Where to place propane wall heaters?

Post all other heating and cooling questions here.

Moderators: Greg, Mark

Post Reply
nestsman
Posts: 158
Joined: Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:06 pm

My mobile home is about 900 square feet and I'm trying to decide the best place to locate two new propane wall heaters. They will be 20,000 BTU and each cover roughly 500 square feet.

The master bedroom is on one end of the house, and my office is on the other end. Should I put one in each room? Or maybe in locations that are a little closer so the whole home is heated more evenly?

Any thoughts for those of you who have done this very thing? Any regrets after placing a heater in a particular room?

Thanks!
User avatar
Greg
Moderator
Posts: 5696
Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:01 pm
Location: Weedsport, NY

I think there are code requirements concerning heating in a bedroom.
I would locate them in a central area to try to heat the whole home.

Greg
"If I can't fix it, I can screw it up so bad no one else can either."
David DeBord
Posts: 5
Joined: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:01 pm

Nest man, ... Why are you looking at Propane Wall heaters & not using a Furnace?
nestsman
Posts: 158
Joined: Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:06 pm

Because I'm off grid and furnace blowers consumer large amounts of power. Perhaps one day my solar power system will be sufficient enough to run the furnace blower most of the day during the cold months, but for now, our system is not big enough to support that luxury.
victoriabam
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:18 am
Location: Mississauga, ON
Contact:

Thanks for sharing your views on wall heaters. This must be very helpful.

Heating and Cooling Toronto
User avatar
suzy_dickson
Posts: 4
Joined: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:43 pm

I've also installed mine in the central area, yet mine has the sensor. It is VERY sensitive. If it gets any dust in it, it will shut everything off including the pilot light. Be sure that you're following the safety requirements: http://www.propane101.com/lpgasspaceheaters.htm

Although it is recommended that direct vent LP Gas space heaters be installed in rooms normally kept closed, unvented indoor propane space heaters are permitted to be installed in bedrooms and bathrooms provided the following requirements are met:
1.Bathrooms may have one listed wall-mounted propane space heater as long as the heater's input rating does not exceed 6,000 BTU/hr and is equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS).
2.Bedrooms may also have one listed wall-mounted propane room heater as long as the heater's input rating does not exceed 10,000 BTU/hr and the heater is equipped with an oxygen depletion sensor.

Stay safe.
Commodore house owner
Post Reply
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post