Will this work ok in an rv space for heating at day and night? Also, someone stated a 20 pound lp tank work work. Why?
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Heated my 36 foot trailer in November in northern Ontario. I always runv30lb tanks but I cant see why a 20 wont work. Ed
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This heater works fine in my travel trailer (8X32 ft). It work fine on a 20lb tank, with a regulator, I'm using a regulator off a BBQ grill. Be sure you have ventilation, smoke detector and CO2 detector.
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I have mine in a 12x20 garage. Does a great job. Is the heater blowing out heated air? If not you may want to have a electrician friend take a look.
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Hi haven't had to use it yet , I bought it so I could use a 20 gal barbeque tank , it gets darn cold here in upstate New York , so I hope it is just a thing I will need to heat my garage when I want to get out of the house
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I use my heater inside my home. I don't operate it at night or around my small grandchildren but as long as you monitor it, I believe it is a safe unit to operate. I usually operate it in the evenings until bedtime and on weekends. It uses about 2 20# tanks of propane a week. Since it is equipped with an OPD sensor, it seems to be OK for indoor use.
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We have a 170 sq. ft. sunroom, 10 x 17. It is glass on three sides. Our Mr. Heater is 10,000 or 12,000, not sure which off the top of my head, but our winters can be pretty cold. (WV) Anyway, we only heat it when the kids come in to visit and sleep out there. It takes the chill of and makes it okay to sleep. If we run it constantly it is comfortable, not too warm though. We use propane with ours. Don't know if natural gas would make a difference.
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I installed this unit last February. I have a 375 gal tank and home only uses gas for the Rinnai and my home furnace. Over the summer/fall when my furnace is not in use, the gauge barely moves on my tank. My best guess is that a 20 lb tank would last 2 months. Consider what fittings and connections you might need because the typical 20 fitting for a grill might not give you enough flow for the Rinnai.
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A small heater could use from 1300 to 1600 watts, a refrigerator, you would have to look up wattage for the brand you have. if I were buying l go for the 5600 watt generator the rv inverter generator runs quite and weigh is less than 90 lbs
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I'm running my heater on 110 power. I can't think of any reason why you couldn't run it in an RV. It warms up a small space very well. I love mine! I think it could possibly blow a circuit breaker if you have any other high voltage items going at the same time. I run mine on low most of the time.
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Good day, I ran mine in a 28 ' RV for extra heat. Because it is unvented there is always a concern about low oxygen and excess carbon dioxide in a tight space. I had windows slightly open to vent. I was surprised how much condensation occurred on the windows too. It was nice and quiet. Always beware if the house is tightly wrapped in plastic that you have some ventilation good luck Mike
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You would need an adapter to match the 20 lb. threads. It would work but is the most expensive way to heat. Consider a 10 lb tank.
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I set this water heater up on the outside wall of my cabin using a 3gpm 12VDC pump running 45-55 psi, it will burn you out if you are not careful, it does get hot. Bath/shower; RV toilet; bathroom sink; kitchen sink, all work well. I do highly recommend this heater for similar application.
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Hello, I use my Mr Heater to heat a 16 x 26 area with no problem. But I have it insulated pretty good. I want to say I could run around 6 hours on a 20 lb tank? If your garage is insulated, you would be shutting it off part time. The best way is to run it thru a thermostat. TSC stores use to sell a thermostat the would work on one of these? It's a nice little heater that you would fine is pretty handy to have around.Hope this helps,RGH
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yes you can operate it from a 20 pound or a 30 pounds or even larger but you need to order the hose and regulator that they sell with the Mr buddy heater you can order the hose and regulator separate just be aware that this heater depending on how cold it is will use up a 20 pound tank within 4 days if it is cold outside I put mine on a large tank with a regulator remember you definitely need the regulator if the tank does not have one hope this helped you
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Yes, we use ours camping and hook it up to a standard 20lb. propane tank....Works great!
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Kathleen, I have one of those working on natural gas and it works like a charm! You should have or buy the propane version and it will run on any tank, but if you need to run it on full for an extended time, I would recommend getting a larger tank. If it's a small room however, it is probably sufficient to run it on a low setting and then a small propane tank will most likely last quite a while. So, in a nutshell, it depends... Sorry, that's the best answer I can give you. Good luck and hope you're staying warm.
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Hi Jim! I'm not sure. It probably depends on how cold it gets where you are at and how open the space is in the RV. The space we use it in is open. It is about as long as your RV and 14' wide. We live in Montana where it gets good and cold, so it is not the only source of heat that we use. Hope that helps some.
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It won't work for your application. This heater is meant for indoor tanks. For 200gal at 20F you'll need some sort of de-icer.