I am totallly off grid -this must be able to start up on its own if necessary at 20-30 below zero. Some propane generators are not set up for cold starting. Does anyone have experience with this model at cold temps? Any other hard-earned advice from off grid users? I am totallly off grid -this must be able to start up on its own if necessary at 20-30 below zero. Some propane generators are not set up for cold starting. Does anyone have experience with this... » Read More I am totallly off grid -this must be able to start up on its own if necessary at 20-30 below zero. Some propane generators are not set up for cold starting. Does anyone have experience with this model at cold temps? Any other hard-earned advice from off grid users? « Show Less
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U have to put one at the front otherwise the servor motor grease seizes in cold weather And one at the back. Bat blankets are sold by amazon
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This unit can be equipped with the extreme cold weather kit and synthetic oil to ensure starting in the cold weather. If you should have any further questions please feel free to call me (Jake) at 800.654.7440 ext 109 and I can walk you through any other questions you may have.
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Did it get too cold? We left ours outside one night, and it didn't work the next day. Toro customer service says it may have frozen. We'll try it again, but we're close to returning it. What good is a snow blower that has to come into the house at night?
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Kathleen, I have one of those working on natural gas and it works like a charm! You should have or buy the propane version and it will run on any tank, but if you need to run it on full for an extended time, I would recommend getting a larger tank. If it's a small room however, it is probably sufficient to run it on a low setting and then a small propane tank will most likely last quite a while. So, in a nutshell, it depends... Sorry, that's the best answer I can give you. Good luck and hope you're staying warm.
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Since it runs on propane, I would not run it in an unvented enclosed space. I haven't used it below 40 yet. I hope in an open garage it can be used in low temps. I suspect it can be.
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My unit is new. I've only fired it up a couple of times when the house temp was down in the 50's so it may be different during the winter. But it seems like the minimum is in the low 60's or high 50's. It's really hard to tell at this point, since the delta between the outside and the inside isn't great. Your mileage will vary.
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More important than how big your home is would be how close is the tankless heater to your point of use and how cold is the incoming water? I live in Florida, so the water is never very cold which helps the heater to work very well for me. If your incoming water is colder than 55*F, I would recommend a bigger unit than the N120.
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Heated my 36 foot trailer in November in northern Ontario. I always runv30lb tanks but I cant see why a 20 wont work. Ed
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I purchased my propane frig this past year and used it for 3 four day weekends and a two week camping trip and have not yet run out the 25lb tank figure a total of three weeks+. I have been told that it would last a little over a month of camping with the 25lb tank. I would guess you would get about six to eight weeks roughly with a 35lb tank. Please note the unit runs coldest when it is on propane, there is no temperature setting for propane, so if you put vegies in it they will freeze over a few days. Lastly if the unit is "not level" then it will run less efficiently. Hope this helps. I purchased my propane frig this past year and used it for 3 four day weekends and a two week camping trip and have not yet run out the 25lb tank figure a total of three weeks+. I have been told that it would last a little over a month of camping with the 25lb tank. I would guess you would get about six to eight weeks roughly with a 35lb tank. Please note the unit runs coldest when it is on propane, there is no temperature setting for propane, so if you put vegies in it they will freeze over a few days. Lastly if the unit is "not level" then it will run less efficiently. Hope this... » Read More I purchased my propane frig this past year and used it for 3 four day weekends and a two week camping trip and have not yet run out the 25lb tank figure a total of three weeks+. I have been told that it would last a little over a month of camping with the 25lb tank. I would guess you would get about six to eight weeks roughly with a 35lb tank. Please note the unit runs coldest when it is on propane, there is no temperature setting for propane, so if you put vegies in it they will freeze over a few days. Lastly if the unit is "not level" then it will run less efficiently. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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how long does the temp stay that cold. If you are just trying to keep the tank from freezing up I would say yes. With temps reaching that low from time to time I would put another heater in there around fall time. So one heater does not have to work all the time. I hope this helps
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My unit seems to run fine at colder temps It will shut off itself if it does not need to run.. But I don't run it when it gets below 50 degrees outside ,because I have no need to run it then.
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If you are trying to grill in the winter, the heat output will be very low, nothing you can do, its the nature of propane. Wait for warmer weather.
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hmm not really a question but here we go if you place the unit in the outdoors protected from weather it will turn on around the temp it says and shut off at the warmer temp if u use a timer in there it would be pointless being it would only work when it was cold or it might not get power when it needs to turn on good luck
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The only problem I have had is if the heater is outside the water in it can freeze and ruin it, but if only the propane tank in in the cold it probably won't matter. But no way keep the heater with water in the tubes out in the freezing temperature. It does not hold water in a tank but it has tubes that are exposed to the heat as it works...they when full of water can not be exposed to freezes. As far as my experience. I have gone through 3 of them outside. Otherwise they work great.
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I haven't used it below freezing temps, but at 40 deg. F or more it works great. I suspect like any propane canister stove you will lose efficiency in temps below 32 deg. F.
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Well it doesn't work that great on propane nor 12v. Mine doesn't work at all on propane and I plan to return it. It works great on AC. When I did get it to work on propane you still need to supplement with ice.
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So long as the 20# tank has more pressure than the 1#, the propane with flow. You wont be able to get every last bit of propane out of the 20# tank. One trick I found to help is to put the 1# cylinder in the deep freeze...or if you live in North Dakota like I do, just leave outside when its 20 below... keep the tank you are filling from inside/warm before hand and it helps to refill the tanks quickly and to a higher capacity.
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I have mine in my milk house, I leave it plugged in all winter. I have never had a problem with it, but never had it around gas or diesel. I would like to add, the outside of the heater has never felt hot.