Got mine installed and did not have the hinge rear to drop access to the wire hookup area. Simple install to the garage ceiling with a pilot hole for a 2" long, 1/4 in width wood hex head with nice big flat washers to support the single center attachment point to the garage ceiling. Ezy pzy and plenty secure. I wanted to be able to turn the fan direction if wanted. Ran 10 ga 2 wire with ground to it from the QUALITY dryer plug bought here at the Zon, and wired the unit. I set on heat level #2 and turned it on. Excellent HOT heat coming out, and 12 feet away the fan is clearly doing it's job. The fan power is fine, the heat is HOT just set on 2, and the only potential drawback for some is the thermostat is not as accurate in function as your whole house furnace is. Who cares? Most are using this for a garage or shop, and some don't want those to drop under freezing when unattended and unused. I set up a remote temp sensor and in a 12 x 25 ft garage, in Omaha NE and if you want to keep your garage above freezing, this unit can do that. Really, it can do that not working very hard. I was thinking this was a big toy, might help a little or might not. I was wrong. This is a serious tool, well made, works, hot heat and fan plenty strong - and all at $109? Are you kidding me?? Can see other uses for this heater, too. This is NOT a toy, works, HOT heat, good fan, makes a bit of mild fan noise but WHO CARES? You sleeping in your garage? I got the ex warranty so if this goes South I'm covered, but by any account this is a nice unit, works, built solidly and if you do your own wiring be SAFE and be SURE to use a GOOD dryer plug with a lot of surface contact to your 10 ga wire. Critical. Tight and solid good connections is important. Get your gas cans out of your garage and into the shed. Read directions and adhere to them. They're there for a reason. My garage ceiling is only 7" but I attached this as high as I could right to the ceiling joists, center factory attachment point with big flat washers to help support. VERY impressive heater at this price point!!! Nice. My only nitpick is they should have made the ground attachment point the same as the two positives, with easy secure attachment. I used the extra wide wire crimper tool to secure a yellow 10ga wire loop to the end of the ground wire, then attached that to the ground point on the unit where they supplied the hex head bolt attachment. Works fine. Just UN-necessary and their trying to maximize profit by saving a buck a copy. No bid deal. GOOD UNIT. PS: The Zon 10 ga 2 wire and one ground wire pricing was way better than the big store big name hardware stores here!! Read more
Works perfect in Our new 3rd stall garage. We installed a 12x24 attached 3rd stall and needed a heat spruce for the midwestern winters. The heater heats up fast and is easy to install. This is perfect size and out of the way for my husband’s woodworking shop. If only it came with a remote or a swivel so you do t ha e to do it manually. Read more
Nice garage heater. It's quite and throws heat well. I'm using it in a 20' storage container to maintain heat and it holds a steady temperature day and night. Read more
It would be a 5-star if I had a smaller garage; it is definitely doing its job. For a larger 3-car garage in the Midwest winter, for example, it's 14 outside, and the garage is a warm 55. I would give it five stars if it were a little quieter when it kicks on and a little more efficient thermostat. Again, I love it. If you have a 2-car like my father, who I bought one for, it's 5-star all day long. A 3-car is pushing it a little harder unless you want to run it over 65-70 in the Midwest winter. Read more
Update January '23. The 50 amp breaker kept popping once temps in garage hit teens and heater ran for several hours. According to plate inside heater (see pic) it says 50 amp breaker. According to owner's manual (see pic) it says 50 amp. According to website response to someone in Missouri with similar issue, they said a minimum of 60 amp breaker is required. I am currently running #6 wire which 41 amps would require, but those amps and wire need a 60 breaker so I am upgrading. It concerns me that in low temp settings and running continuous for hours, a 50 amp breaker would not be sufficient. I am unsure of why they are giving 2 completely different breaker amounts for this model with this wire gauge. Just concerns me that they are misleading by waiting until your wire melts to say "oh it should be a 60". I am downgrading from 5 great stars to 1 due to the fire potential of the misleading info IMHO. Previous Review from December '22. So I upgraded my heater that was in my downstairs un-insulated part of the garage. Its 800sq ft and surrounded by wood framing with no insulation. When it's 40 degrees outside, the inside is 40. This heater can heat the entire room up to 60 degrees in about 45 minutes. I have it set to cut off at 60 and kick back on when the temp drops below 55. The fan in the rear of the unit is very strong and I can feel the heat hitting me hard at about 10 feet away. I would never leave the heater on if I am going to be gone from the room for more than just a few minutes. I always fear fire and with it mounted against the wood floor joists you can never tell. I am glad I spent the money and got rid of the 4000 watt unit. In the past I tried using propane heaters, but that was just death waiting to happen. The remote is good. I can't think of anything I wish it had or anything I could change. Very strong heat. Read more
