Mr Heater MH18B Portable "Big Buddy" Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Mr Heater MH18B Portable "Big Buddy" Heater
Customer Review: Great heater when simple precautions followed.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was concerned when I purchased this unit. There are a number of highly negative reviews on it. However, on further research, I have discovered that the circumstances leading to those reviews could have been avoided.
When one uses this heater with a 20 lb propane bottle & accessory hose, it is imperative that you always shut the tank off first & let the heater run until it burns off all the fuel in the lines.
*** IT IS IMPERATIVE TO FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE ***
If one simply turns the heater knob to the off position, it will trap trap 100 PSI of propane in the accessory hose. When high pressure propane sits in the rubber hose, it will chemically react with the rubber and leetch a light oil. The oil will build up and quickly work its way into the heater, clogging both the regulator & control valve.
Another very important recommendation is to purchase the gas line filter. This will catch the oily residue and protect the combustion components of the heater should one forget to follow the precautions above.
Keeping these precautions in mind, one will be able to enjoy a very well-build and flexible-use portable heater.
Customer Review: Great heater when there's an ice storm
Summary: 5 Stars
We borrowed a Big Buddy heater during the 2009 ice storm. Big Buddy kept the front rooms comfortably warm. Being without power for three weeks because most of the power lines, poles and transformers were broken from the weight of the ice, it was time to order one of our own from Amazon. This was the best price anywhere. Hooking the unit to our BBQ grill propane tank with an adaptor hose saved dollars on fuel.Customer Review: Great heater!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great heater so far! We used it to heat our 20ft RV trailer, had it on the "Lo" setting and it lasted about 8 hours on (2) 1 pound propane bottles. It's awesome that you can purchase the attachment and hook it up to a larger propane bottle which is what we plan on doing so the heat will last longer. But anyways, when the desert was about 30 degrees and windy outside, it kept our trailer at a nice 70 degrees on the LO setting. Too bad it doesn't have a thermostat so you can't adjust the temperature. Our friend has the regular Buddy (not the Big Buddy) and it heated his 18 ft RV trailer on LO and he got up in the middle of the night to turn it off since it was getting too warm.
Great product. Would recommend!
Customer Review: Great item
Summary: 5 Stars
Mr Heater MH18B Portable "Big Buddy" Heater I like the portability of this item. It can be used with a large tank or a small tank and AC or battery power for the fanCustomer Review: Great little heater
Summary: 5 Stars
This heater Big Buddy is currently on sale for 99.99 @ Tractor supply and on their web site.
Instead of the red trim it is green.
After a few trials it worked great with the 1 lb tanks but they are very cost ineffective as they cost a lot for a little gas that doesn't last to long.
I have a 100 lb tank outside with a regulator that was used for my gas insert in my fireplace which I have removed to put in an electric 'fake' flame dimplex, btw it's not the cheap little regulator like on a bbq tank, it's the size of a dinner plate and was $60 alone when new and was provided by the gas co.
Although my old gas logs had it's own regulator it worked just fine.
But not so with the MR Big Buddy heater!
It wouldn't simply supply enough gas for it to run in any setting but low and at that it was not working right either.
I removed the Large regulator from the tank and just ran a propane hose directly from the tank to the heater.
Worked like a charm on all settings low, med and High!
If you are having troubles and have a regulator on the tank...remove it.