I put this heater in an insulated 20x20 garage and it wont even raise the temp a single degree after running for 2 hours, anyone else ?
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I installed mine about 6 months ago and I have 12 ft high ceilings and it works fine. I can feel the heat right away. I think you have a defective unit.
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do you have a ceiling in the garage and if so how tall is it, maybe all the heat is going up. can you feel the heat coming out of the heater. I installed it in a 20+20 office and it will run you out in about 15 minutes. hope this helps. Steve
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I haven't had that experience. I'm on my second one and it keeps my shed (14x20) a nice 40-50 degrees even in 0 deg temps. I have a ceiling fan in the middle of the shed to disburse the heat downward since I have kennel walls. I've been very happy with the little heater.
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I have mine in a 12x20 garage. Does a great job. Is the heater blowing out heated air? If not you may want to have a electrician friend take a look.
1299571
Give it time to heat the space. Make sure u have the correct dedicated amp outlet. I have a thermostat set at 55 and it works like a charm 20x20 space...
2124895
Just got to use it properly for the first time yesterday. As been kept in a garage before use. It was left outside yesterday for about 1/2 hr at 20F and started up again with no problems.
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I have a 2.5 gallon tank and it took my heater more than 2 hours to warm up. I was also concerned that it wasn't working but it warmed up after around 6 hours I would say. It stays at a constant 76-78 now. The red light is never bright unless the room is completely dark so I wouldn't worry about that unless it becomes competly unlit
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The adjustment for temperature leaves a lot to be desired. You are better off having an electrician install a thermostat on it. On the low settings mine would still turn on in my garage, with the garage door open, when it was 80 degrees outside.
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2 yr Great heater 20 min install I only run mine when I'm using my garage And I haven't noticed a increase in my bill After running it for 6 hrs in very cold weather of -30 windchill Thinking of installing one in my family room were I spend most of my time
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I have this system in my insulated garage and I put a 10x10 vent near where I hung it. Also I put a carbon dioxide detector to be safe. Heater works great!!
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Don't thank it goes that cold bud ! You could build a box for it and insulate the box I think it goes to 10 degrees ! I'll check when I get home and let you know for sure !!
1983170
Might be something wrong with your unit. Ours heats up in a matter of minutes
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We use our heater in our garage/ "my Man cave" and have had no issues at all. The heater works great and has "kicked off" if I accidentally nudge it passing by.
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Mine unit is not hot. I'm pulling twice as many watts (~235W). I run for 5 hours. Its sounds like you have a problem, maybe a fire hazard. I'm not sure of the electrical specs, if you have a voltmeter you might try measuring the voltage or amps.
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Look elsewhere. The fan has a hard time keeping 147sq ft room warm. It constantly running and never hits the temperature.
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Hello, I use my Mr Heater to heat a 16 x 26 area with no problem. But I have it insulated pretty good. I want to say I could run around 6 hours on a 20 lb tank? If your garage is insulated, you would be shutting it off part time. The best way is to run it thru a thermostat. TSC stores use to sell a thermostat the would work on one of these? It's a nice little heater that you would fine is pretty handy to have around.Hope this helps,RGH
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Lol, given it is a garage heater yes it works. It heats my 440 sq foot 2 car garage with ease it has insulation in the ceiling. However it requires a 240v 30 amp outlet. Should be ok with no insulation too. It will surprise you - should maintain 65-70 degrees on high with no insulation in temps to around 20. I usually keep it on half thermostat to take the chill off unless I'm working on a project, then I turn it way up and heats the 440 sq ft garage to 70-75 in about 10 minutes from 50. Will work just fine for your small room. Keep the thermostat on auto and desired temp if using constantly as this should help with your electric bill.
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I sent it back, it didn't work well at all! I tried for several days to adjust the high and low temperature settings, but when then heater was on it wouldn't shutoff and it would overshoot and when it was off, it wouldn't turn back on. I had it in a 10 gallon tank. UL....??
817125
I bought this rug and put it in my garage. Granted it was cold out there...but it was plugged in for 24 hours and I never felt any heat at all! Sent it back. Oh, I also had it on top of an area rug and not on the concrete.
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Good question! Let me know if you find one. This would be an excellent heater if the manufacturer did not use thermocouples that they know are defective. Why do I say that? Because nearly EVERY review that I have read States the same problem. Now I have a heater sitting out in my garage that will not light! I recommend that any person thinking of purchasing this heater buy a Mr Heater instead. They work! If World Marketing would send me a new thermocouple (that works), I would install it.
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Buy a good heater next time. The one I bought lasted about one year. I heard a lot of stories about these heaters and not good stories either.