Wanted, garage heat!

[jeremy1375]

I installed a ventless heater a couple years ago. The supply coming into my house is 2 psi. The heater will list specifications for gas pressure. IIRC, the specs for input pressure on mine mine were 5-10.5" inches of water. I had to install a regulator and put together a diy manometer to set the pressure. The heater won't work right if the pressure is wrong.

[JET]

Is that all the pressure is? I thought it was like 5 psi.

Ha, the gas mixers I sell here at work operate at almost 150 psi incoming, with up to 4500 l/min of flow. I'm not used to this wimpy house stuff. :D

2psi coming out of the meter, then gets dropped to 1/4 psi for the appliances (there is a big regulator shortly after coming in the house). 1/4 psi = 7" of water to go with the above post.

[Speedfreak]

Momin, the guy texted me back finally, he's supposed to come over Saturday to give me a real quote.

Cool let me know how it goes. I may elect to have someone do it completely. Or maybe do the leg work and have him tie into the gas line etc.

Yes, you could tap in to the gas line there. The csst was really easy.

Cool. Yeah, looks simple enough.

I'd google it a bit. I know water lines have that extra length acting as an anti-hammer relief. Older houses have that hammering sound sometimes, this cured that. I'm not sure if it's the same for gas, but it's worth checking into. I T'd mine off the copper line in the ceiling above my hot water heater, and ran more copper line out to the garage.

Those points are the online spots I'd feel comfortable touching myself. Don't want to cut and T in anywhere.

I installed a ventless heater a couple years ago. The supply coming into my house is 2 psi. The heater will list specifications for gas pressure. IIRC, the specs for input pressure on mine mine were 5-10.5" inches of water. I had to install a regulator and put together a diy manometer to set the pressure. The heater won't work right if the pressure is wrong.

The instructions ask for a shut off valve and I think I remember a regulator. I'll make a parts list based on their instructions before I do anything.

[Halon]

This is crazy, this is now the third guy who has set a time to come check out my garage setup who has gone MIA the day he was supposed to come over. No show, and no replies to calls/texts. This guy actually did it to me twice after he said oops for missing the first appointment and we rescheduled. This is nutty. Oh well.

[turbotalon1g]

I wouldn't waste any more time there then. that sucks.

[AJ]

Does anyone use Angie's list to find not only companies but also general handymen for something like this?

If not and want to I'd be happy to at least look for people to pass info along. Usually if they are in AL it's for a reason and they don't just no show.

[Halon]

Im going to ask the guy doing my theater room finishing if he will do it. If he doesnt, then yeah id totally love to give that a shot.

[scheides]

Sucky, I feel your pain. I hate working with contractors for this reason.

Mo, either of those spots look fine. Just make sure you have a shut-off valve somewhere upstream, treat it like water....turn on stove or a burner, go shut valve off, wait for burner to go out, be sure to shut it off. Always have a back-out plan once you open the pipe up--you don't want to be in a spot where you cannot run your furnace or anything.

[tehehodi]

http://www.mnsportbikeriders.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75597

[JET]

I was confused by the specs on that and it turns out that unit does not having a heating option, it is just A/C. The last 3 numbers of the product after the 42 tell you the kW of heat, this one is 000 which means no heat.