The garage I want to heat has an exhaust fan in the top of the 25+ foot ceiling. I assume I would not need to crack the garage door in this instance?
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I use it in a 10 x 30' x 10' ceiling screened in patio and it's perfect. Don't know how big your garage is, but with your 25' ceiling you might want to consider a slightly larger one, maybe 50,000 but even with a ceiling exhaust I would still crack open your garage door an inch or two to be on the safe side. The heater is a little louder than I expected, but isn't bothersome to me. I think all of them are louder, kinda like a tiny jet engine. You'll want to use a 20# propane tank at LEAST! Hope this is useful.
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Probably not, but, since this sits on the ground, it might be safe to do that as well.
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I have a co detector and the unit I purchased has no detectable amount of co. However, my advice with any combustible heating source is to purchase a co detector and use in whenever using a heater.
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We put this in a converted garage (now a home bar). We installed a smaller fan, but that didn't clear away cigar smoke. There is no attic above the ceiling there, so I believe that you can replace less efficient fans with this model with no attic access necessary.
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You have to have the exhaust hose vented out a window. Otherwise you are defeating the purpose of cool air and the hot exhaust.
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I mounted the fan in my garage attic, and it cooled down my garage a whole lot.. the best thing I did for a very cheep price.
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I have a 2 car garage with 2 garage doors that are insulated as well as all of the walls and attic. This unit works fine without any additional ventilation.
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if you test in garage area doors must remain closed for test period .also area should be free of exhaust fumes before testing. the kit says test lowest level of living area with doors closed and no fans circulating air.i would test both areas at the same time with garage doors closed and limiting the 1st floor door access as much as possible.
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Frankly if the cabinet is open, you do not really need the fan. Biut given the choices, I would pull air through the front and exhaust to the back.
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Hello Charlene. I would not use this in the Garage with the door closed all the way. I leave my garage door open about one inch. You need to have some air movement due to the CO2 from the exhaust.
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The walls would have to be studded with 2x6's. Walls are typically studded with 2x4's. I installed mine in the ceiling that has 2x6 joists, decked over for attic storage. The fan housing did not obstruct the decking above. The issue will be access on both sides for installation and routing the duct. I recommend going up with the duct unless you plan on cutting a 3 or 4 inch hole through each stud in the route to the intended exhaust vent.
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Yes the heat does come from the top. It is a blower and quite strong. We have it in our bedroom which is very large situated directly above the garage, the heater is located near (within 5 feet) of sliding doors. If the heat is set to high the room heats up within minutes and if left on becomes far too warm in the room. The other evening when the temps (in CT) were below zero we had the fireplace on high and fell asleep. A couple of hours later it was so hot in the room we needed to turn off the fireplace and open the sliding doors to cool off the room, temp had to be in the 80's. Trust me, this is well worth the purchase. I hardly ever rate products but this one I definitely had to.
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Yes. You have to use the vent for the AC to cool the room. The exhaust temp is very hot.
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No, the material crackles and pops and is loud But still it has kept the garage around 40 degrees when it has been 12 outside. We also installed a rubber gasket for the door to set on so this could be helping also. You can find that on amazon also.
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You'll need some way to vent the exhaust. If you have drop ceilings you might be able to vent it up into the ceiling.
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You don't need to install anything. The exhaust pipe is a short plastic pipe, but the air flow is not too strong. I have it in my kitchen and while it does warm up the area, it's not too bad and I never felt like I need to direct the airflow through the window.
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Yes you can. That's an ideal spot because it is protected partialy From The Elements. Mine is installed right above garage door and it get rain on and it works perfectly. And my other is installed like the way you want to do it. If your roof line and soffit are above 2nd floor you may want to adjust your distance and sensitivity levels to Max. Hope this helps. Is scares car door Checkers Every time. As for the light bulb issue. The one that comes with it will burnout fast because of package handling in transportation and stocking. I bought a new one and installed instead of the one they supplied. I have 2 of these light one is 5 yrs old. Yes you can. That's an ideal spot because it is protected partialy From The Elements. Mine is installed right above garage door and it get rain on and it works perfectly. And my other is installed like the way you want to do it. If your roof line and soffit are above 2nd floor you may want to adjust your distance and sensitivity levels to Max. Hope this helps. Is scares car door Checkers Every time. As for the light bulb issue. The one that comes with it will burnout fast because of package handling in transportation and stocking. I bought a new one and installed instead of the one... » Read More Yes you can. That's an ideal spot because it is protected partialy From The Elements. Mine is installed right above garage door and it get rain on and it works perfectly. And my other is installed like the way you want to do it. If your roof line and soffit are above 2nd floor you may want to adjust your distance and sensitivity levels to Max. Hope this helps. Is scares car door Checkers Every time. As for the light bulb issue. The one that comes with it will burnout fast because of package handling in transportation and stocking. I bought a new one and installed instead of the one they supplied. I have 2 of these light one is 5 yrs old. « Show Less
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It would be best to set on floor then set fan on top and force air towards attic. But you can suspend it from ceiling by screwing hook into roof and bungy cord it there to cut down on sound/vibration. I use mine from the floor threw lights into attic.
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I assume you mean with an open garage door? I should work fine, the lack of air movement will help it as wind (or a fan) will disperse the effectiveness. But it is a combustion device (small one) so I am sure using in a closed environment is not wise.