Old gas space heater

[Hooty Hoot]

I ran into an old 40,000 BTU gas space heater. It was new in box and although obsolete, to much of a bargain to walk away from. After the three day power outage last week, I realized that it may have a use in the future. I purchased a low pressure propane regulator and hose. Although the stove works, the flame is low and doesn't provide the heat that it should. I know that some of you probably still have one of these things in use. Does your commercial propane tank and regulator provide more pressure that is typically available in a grill type low pressure regulator? School me on these things.

 

[Jim Baker]

I ran into an old 40,000 BTU gas space heater. It was new in box and although obsolete, to much of a bargain to walk away from. After the three day power outage last week, I realized that it may have a use in the future. I purchased a low pressure propane regulator and hose. Although the stove works, the flame is low and doesn't provide the heat that it should. I know that some of you probably still have one of these things in use. Does your commercial propane tank and regulator provide more pressure that is typically available in a grill type low pressure regulator? School me on these things.

Might be the regulator. But GAS is nothing to be unsure
of. I would take by a an LP distributor and let them look at it.

 

[mguthrie]

Is it GAS or LP. Make sure it has the correct orifices

 

[NE GA Pappy]

and make sure you have the correct regulator on the heater.

Most heaters have a built in regulator, and they can be changed from Nat Gas to LPG by changing spring/plunger arrangement on the regulator.

 

[Hooty Hoot]

There is no regulator on this heater. It is set up for natural gas. There are no instructions in box and manufacturer is out of business. Nothing on internet. I can get an adjustable regulator. I guess that I thought that regulators for propane , even on commercially available residential tanks , was preset at a industry standard.

 

[NE GA Pappy]

it will never work until it is setup properly for LP

take it to a LP provider, and see what they would charge to set it up and get it ready to go

 

[Jim Baker]

There is no regulator on this heater. It is set up for natural gas. There are no instructions in box and manufacturer is out of business. Nothing on internet. I can get an adjustable regulator. I guess that I thought that regulators for propane , even on commercially available residential tanks , was preset at a industry standard.

There you go. Take it to a LP distributor. You don't know what you don't know.