Fostoria Jobsite Heater

Tim0282

Have any of you guys used the Fostoria electric heater? They are a great heater if your furnace man is a little behind. We have heated a 2500 sq. ft two story house even heat on very cold days. Once the lids are on, but before insulation. They are great. Dries the mud fast because it is electric.

Brockster

I've been considering a White propane heater but don't want to pay for propane.
Is this the kind you have?http://www.infraredheaters.com/fostor2.htm

Thanks Tim, Brock

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Tim0282

Brock, It is the Heat Wave one on their website. Those are the infrared, this one is forced air. Heats a bigger area.

The nice part about the electric is the HO pays for the juice. We bought three different breakers to handle the different panels and a thirty five foot wire so it will reach about anywhere. The stove wire is NOT big enough. It gets real hot and soft. Not good. It takes its own 100 amp breaker. But worth it for heating the house or just the garage this time of year.

Drywall1

Takes 220 right? A lot of the work we do, we still have to run power to the pole. That is a mega cord. We run LB white heaters $550 and make builder pay. Although.........

this year I will only heat the garage with my heater. Or if I heat the inside with my heater...No calling me in the spring to sand ceilings down, because of ceiling joints showin. Too many last year.

I do like the electric idea though. I always said if I did more commercial work, that would be the ticket.

Nate

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Drywall1

DaMM 100 amp! What did the heater, cord, breakers cost? if ya dont mind.

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Tim0282

The heater is 1000.00 and cord about 5.00 a foot and breakers fifty a piece. They heat the house so good. No extra moisture from propane.
Awful expensive up front cost on heater, though.

Drywall1

I would love it if we didnt need so many. We have 4 LB's running right now. Mostly in tents for stucco. I wonder how they would do in a Stucco tent? hmmmm.....

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Tim0282

I'm thinking not so good. Where are you? I could bring one and let you try...
I put it in a 15,000 foot job and it helped about ten degrees. Had two fourteen foot ceilings. That didn't help. Still kept it 50 in there. I guess that's pretty good.

Drywall1

Here is my current tent. 2 100 foot rolls of tarp.

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Tim0282

What, white grass in the summer?? It is tough doing EIFS in the winter. I feel your pain. I have one coming the end of Jan. Front of an old bldg. Not very fun. 20 ft tall and 200 ft long. Just 8ft muds. The bottom is all glass.
Wish they would have jumped on their horse and done it a couple months ago. I like your getting larger tanks for your heaters. Sure keeps the smell down in the shelter. Otherwise the 100lb cylinders seem to freeze up and won't vaporize quite good enough.