Does this heater need venting outside, and does it work with propane?
807050
No. Can be mounted on wall or if you buy the floor base legs ( sold separately) it doesn't need a vent pipe
807051
Can't offer any info on the propane question, we have both of ours hooked up to natural gas. They are great, did not disappoint us and never needed any venting.
807052
No venting is required however I don't know if it works with propane. I have one hooked up to natural gas.
807053
No outside venting required. No carbon monoxide issues. Ran it for about six weeks during winter with no fresh air exchange in an open office/studio (24'x24') above my garage before any smell of exhaust, solved by simply opening windows for 10 minutes. Can't answer about propane.
807054
It will not work with propane. Model KWP324 is the propane version of this heater. No venting is needed
182301
I took mine and placed it on my vents with the heater on. You can place it outside if its warm and wait then place into a widemouth container like i did.
418319
No. You should always have ventilation to the outside. When we camped, we put this in our tent, near the door, and we left the front of the tent unzipped a small amount and put a basket in the hole so that the tent flaps would remain open. The tent stayed very warm. Allowing for airflow did not cause the tent to become cold. I would say you could put the heater near a window, and leave the window open a small amount to allow the air to flow and the heater would still keep the room warm. As a side note, you can use one or two propane bottles, depending on if you want to use high heat or medium to low heat. You might need to keep two bottles in the heater and place it on high heat when ventilating the room, depending on how big the room is. I highly recommend watching all the safety videos that are available for this product. Keep this away from small children or fluffy pets. If it tips over, it's supposed to automatically shut off, but I'd be sure to put it on a flat surface where children cannot access it.
2051380
yes it will heat it but you will burn a heck of a lot of propane in the meantime. its best if you turn it on high for starters and then lower the thermostat down so you can save on propane while maintaining temperatures. quite frankly though I would look for something that will lower your costs.lower your usage costs.
1616555
It calls for 3/4" gas line to the heater. Everything you need is not with the heater. My husband called Rheem about the exhaust pipes & vent and the gentleman gave him prices on it and suggested he shop around for a better price. As it turned out, the better price was on Amazon! It does have to be vented outdoors.
1879275
Yes it should be vented to an on air conditioned area or a window. The unit has a fairly long hose. Unit worked well for us in our motor home.
1703944
No it does not have to be vented to the outside via a vent. Exhaust works fine within it's self.
630269
It needs to be ventilated. I have used it so far in my tent on propane and on 12 volt in my car while traveling. It does put out some heat as all refrigerators do. If I were to use it in my RV then I would leave some windows open or put it in my tow vehicle with windows open also.
1502008
No it needs to vent in an open area. The fire heats the heat exchanger and hot air vent's from the top of this unit. I originally bought this to wash my car and found that it will not work for that use. Soon it will be used to heat a sink and run a dishwasher. It must not have anything near the top vent, it does put out a lot if heat.
1202444
Yes it needs to be vented outside. Any true air conditioner needs to have a vent outside otherwise you'll never get it to cool the air. It's the same basic physics why a refrigerator does not double as an air conditioner by leaving the door open.
1277744
Yes it needs to be vented outside like any gas water heater, should use stainless double wall vent pipe
434208
Ours is vented outside, but it can be used as a ductless range hood if you prefer.
608269
This must be attached to the outside because it vents directly outside. You can get an inside version of this heater that will work inside you external closet. You will need stainless vent pipe.
1452484
This heater is ventless. No vent needed. I would get a carbon monoxide detector, even though the heater has an oxygen sensor that will cut off the unit if the oxygen level falls below 19.4%. The heater works well, maintaining a constant temperature. 20,000 BTU is a lot of heat. We use ours as a supplement to our heat pump in very cold weather so it doesn't go into emergency (electric) mode.
1242722
For cooling it does need to be vented out. The dehumidifier or fan can be run without venting.
2119275
You need to use metal venting. I had previously had metal for two former heaters. My unit is gas fired. PVC would not be recommended.
168005
Yes this unit does need to vent outside -- it comes with a plastic tube that I use to vent it to a window around 4' off the ground. It blows all the hot air outside, so I cannot see how it could be used without a window nearby. The moisture pulled in by the unit feeds out through a small tube at the bottom of the unit that I drain every few days (inside). This is separate from the hot air that needs to vent outside.