I just bought a used 40,000 btu L B White propane heater that is made to heat barns. I want to install it in my garage for occasional use when I need to fix the car in winter. I am not looking to get fancy with this, since I will probably use it a total of 25 hours per winter. I plan to hang it the garage, connect a 20LB propane tank to some tubing and hook it to the stove. I'll have to manually light the pilot light when I want to use the heater.
Anyhow, I think that I need to use a regulator on the tank. I got several of those regulator / valve/ hose combo units from old gas grills. Should this be suitable? I know about using and installing regulators, but dont know if they are all different or not. I plan to try it, and just do it outdoors. But I thought I'd see what others say about this.
I may later connect a 100lb propane tank since I have a few of them, but I guess I'll see how long a 20lb tank lasts first. It's a lot easier carrying those small tanks to the filler, than carting around those 100 lb ones.
One other thing, these heaters dont have chimney vents. My garage is not insulated and has small leaks so I am not too worried about carbon monoxide, but I do find it a little odd that they dont have vents.
Thanks
Mark