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Fish House Build Heater Help

Larry3760

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Building fish house....

Im not sure whether to use a direct vent heater or a forced air heater using 12v? direct vent heaters seem to run more expensive and sounds like a ceiling fan is a must. Forced air seems great but you need more batteries.

its for a 6.5x16+v

Any advice would be most appreciated, please check out my other topic on flooring and insulation, thanks Larry

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I'll chime in and admit i'm biased off the bat wink

I have a forced air in mine and I love it. All the times I have stayed in a rental with the direct vent, it was either too hot on the upper bunk or too cold on the floor.

Yes you need batteries, but if you have 2 of them, they should easily last for a 3, possibly 4 day trip. If your future plans include a honda generator for TV, or other electronic needs, then by all means get the forced air.

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I really like forced air. It makes everything even, top to bottom. I am slightly annoyed by it kicking on and off at night, but leaving the radio on, or the computer fans drowns it out. My next one will be forced air, but I'm going to look at something a little higher end than what Fish House Supply has. I'm told that the ones with a bigger fan make less noise.

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I have a forced air in mine and love it!

Most of them are quiet but there are a few that just make noise.

There is only 2 choices (Manufacturers)for these furnaces, either suburban or atwood.

It doesn't matter what brand or what size, it's just one of those things about them.

A buddy of mine has the same forced air furnace as mine, and his is loud and mine is fine.

If your mechanical, you can take the blower off and hit the wheel with some oil or silicone if you get one that makes some noise.

I have a 18,000 BTU in my fish house that is very quiet and I have a larger 40,000 BTU in my camper that is loud as h*ll!

So I'm not convinced the larger more expensive units are any quieter then the smaller units.

The larger units do take alot more battery juice to run, around 7-8 amps. The smaller units only use around 3-amps.

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I like to plan for a worst case scenario.

If your batteries died, and if you run a generator too, and that died, you would be SOL. I guess you could use a cooktop, but it is not safe enough for me.

I went with a direct vent, then run a 12v fan, and charge the batteries with a Honda. When the generator is on I can also use a 110V fan. The top of a direct vent is also great for heating water for dishes etc.

Worst case scenario the top of my shack is warmer than the bottom.......but I could still keep fishing.

Just my thoughts.

If you fail to plan you plan to fail.

I also use a 110V auger off of the generator, but carry a gas auger if the generator ever failed.

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I have a Suburban forced air. I figured noise would be a problem when it shuts on and off. Built a plywood box that is lined on the interior with sound proof/fire resistant panels. You can get those products online. Really helps to keep the noise down. Mine is in the V, under the countertop and that also helps to cut out noise.

During the build it was decided to have one vent at the front of the house and run another to the middle. This helps spread the heat around and makes the house very comfortable from front to rear.

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Where do you find a 110v ice auger? I am in the market for one any advice?

I run a 1/2'', 8 amp, 850 rpm Milwaukee magnum drill with an adapter to the auger shaft. It works well with an 8 lazer shaft. A chipper blade would work well too.

3 feet of ice puts a load on the drill, but Milwaukees can handle it without burning up.

The drill was like $110 and the adapter somewhere around $30. It's way cheaper than a 12volt, and much faster too.

If you have just one auger shaft I would get a quick connect to change over to gas for drilling tip UPS and exploring.

I was mocked for bringing this idea up last year, but I laugh about it now : )

The best part is you will never scoop a hole again! Put the drill in reverse and flush all of that work down right back down the hole!

If you were to use a 10" auger I would recommend a beefier drill like a hole hawg.

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How safe is a drill like that? 110 volts, 8 amps! Can you say Sparky"? grin

Here we go again smile

I guess you could say it is just as dangerous as mixing a cake with an electric beater or stirring a can of paint with a drill and paddle.........talk about living on the edge ehhh????? wink

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As far as the heater goes the positives and negatives end up equaling the same. It just depends on what you want. Personally it wouldnt hurt to have both in there that way you have back up and can use the one you like. More times than not the batteries will end up giving you problems sooner or later. If you go with just forced air get a converter or decerter not sure which one it is but it allows you to charge your batteries off of the gen. A gen kicks out a diffrent wave length of powere than your house and causes batteries to go bad faster.

As for a generator for a few more bucks you can get a 2000 watt gen. I run six fish houses off of one generator with fans lights radios tvs dvd players and videos games. You would be happy getting the 2000.

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Hey MJ,

The drill will pull very near your max wattage when at the bottom of a hole. (120x8amps 960watts). But I think you should give it a shot! I think it'll work.

Hey, if it doesn't work, at least you'll have a nice drill for the garage :

Your circular saw probably draws close to 15 amps (near 2x a drill) when fully loaded.......

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Hey MJ,

The drill will pull very near your max wattage when at the bottom of a hole. (120x8amps 960watts). But I think you should give it a shot! I think it'll work.

Hey, if it doesn't work, at least you'll have a nice drill for the garage :

Your circular saw probably draws close to 15 amps (near 2x a drill) when fully loaded.......

Thanks B-man.

I think I might give it a try. Like you say I have nothing to lose.

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