Blue flame (Ventless Heaters)

[StrangeBrew]

I seam to hear mostly negative feedback regarding the Blue Flame/Ventless heaters in permeate fish houses.

Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with these heaters? I have a box/fish house that needs a heater and any feedback would be helpful.

Thank you

[huntercj]

I have two blue flame heaters one in are hunting bus and one in my deer stand. The one in my bus is the biggest you can get and not a cheap one works great.We run the one in are bus all deer season no fumes and it heats great.If you plan on sleeping in there get a co detector. The one in my deer stand runs all season also and have had that heater for about 6 years no problems.

[Rick G]

Most of the day rental shacks on low and red have them so they are good enough for me.

[motley man]

I have a 7X11 cargo trailer that I use for hunting & fishing with a ventless heater with O2 sensor. Never had a problem using it, I have CO detector on wall and vents, windows for air.

[Big Dave2]

We have a ventless in our wheelhouse. I have never slept(at least not overnight) in there yet but we have a CO detector and I would crack a window.

[hookjunior]

I am also considering one of these, do you really get that much more moisture with these? I have a small propane stove with a chimney now, but we keep the damper closed all the time so I can't imagine the ventless heater would be that much worse.

[maxx rpm]

I used one for many years, worked great. It did seem to produce moisture, which is not good for windows-but is good for not being dry. Always worked fine, and i had no concerns about safety. I do always put in a fresh air inlet for a heater, not sure if that is needed or not, just seems like a good idea to me.

[crothmeier]

i use the blue flame non-vented. i have slide open vents along the top bunk, as well as a good CO2 detector.

[Phred52]

Dude, If you plan on sleeping in this house, the Blue Flame/ventless heater is the best way to do it....PERMENANTLY!! As soon as the O2 is gone, so are you. Willing to take that chance? The CO2 will permeate your red blood corpsuckles and you'll be another statistic. Numbers like that, we don't need! Get a vented heater and sleep safe and comfortable!! Phred52

[MNice]

Please read the installation manual with every one of the ventless heaters. They ALL have it in their instructions these are intended for supplemental heat only, not for primary heat. What more do you need to know??

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I just installed a ventless. I also bought 2 very expensive CO detectors with digital readouts. After 7 days straight of running the heater, the highest recorded CO level is 0 PPM. These non vented heaters are much more efficient than a vented (99.9% vs 70% at best) but they do put some moisture in the air, which is the only drawback I can see.

[ChuckN]

I'm with Lip Ripper guy.

I've ran these ventless heaters for about 5 years in my fishhouse, and supplemental heat in a room off of our house. I have never had a CO detector go off, and I also have a digital readout....0 PPM.

I also bring my CO detector along on sleeper fishhouse trips (sometimes ventless heaters) every year and it's the indoor propane lights that sets the CO detectors off every time with high PPM readings. We notice the itchy eyes and such after those lights are lit. A deep cycle battery and a string of my portable lights took care of that issue.

Small fans to move air around really helps the moisture issue.

[StrangeBrew]

Thank you for all the feedback. Nice to hear of some positive stories. Obviously, the Empire Direct Vent heater would be best but those will not work for some houses.

Seams as long as you have a CO detector and a window to crack for fresh air you should be good.

[Eric Wettschreck]

I've had the "Outdoorsman" 10,000 btu ventless heater made by Ruddy in my fish house for going on 9 years. I'm still alive.

As stated, some fresh air and a CO2 detector are a must.

Pros- lower cost, takes forever to go through a 20 lb bottle, keeps my fish house warm enough for my always cold wife to be happy.

Cons- non-vented so be careful, generates moisture in the air so get a fan.

Are they the safest way to go? No, vented heaters are safer. The newer non-vented heaters burn much more efficiently than they used to.

[crothmeier]

put in a few vents. i have the 3" round soffit-type vents in my house up along the top bunk throught the sidewall.. i made slides to open and close the vents on the inside..

my house isnt very airtight though, ive never had more than 0PPM except for when the gas auger is running!