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DLMcBeath
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2010 17:47
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I'm trying to decide rather or not to put the wood stove back in my cabin. I have three rooms to heat roughly 500 sqft. I was also considering a wall mounted propane heater. When we had the wood stove in someone stole all of our firewood and I really hate the thought of cutting firewood for someone else (unless I'm getting paid for it). I have heard the propane heaters really go through the gas. Does anyone use these heaters to heat their cabin? If so, can you give me some advice?
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lunarkingdom
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2010 20:09
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I have one of these in my rv i installed after i got it used on ebay, i use it every night from 12am till 8-9am on high and it uses about 3-4 gallons a week but mind you i like it toasty, you could fire it up on high till the house got warm then turn it to med or low, my camper is like 9x17 feet with a few holes i need to plug. I only use it from mid december until end of february so about 10 weeks a year it is used at 4 gallons a week thats 40 gallons a winter at 3.50 a gallon is 140.00 a year to keep warm. they also have a bigger one that is 4200-7600 BTU adjustable output its caslled the wave 8.
Olympian Heater Wave 6
3200-5800 BTU adjustable output
1/4 lb./hr. fuel consumption
230 square feet of heated comfort (approx.)
Size: 17 7/8" H x 12 13/16" W x 4" D
Weight: 12 lbs
Can be wall mounted vertically or horizontally
Can be mounted recessed with optional kit.
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larry
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# Posted: 25 Feb 2010 20:52
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i'm sorry to hear you have a f#@$ing thief in your area. i love wood heat because it will warm you twice, once when you cut it and again when you burn it. and don't forget about the smell of a wood fire. i say find your thief and hang'em! good luck in you choice
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 26 Feb 2010 15:08
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I have a wall propane heater in our bedroom. Heats the whole back of the house it sits on low setting and we run it all winter. 4 gl a week .. more iffin its really cold. not bad and sure nice to have the back part of our house warm in the winters...
HOWEVER .
I just saw on the news where they found a couple dead in there Camper at a near by atv park. they had one of those ventless heaters. Saw a post that said if you value waking up in the mornigs.
DO install one of those in a area where people sleep !!!!
so far I am not dead,, But I sure have worried about it after that story?
What do you guys think?
all our grand parents had a deerborn ventless heater for many many many years.. the lived thru it!
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Merc63
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2010 17:25
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A "ventless heater" still requires airflow. Sealed modern homes don't have much if you close the bedroom door, and if you're using a heater with more than 10k BTU in a space smaller than about 10x12 (a typical bedroom) with a closed door and nowhere for air to get in, then yeah, you'll use up the oxygen AND fill up the room with CO. Same if you use it in a typical 19-25 ft RV with all the windows closed up tight.
The thing to remember is ventilation. I have an 18k BTU propane furnace in my RV and you can run it all night with no worries. My folks use a ventless 25k BTU propane heaters (one of those ProCom things) in their living room (where an old cast iron stove used to sit) in an open 800 square foot single floor house and it heats up the whole place. But since it's open space, it can draw in air from everywhere and then circulate it with a ceiling fan. I've used portable ventless 5k btu propane heaters in RVs for years with no problems, with the simple caveat of making sure there's a way for fresh air to get in, CO to get out (and it's minute amounts) and a good CO detector.
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