bless you, stay safe.
"and that, is not propane" - I felt bad for you.
I had to laugh. I do that sort of thing all the time.
Would the heat storm heater heat a 2 car garage in Michigan winters one side of my garage is my home gym??
How much warmer did your garage get? Does it leave a propane smell? Needs ventilation?
It get up to about 62°. No there is no propane smell.
@@MakersLane thanks for the response, just to makes sure I fully understand I don’t need ventilation for indoor use?
I have been using for about a year now without it being vented.
@@MakersLane awesome thanks
Think you might have wrong link to propane heater as the one in this review is flame
Now that you have been using for a few months hows the condestion?
can i use that indoor home? also in the info they say to use minimum a 100 lbs tank (which not so many people will use 100) because below 100 the performance is not good. look like you use 20lbs. any performance problem?
How many hours does a 20 pound tank last?
Thanks for the info much appreciated.
Glad to help
I notice my propane tank makes an air noise as the heater is on , but when the heater is off it goes away. I checked for leaks no bubbles. Is this normal?
Maybe, not really sure.
Not only are electric heaters more expensive but they do not work when there’s no power. propane always works !
I hear that
you should be using yellow Teflon tape for gas
White Teflon works, just a different thickness. Needs double wrapped.
What about shop dust?
Thank you, I'm going to get one.
Natural gas LPG or wood gives you a more comfort heat then electric does. Fill in the insulation it will make a difference.
Swissy?
What’s the regulator item I buy one and don’t work
I have a link in the description to the one I used.
You will be lucky if a 20 pound propane tank lasts 15 hours! 20 pounds of propane contains 430,000 BTU's. That heater uses 30,000 BTU's per hour.
U get a 2 stage regulator I'd say u get close to 1 week of efficient heat per 20 pound tank during months of October and November and April I heat with wood in winter and use this to supplement for about the same tank life it lowered my heat bill from 450 to usually less than 200 per month but also I'm actually warm too. But maybe if u run on high for 15 hours straight u could be right. I tend to run as needed
That's probably correct if you assume that you run the unit on max. Their 30,000 BTU/hr figure is the highest they can advertise. So on the lower settings I'd imagine a few days.
I'll let you know how it goes. It's going to be 0-15 above and I put a half filled 20lb tank on it to heat an entire house to prevent freeze up that was already at 32*F to start. I set it to about 1.5. If it last 24 hours I'd be highly impressed.
Is this an open flame unit? Or is it enclosed in glass? Can you leave this unattended?
Closed in glass and yes you can leave it unattended
Do you smell any propane while it is burning?
Nope
Great info, thanks.
20lb tank lasted me 10-19 hrs. What am I doing wrong?
nothing..a 20lb tank has 420,000btu. This heater is 30,000btu. do the math.
@@machaf I don't do BTU math 😂😂
I would be concerned of it being put on the wall how hot it gets in the back of the stove
GREAT VIDEO!
Looks like you put it up on a table and the tank under the table, I see online people must put the tank in the wall or outside and run the line, is it ok, to just sit the tank right next to the heater? Want to use this in the living room to save on electric then eventually use it in the basement so a temporary set until i get the pellet stove set up in the living room.
They don’t put tanks in the wall, should be outside, if there is ever a fire the heater will blast the garage.
Tanks ALWAYS outside.
I'm just wondering how would the propane last I wonder if it would eat through propane my furnace just went down last week and I can't get a new one until spring
On High a 30,000 BTU heater will burn through a 20lbs propane tank in roughly 14 hours. 20 lbs of propane has 432,000 BTU's of energy and that heater can burn 30,000 BTU's an hour. If everything is true to spec.
Would love to hear back from you. Did you make it through? how did this turn out?
That is why they recommend a 25 gallon tank minimum.
How cold does it get in your area? I’m trying to buy one of those that you have hanging on the wall for my garage, but I don’t know if it will hear my garage. I live in Minnesota and it gets really cold here
I live in Ohio, the lowest it gets is about 0°F.
How long did the propane last?
3 days on high
How many hours does a 20 pound tank last?
You can get a fan for it on Amazon plugs in wall socket.32$ amazon tsc wants 85$ fits into back of it.
great video bro
Thank you
A heat pump gives you 3$3 of heat for $1 of power (your most efficient option). For that I suggest a heatpump window unit. If you want _FAST_ occasional heat then Natural gas or Propane. You need to blow the heat from the ceiling so you're better off a "hung" forced air gas space heater.
I got the Mr heater two stage regulator connected to lines but the regulator seems to make a hissing noise is that normal or is there a fix for it
I’m not sure about that.
I use a 100 lbs tank used a 40 before that
Will it be possible to convert the propane version to natural gas? A friend of mine just gave me this heater and I want to hook it up in the garage but would rather have it run on natural gas.
I am not the right person to ask. I don’t have that much knowledge about natural gas.
The conversion for anything one to the other is the nozzle that expels the gas. Just get the right model.
you need yellow thread tape on your cut off valve white tape is for water not gas 😁🤣😆
Nobody is going to tell him that he got the natural gas one ?
7.2oz psi
Box says natural gas. Video title says propane. Confusing.
Did you actually watch the video?
@@MakersLane I commented before that part. But, yes.
8:39 "...got 3-4 of these..." 🏋🏼♂️💥BAM💥
Impact tremor wakes the neighbors
Yeah, maybe I’ll stick with electric. 😏
Great video but get rid of the music in the background. Most people watch videos on 1.5 speed and that music sounds terrible at that speed. Thanks!
I clicked for the gas review smh
that is a 5 gal tank lol
15 lb
Get the fan for 35 bucks circulation is better
You need to get a mic
The music is so annoying
Thought it was actually some of the best ive heard on DYI videos?? Been singing that guitar lick in my head for a bit now