Shop Heaters?

[AKfish]

I'm reading more and more that the Mr Heater is noisy. Since one of the reasons I want to do this is that we have parties and get togethers in our shop several times a year. Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, plus birthdays and fish fries. If it's loud, then it's going to ruin the fun.

Who has a quite heater in their shop?

Thanks,
Eddie

A buddy just replaced his Modine (jet engine loud) heater with 2 Kerosun heaters. Very efficient and very quiet. They draw intake air directly from outside and can be exhausted just about any location, too.

His shop is a 40'x80' metal building and they will keep things comfy @ -10F. Below that, you'll need to wear a vest or light coat.. (Probably not an issue in TX!)

A similar brand that is popular here in Alaska is Monitor. With fuel prices at or above $10/gallon in rural areas of AK, these heaters are fuel stingy!

AKfish

 

[Conservation]

My father has the hot dawg. Works fine. His is much smaller than yours though. I have another freind with at tube radient heater in his automotive shop. That is the way to go for me when I get to buy new. It heats the stuff in the shop, and that stuff radiates heat to everything else. It's pretty even in his shop. And recovery is quick.
Price wise if you go with the hot dawg, 2 45's would be fine I am sure, but the one 100 would be cheaper by far. The two would give you a back up too. The single 100 would cycle shorter, and might not be as efficient as if you took a 30 and set the t-stat a little higher than a 45 in the other end of the building. The 30 would run longer and more often. Longer cycles are more efficient.