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Propane heaters have been around for quit some time now and can come in many different models. Over the last few years propane heaters as well as natural gas heaters have come a long way with quality, efficiency, safety, and being user friendly. There are many uses for propane heaters and below are just a long list of the many different types and uses for each of them.

Propane Water Heaters: These type of heaters are very efficient water heaters that you will find most commonly in places that either don’t have natural gas or are in remote areas. These type of water heaters tend to be more efficient and will save you money throughout its lifetime. They cost about the same as an electric water heater and hook up in the same manner. You can find them both in the tankless or standard types. If you have a choice between electric or propane then you should definitely choose the propane option.

Propane Wall Heaters: This type of heater is basically how it sounds. They are heaters that are usually up against a wall in your home and heat an large room or space. They can also be found in bathrooms or bedrooms. The propane wall heater basically heats a plate that then radiates heat out into a room. Today’s wall heaters vary from the past in that they are more safe and efficient. You find these type of heaters in older homes or in remote areas. They are great for heating your home if you do not have central air and/ or wanting to cut costs by only heating one room at a time.

Propane Space Heaters: Space heaters are just another generic name for wall heaters or baseboard heaters. You can find propane baseboard heaters or wall heaters that all would be considered a space heater. There are several different types and models of propane space heaters available and can be found online. If your looking for another method of heating your space then you may want to research in finding a good propane space heater.

Portable Propane Heaters: Portable heaters using propane are probably one of the most sought consumer heater. The reason for this is the vast usage and types of heaters available on the market. You can find these type of heaters in almost any retail home improvement store that range in all sizes. These type of heaters are common for usage in camping and outdoor recreational events. You will find almost everyone at a tailgating party for football games having some form of portable propane heater. They will be as small as one propane tank with an adapter to something larger that heats large areas.

Propane Patio Heaters: Patio heaters are becoming more and more popular every year. I have seen more people with some form of a patio heater in their backyard or outdoor entertaining area. You can actually get really nice propane patio heaters for a decent price that are pretty much the same as the ones you find at local restaurants. They can come in all sizes and either stand up tall pushing warm air downward or they can sit on a table and heat the area were people are sitting. You can find these type of heaters at some hardware stores but look online since you can find them cheaper and usually with free shipping. They are easy to setup and can last a long time on a single tank.

Indoor Propane Heaters: Indoor propane heaters are very common and safe. Today’s heaters are much more reliable and safe compared to the past. People do not need to fear of using heaters made for indoors. I notice a lot of people concerned about fumes building up inside their homes. Though you should always be aware and safe about using heaters in your homes and always be cautious. Heaters today however have many safety features and there are many things you can do like buying detectors for excess carbon dioxide etc. These type of heaters fall in the category of wall heaters and space heaters as well. Mr. Heater makes a portable propane heater called Big Buddy propane heater that works very well for temporary use. Just make sure that you always follow the safety guidelines for any heater when indoors.

Forced Air Propane Heaters: This kind of heaters is one that you usually find in warehouses or large open areas. They can resemble the look of a jet engine is a way because of how they blow hot air at a high rate. Forced air heaters use a fan to blow extremely hot air into a space. They are very effective in heating large open spaces and can produce a large amount of heat. These types of heaters come in all sizes and range in the BTU output as well. If you have a large garage or shop you may want to consider this type of heater to heat your space. The one safety issue is that you have to make sure that you lay or set nothing in front of these heaters due to the extreme heat being put out and the flame they can have which could lead to fire or being burned. Another thing to not is that this form of heater can use a small amount of electricity to power the fan. They either plug into an outlet or can use batteries.

Above is just a few outlined facts about some of the different types of propane heaters available to consumers. Traditionally propane heaters are much more efficient and cost lets to use than electric heaters. Though these type of heaters are very safe to use, you still must show caution and adhere to all safety guidelines that the heater manufacture states you should follow. When shopping for any type of heater make sure that it has the correct BTU output for the amount of space you are needing to heat and that you do your home work and find out what other people are saying about the model your interested in.

Lately I have been seeing many people asking about Propane Heaters safety and the use of them indoors. Most people are concerned that using them indoors is not a safe practice. Though most are designed there are several models that let you use them in indoors and are perfectly safe.

Mr. Heater has a portable propane heater call the Big Buddy. It is a great propane heater that can be used indoors safely. It has several safety features like an automatic shut-off incase it detects too much carbon dioxide in the air etc. Also the standard safety features like auto shut off if knocked over as well. Its doe’s use 4 size D batteries or an A/C adapter that powers the fan to help circulate the heat into the room or space you’re heating. You are able to mount it on a wall if need and it also has the ability to use different sized propane tanks. Overall this is a great product by Mr. Heater and has hundreds of great reviews from happy customers.

Another heater that can be used indoors that has positive reviews is the Coleman ProCat Perfect temp Catalytic Propane Heater. It’s not as fancy as the Mr. Heater Big Buddy portable heater but it will also go well for indoor use. If you are looking to heat a garage and want to go with propane then I would recommend the Big Buddy but if you need something smaller this will do just fine. Also you will find on Amazon great reviews for this product as well so you know your getting what you asked for. This heater is only a 3,000 BTU unlike the Big Buddy 18,000 BTU output but will do fine for rooms indoors. It will last up to eight hours on one 16.4 ounce Coleman propane cylinder which makes it ideal for camping etc.

If you’re looking for something that is more on the commercial grade that could be used in a shop you could look at the Mr. Heater 45,000 BTU Propane Low

Intensity Radiant Tube Heater model MHT45LP. This heater is made for larger spaces and distributes heat via a 3 inch aluminized steal tube with polished aluminum reflectors. It has been certified to be safe for indoor or outdoor use.

These are just a few options when it comes to safe indoor propane heaters. But you should be always aware when using them indoors just incase something does go wrong. Just do your research and read other peoples reviews and you should be good to go. The ones I listed here today all have highly rated reviews hence the reason why I choose them out of the many I found.