Installing an Affordable Shop Heater

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@RockhillfarmYT 19 күн бұрын

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@PainterD54 Ай бұрын

Good choice. I was concerned about the electric bill but I installed the 5000 watt unit in my three stall shop and it heats surprisingly well! Idon't use it everyday so I wanted something I could just turn on when I go out there. I typically use my forced air diesel heater to bring the temp up on the colder days in the single digits for about 15 minutes to get it up to a good working temp (65-70 degrees) then let the overhead electric take over to maintain the heat, which it does very well. I can also just set the thermostat on the unit and it will turn on and off to maintain the temp over night, which I've done a few times when working on some painted projects. My electric bill doesn't go up very much and I'm very happy with this unit!

@Cowboy_Steve 3 ай бұрын

Howdy Brock! I hear ya on the critics... you could plug a phone charger into a wall outlet and 7 people will complain you did it wrong lol. If down the road you don't want the expense of a new furnace might consider a mini-split. Pretty straight forward install and good on efficiency. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠

@brendahogue5487 3 ай бұрын

May the lord bless and protect you installing a heater for the workshop

@projectswithjw 3 ай бұрын

Mr. cool DIY system would probably be the best way to go. It would make a great video too.

@tinkering123 3 ай бұрын

Way to go Brock. I'm always tinkering with something. Trying to make that better mouse trap.

@rickmercer8153 3 ай бұрын

I put in a 24000 btu Mr Cool mini-split, which handles my building through the summer (68 degrees) and winter (60-70 degrees). Very cheap to run and maintain. Shop building is 1200 sq ft with 10' ceilings.

@wildbill23c 3 ай бұрын

I've thought about something like that to replace the window AC in my house, my house is 1200 sq ft....but like the window AC it would only cool the room its in so it don't make any sense to spend that kind of money on a mini-split....and definitely not going to buy something to heat/cool my shop since its not finished inside LOL, heat/cool air would go right through the huge gaps in the doors/ceiling/walls LOL....someday though when that shop is finished it'll get heat/AC. I think those mini-splits are getting to be more popular, prices have come down a little, and they are getting to be more efficient as well....kind of wonder what kind of heating capacity they would have and the cost difference between having that mini-split running in the winter VS my propane furnace....nobody is home all day so the furnace is set to keep things warm enough so nothing freezes....after I get home I have a fire in the wood stove, same on weekends, fire in the woodstove....its about $400-500 to have the propane tank filled for winter....I wouldn't think it would cost that much to run that mini-split if it could handle maintaining the house around 60 degrees throughout the day. It would cost about $15,000-20,000 to have central air installed in the house....so that's totally out of the question as the current furnace would have to be replaced completely and a new unit installed with the cooling coils and all that so a mini-split would seemingly be cheaper LOL.

@patrickcorbett8361 3 ай бұрын

Just remember that in the national electric code , one of the 1st rules is that your installation be " Neat and workman like " ...I am confident you'll strive to be safe , but the craftsman makes sure he can step back and be proud of the physical installation. ( secure that romex ) These new heaters are much more efficient and the way you intend to use this, your power bill increases be negligible . Good job Brock pc

@bucky1399 3 ай бұрын

Impressed with videos I’ve seen on diesel heaters

@richardfriedrichs 3 ай бұрын

good heater but electric bill will be high.

@jerrykelly7052 3 ай бұрын

thanks for that I might have to get 2 or 3 for my barn

@wildbill23c 3 ай бұрын

Power bill will go through the roof with 1 unit, let alone 3 of them LOL.

@toddcaskey9984 3 ай бұрын

Morning Brock & 🤠

@Cowboy_Steve 3 ай бұрын

Mornin' 🤠

@johngersna3263 3 ай бұрын

Good morning Brock. I have a 24'×40' pole barn/garage with 9' ceilings. The metal around it has 1-1/2" foam insulation in it. I have a Comfort Zone 10,000 watt heater in it that is the same unit with a different name. And it heats the garage well in winter but I don't leave it on all the time. Here's why, the distribution block where you hook your wiring up melted down in mine and from what I've seen on the internet it's a common problem. The other issue is that they don't sell a replacement for it. I replaced it with a much more substantial block that I believe will be much safer from an electrical parts distributor. I was in my garage and smelled something burning but the heater was still working. So, please keep a close eye on it. I'm just happy that I was in the garage when this happened. Don't get me wrong, I love the heater but this is definitely a weak point in it. I just wanted you to be aware. God bless and have a wonderful day. 👍👍🙂

@theElderberryFarmer 3 ай бұрын

I was just thinking that I'd be a little uncomfortable running any electric resistance heater unattended, much less one from Vevor! Don't get me wrong - I have several items from Vevor that I'm satisfied with. But any electric resistance heater that you can pick up for just a couple-three hundred bucks from Vevor scares me a little! Take care and God Bless.

@johngersna3263 3 ай бұрын

@@theElderberryFarmer A lot of these heaters are built in one facility. They are the same but a different color and have a different name on them. Like I said, I really like the heater but this distribution block is a definite weak point. I used to leave the breaker on all the time but not any more. When I shut the heater down I shut the breaker off too.

@shanebradley8316 3 ай бұрын

Hi Brock. Suggest relocating the heater to over the garage opening which loses the most heat - for same reason HVAC does this in homes. Perhaps some fellow experts outs there could explain the how or why if you want. Good day.

@ronnieferguson5706 3 ай бұрын

Do have ceiling vans in your shop to help circulate the heat it makes a big difference

@jeffmally4690 3 ай бұрын

My electric bill went up 50% just watching this video!

@f.davidbush9093 3 ай бұрын

If you need to use two units one at each end of area😊

@JustinArrington 3 ай бұрын

I'm sure you're going to hear it from the sparkys, but they'll tell you that wire coming out of the unit needs to be armored. MC Romex.

@georgespangler1517 Ай бұрын

10,000 watts,, be like running your oven full time, crazy power usage

@wildbill23c 3 ай бұрын

I hope your power bill is nice and low because that thing is really gonna start spinning that meter. That is the major downfall to those electric heaters, they pull a lot of power, and if it really gets cold it may not shut off due to being undersized for your building....you'll have to let us know how much your power bill goes up, and if you have any problems with it running continuously when it gets cold. Wouldn't do me any good to try and heat my shop, its not finished inside at all yet, and the doors and windows need redone to fix all the huge gaps too. I think I'd like a wood stove in my shop too at some point...at least a place to throw all the wood working mistakes HAHA!!!

@geyser3445 3 ай бұрын

Interested to see how much electricity it uses.

@jerrybrown66 Ай бұрын

Jeez. So many comments about high power bills. People........assume your power company charges you $0.12 per kWH. Then running your heater at max: $0.12/kWH * 10kW * 1hr. = $1.20 per hour. Running it max for 8 hrs is under $10. Hardly breaks the bank. The question is more of correctly sizing the heater for the space.

@RockhillfarmYT Ай бұрын

Your math demonstrates that it’s not a big deal to run this for spot use when you’re in the shop but Heating with a 24/7 would be very expensive I added a wood stove and I heat with it when I have time and when I don’t have time, I have this shop heater as a back up

@keithmaggard9024 3 ай бұрын

You might be happier with two types of heat the second being cheaper to operate and this heater when you can't stoke a fire

@michaelhess4825 3 ай бұрын

Cheap heat pump would me much more cost effective long term.

@bob5817 3 ай бұрын

lol I keep my house at 62 in the winter.

@RockhillfarmYT 3 ай бұрын

Central heat and air at our house and the thermostat sets at 75° year-round.

@JamesBlazen 3 ай бұрын

10,000 watt is absurd. I use a Sunfire Diesel.

@1pjmac 3 ай бұрын

@@JamesBlazen I purchased a Sunfire heater last winter when I was building my new building. It heated my building great and no fumes and I used diesel fuel and there was no insulation at the time.

@1pjmac 3 ай бұрын

I don’t think your heater is going to heat as well as you are hoping

@slideman2007 3 ай бұрын

I understand the desire for cheap upfront cost but that's going to be so inefficient you're going to pay wayyy more in the long run, plus the risk of running that much electricity through a chinese product wired yourself....

@gallowaylights 3 ай бұрын

It's a shame that codes are pushing more complicated heat pumps and not the simple-to-install resistive heaters. An example is the 50-gallon heat pump water heaters. Resistive heaters are being outlawed. Look out for electric baseboard heaters-you're next!😢