garage heater

i just got a brt 75,000btu beacon morris garage heater at an estate sale on Sat. they said it worked good. i didn't get the propane tank yet, it comes Wed. if any of you have one of these heaters, i want to know do they ignite with the thermostat? i didn't see a pilot lite. and can u tell me anything about these. no manual. and like i said i got it at an estate sale. JAN.

 

Please tell me you made SURE it worked and everything before you hung it up and plumbed everything?

 

I'm terrified of propane anything.

 

i took the word of the old lady and her son about 30 years old seem to be good people. it was used 3 winters. its 3 years old.

 

The good thing is that it is a separated combustion unit. That means it pulls outside air into the unit for combustion air instead of feeding the fire with shop air.

Doesn't mean it won't blow up the day you are laying down some paint. Be vary carefull of paint fumes and gas heaters, even the separated combustion ones.

 

I'd have hauled it to the local full service propane dealer (the one you get propane delivered from) and had them inspect and test it along with making sure it had the correct orifice for propane in it.
I'm not paranoid about having a propane heater like some, it has to be a hell of a lot safer and better than the natural gas salamander heater that was next to my stall in the first shop I worked in in Texas in the 70's. It beats my little diesel powered bullet heater all the hell too.

 

flathead39, i got the willys to paint yet and thats the last paint job for me. and that will be done in the summer time. when thats done my garage is going to have a inter face lift. painted ceiling white. and walls light gray. and possibly a coating of urethane for the floor.

 

Looks good. I use propane for everything. From bbq grill to home heat to shop heat. I have never had any issues at all. Keep things in working order and it does great. I even use it for torch cutting. Just my 2 cents.

 

http://beacon-morris.com/html/hvac_heat_heating_litlibrary.asp

 

thanks Dane.

 

I have 2 similar units to heat my shop and they are woderfull. The unit has an electronic starter in it and if you take off the side panel , there is a self diagnose green light that will flash codes if there is an issue with anything . Not alot of things to go wrong with it in a couple years. Those that want you to chase off and give money away to have it diagnosed should send you the money as they must have it to burn . Hook it up and do your normal testing of fittings with soapy water or electronic sniffer and enjoy the warmth.

 

When I bought mine the propane delivery company that I bought the tanks from hooked it up and checked it out for me.

 

I've used propane for 40 years in my home and shops with no problems. If natural gas were available I'd switch in a heartbeat. I think that I see one mistake in some advice about checking for leaks. Never use soap but detergent works well. I think it's about the soap attacking the metal in the fittings.

 

Looks like you got a deal. Looks like a nice unit.

I would just look at the burner housing for rust. some minor is normal as a result og heating up and cooling down. to much would release carbon monoxide. Either way, Nighthawk testers are cheap enough, and give constant readings.

I would consider putting in a T at the bottom of the gas line for any debri.


Looks like your gonna be warm this winter, thats for sure.

 

If this heater is only a few years old it no doubt would have electronic ignition, no pilot light. That's a good thing, in my opinion.

I just took down two 250,000 btu heaters that I never used (left over from a prior use of my building) and disconnected the electrical inside the junction box on the heater. Inside the box there is a schematic indicating the electrical hookups required. About six wires in this case. Would think your heater would have similar data and I note that Dane provided a link to the manufacturers website information. You should be pretty well set to hook up this puppy.

BTW, my two 250K units are in Cl***ified Misc.

Ray

 

Take the foil tape off the vent, that's an infraction here and it will fall of eventually anyway. Seal it with red hi-temp silicone.
That unit looks to be power vented and will have electronic ignition
Download the installation instruction and double check everything.
Make sure it's set up for propane and not Natural gas.
It should tell you on the rating plate what fuel it is.

 

Jan
The lighting instructions are on the back panel. We had those in some aroeas at the Star when I worked there and other than one time the high limit switch went bad on one and I had to baby sit it all nitght they never gavce us any problems and all of them were on a T stat.

The T stat wiring is in that piece of green field hanging off of it.

 

It looks like mine which fires when the thermo calls for heat.. Only lit when it is calling for heat,,,, no pilot

 

So what do you use?

 

I have a similar unit, different make, with that type of box for the pipes. Did you pitch the pipe down thru the wall? Condensation drains outside. Or inside you have to have a drip tube to drain.

 

Propane is safer than natural gas in that it has a stench agent added so you can smell it. I plan on using propane eventually in my garage. I haven't looked into it yet , but someone must make a propane monitor/alarm.

 

electric these days.

 

I found the safest and cheapest(I only run heat when I'm in the garage) is a 220v 3000w suspended heater with fan.

 

Who is selling natural gas without the same additives? They add sulfur to it around here you know instantly if you have a NG leak reeks like rotten eggs.

 

I have never heard that about soap.
I used to install furnaces, and gas water heaters for the gas co. years ago, we always used soap.

 

I disagree.
Propane is heavier than air so it falls to the floor and puddles there.
NG does not.

 

there's a 1/4" lean per ft. on the vent pipe.

 

1/4" per ft. on the venting

 

with my old heater i kept my garage at 45 degrees, i got a '97 H.D.roadking, a restored '53 henry j, an AV8'31 coupe, and a project in the works a'33 willys model 77 sedan

 

The stinky stuff in natural and propane gas in mercaptan and is, by voulme, about 1000 times as stinky as skunk pee.
Soap is probably just a misnomer for detergent and is to be avoided.
Propane is a byproduct of the petro industery which has been compressed to a liquid form to make it easier to transport. When it is released to a gas form it dosn't expand to its original volume and is heavier than air. It has more BTU's than nat gas and needs smaller jets to compensate. Yes it does puddle in low areas. I use it to kill groundhogs on the farm(mayby my first name should be Adolf)!