Garage Heater

[KentT]

I still have to ask how does that justify the company putting an unsafe product on the market?
How do you get that the more defective products one purchase the more justified the Company is in selling it to them ?
I don't buy the it's wrong to sell you one defective product but it's ok to sell me 3 of them mind set.
== L B ==
PS
I still don't get the logic behind if 3 people buy a defective product shame on the company but if one person buys 3 defective products shame on the consumer and the company is absolved of any wrong doing.
Help somebody pleas explane such line of reasoning to me.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein,

 

[LBrown59]

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein,

So how does this give Mr Heater the right to put unsafe products on the market ?????
The is not about how many heaters I bought or my reason for doing so.
The unanswered question is does Mr heater have the rite to market unsafe products?

 

[ccsial]

If you really want to do it right and you plan on staying in your home I'd suggest a Modine unit heater. It is more work to install and must be vented but it hangs from the ceiling so it does not get in the way. It has a good fan and will heat the garage very quickly and is about the safest way to go. It will dry out the garage and cars instead of generating a lot of moisture too. I use a wall mount thermostat in the garage. I put in a 75000 BTU unit but 30000 would probably be perfect for a two car garage.

If your uninsulated door is steel it will, under certain conditions, have a lot of moisture form on it with an unvented heater. When you open it then it drips. It also causes the door bottom to freeze when the heat is off. I have this trouble on one of my un-attached garages I heat with a salamander on occasion.

 

[KentT]

So how does this give MR Heater the right to put unsafe products on the market ?????
I'm not on trial here Me Heater is!

Not saying Mr Heater has done anything right or wrong -- I'm responding to your question about why people are picking on you...

 

[cast_and_blast]

So how does this give MR Heater the right to put unsafe products on the market ?????
I'm not on trial here Me Heater is!

LBrown59 -

They (Mr. Heater Co.) do not have that right. They identified a problem with a specific batch of heaters (55,000 of the Big Buddy manufactured between September 2004 and December 2004) of which 26 had reported failures with no inujuries. They did a recall of the units and resolved the problem.

You post in this forum about what a lousy product they make and how dangerous these heaters are - this is based on your experience of having 3 of them "explode" while in your use.

Point 1 - the heaters marketed and sold today by Mr. Heater are safe and in use by many thousands of consumers.

Point 2 - one could argue that a rational person (in the legal sense, no personal affront here) would not purchase the same product over and over when they have had the experience of them exploding and, per their own reports, nearly causing burns, loss of personal property and/or bodily injury.

Point 3 - it's irresponsible to post on a forum that a given product is dangerous and under recall (in this case a current Mr. Heater product) when, in fact, they are not. You were espousing your opinions as fact; I called you on it and did the legwork to present the facts - simple as that.

Good luck, keep warm and Merry Christmas!

Scott

 

[cast_and_blast]

I use a propane torpedo heater that is thermostatically controlled with electronic ignition and electric blower fans.

I don't keep my garage heated all the time - this is a special use item. It works well for me because I'm usually working on something (i.e. car, truck) and I can direct the heat where I need it.

I did get a longer hose for it so I can keep the propane tank outside - I usually route it under the overhead door which I keep open a bit.

Scott

 

[LBrown59]

If you really want to do it right and you plan on staying in your home I'd suggest a Modine unit heater. It is more work to install and must be vented but it hangs from the ceiling so it does not get in the way. It has a good fan and will heat the garage very quickly and is about the safest way to go. It will dry out the garage and cars instead of generating a lot of moisture too. I use a wall mount thermostat in the garage. I put in a 75000 BTU unit but 30000 would probably be perfect for a two car garage.

If your uninsulated door is steel it will, under certain conditions, have a lot of moisture form on it with an unvented heater. When you open it then it drips. It also causes the door bottom to freeze when the heat is off. I have this trouble on one of my un-attached garages I heat with a salamander on occasion.

My ultimate goal is an outdoor combination furnace and air conditioner contained in one cabinet for my 30 x 52 garage/shop.
I am not talking heat pump here.
== L B ==

 

[Perdido]

I also have a heater like this 35,000 BTU Forced Air Heater not the same brand. My barn is 26ft by 33ft and it only take about 10 min to warn it up. But that is in Alabama, a five gallon tank last forever with my unit. Good luck with your purchase.

 

[MAYOR8020]

HI what you should look @ is a hanging heater from ceiling i have used vent free and torpedo type this is by far the best i have used the one i have is a modine (dig dawg) its like 95% eff. and vents out wall (power vent)
the thing i dont like about vent free is that they burn fumes like brake cleaner
and its real bad i mean real bad. if you want to use mr heater they have one 2 #260045 (nat. gas) this unit is 45000 btu. my hot dawg is 60000 btu in a 34x40 10' ceil insu garage 3 oh doors insu. 6 windows and this heater works
WELL i keep it @ 50deg. and can go to 70 in 5-8 min you shoulld check this out it will be worth your while 3
dws

 

[LBrown59]

HI what you should look @ is a hanging heater from ceiling i have used vent free and torpedo type this is by far the best i have used the one i have is a modine (dig dawg) its like 95% eff. and vents out wall (power vent)
the thing i dont like about vent free is that they burn fumes like brake cleaner
and its real bad i mean real bad. if you want to use mr heater they have one 2 #260045 (nat. gas) this unit is 45000 btu. my hot dawg is 60000 btu in a 34x40 10' ceil insu garage 3 oh doors insu. 6 windows and this heater works
WELL i keep it @ 50deg. and can go to 70 in 5-8 min you shoulld check this out will be worth your while

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