That's true about googling for repair parts and directions. I got a repair
manual for my maytag refrigerator ice maker online and was able to take it
apart and fix it.

K Barrett

"Pat Brennan" wrote in message
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Hey Gene,

For what it is worth, I have 4 lp units here; one Dayton and 3 Modines.
They have given me no more problems than the oil units, boiler, or heat
pumps we also use. The Dayton is pushing 15 years old, well maybe already
pushed it but who is counting. They all use greenhouse air for combustion
and are power vented.

Try and figure out why the fan failed. There is most likely some
underlying cause, these things should not fail in only 4 years. The
heater might be cheap junk. The heater might be of bad design, but easily
modified. Your installation may be making the fan unit more vulnerable
than need be. Water is not your friend here, watch for condensation
paths. Dirt buildup on the fan may have caused the failure and now you
know the fans must be cleaned every so often. Or the failure might just
be a fluke, a bearing damaged in shipping could take years to fail. As
you have a better understanding why the fan failed, the repair/replace
decision may be clearer.

I have had good luck doing Goggle searches on furnace part numbers. I can
often find the part at 30 to 50 percent off Grainger prices. More than
once the repair part deal has been found on eBay.

Pat

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
news:9yh0g.413$_s5.104@trnddc04...
I appreciate all the comments. I'm still not sure what I want to do at
this
point.

The Southern Burner sounds great that it works without any electricity
but I
would need at least two of them since they have lower BTU output and I
would
also have to bring gas into another area of the GH which would be a pain
in
the butt. They also are only floor model and like Ray said that takes
valuable plant space.

The Graingers catalog was interesting but they didn't carry parts for
Modine


There is a local parts distributor for Modine that sells to the HVAC
trade.
If I decide to fix the POS that I have now I would probably do that.

I am afraid that I will fix this one and worry all next winter that it
might
break again. I'm thinking about a new unit but am unsure what I'll get.
I'll check out the Reznor site.

I'm still open to more suggestions.

Good Growing,
Gene