| Mr Heater MH18B Portable "Big Buddy" Heater | 
| Brand: Mr. Heater
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $214.88
Buy New: $138.00
as of 3/18/2010 12:47 EDT details
You Save: $76.88 (36%)
New (31) from $125.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,573
Color: GRAY/RED
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.5
Dimensions (in): 13 x 20 x 19
MPN: F274800
Model: F274800
UPC: 089301748002
EAN: 0089301748002
ASIN: B0002WRHE8
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Low, medium, and high heat level control knob for steady temperatures | | • | Key-shaped rear mounting holes for wall mounting | | • | Large four-position heat level control knob for controlling with gloved hands | | • | Built-in Piezo starter for easy starts | | • | Battery or A/C powered blower fan for versatility |
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Product Description
Heater is NEW, improved, totally portable, get more POWERFUL heat! The Mr. Heater Big Buddy Propane Heater, now with TWICE the BTU output of the previous model, and with more propane capacity! Heater has wo 1-lb. propane cylinders offer from 3-12 hours of heating. Two 20-lb. cylinders heat up to 400 sq. ft. for up to 220 hrs. (propane cylinders and tanks not included. Hoses sold below); 3 Heater settings... 4,000/9,000/18,000 BTU / hr.; Powerful blower fan uses AC plug-in (adapter not included) or D batteries. Or just use unit as a radiant heater; CSA-certified safe, with unique low-oxygen sensor and tip-over automatic shut-off; Effortless built-in piezo electric starter; Durable porcelain-coated reflector, wire safety guard; Propane heater measures 17 x 10 x 17 1/2", approx. 15 lbs. "Key" rear holes for wall mounting. Shiver no more...get yours today! Mr. Heater Big Buddy Propane Heater
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 71
Big Buddy March 8, 2010
Joe Burns (TN USA)
Great little heater! This thing puts out a lot of heat. I bought it for a backup when the power goes out but I've been using it a lot just to knock the chill off. I keep the heat pump set pretty low which is fine when I'm up moving about but when I sit down to read or watch tv it is a little cool. I fire this thing up for a little while to warm the room and I don't have to turn the heat pump up and heat up the whole house. I also bought one for my cabin.
 Not the best price February 10, 2010
Clarence A. Forti
I would like to buy this but Cabellas has it for $119, I don't live close to there but would be worth the trip
 Not bad, but need to work on assembly quality February 7, 2010
C. Parsons
I bought this unit to heat my 480 sq/ft insulated garage with 10ft ceilings so that I could work on my car during the winter. Technically the unit might be a little undersized for such a space, but then again I'm not looking for 70 degrees, just to get it bearable. I bought the unit with the quick connect low pressure hose to connect to a 20lb LP tank.
Setting up the unit is very easy, especially with the quick connect. It takes a minute or two to purge the air out of the lines, after that the ignition should be able to light the pilot, which it did. Unfortunately, despite holding the pilot down for over a minute to make sure the thermocouple was up to temperature, the pilot would immediately go out. I figured the thermocouple was working, so by process of elimination I determined that the tilt switch was either bad or disconnected.
To get to the tilt switch you have to completely disassemble the unit. Start by removing the 4 screws from the back cover, push the cover straight up to disconnect the hooks at the top and then pop it off. Remove the 3 screws securing the back of the handle. Remove the screw holding the handle to the left side piece (looking from the back), remove the left screw holding the metal face, remove the left screw holding the 2 plastic pieces together, remove the left screw holding the bottom of the metal face to the plastic side. The side piece will them rotate off from back to front. From there you should have clear access to the tilt switch, which I could immediately see was disconnected. An attempt had been made to hold it with silicon from the factory, but the silicon was not correctly applied or not given time to set. Reconnected the switch and did a test lighting in the partially disassembled state and all was good. Shut the unit off before it gets warm and reassemble.
Now that my unit was actually working I could fire it up and put it to the test. It throws off a good amount of radiant heat on high, you don't want to stand too close for too long. It got my garage that was around 40 degrees up to around 60 degrees in about an hour on a 25 degree day. I'm happy with that performance. I'm running the fan with batteries for now, but will probably get an AC adapter.
 kilosam January 19, 2010
K. Johnson (michigan usa)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't really reccomend the big buddy for use if youneed more than just a couple of hours. I needed heat in my garage for a weekend project more than six hours to heat a °30 garage to a comfortable temprature. It Puts out about the same Btu's as my old kerosene heater so i bought it. I didn't even bother with the 1lb canisters because i needed more than three hours and throw aways tanks are expensive and i think ecologically a dumb idea so i got the filter and the hose and a 20lb refillable. the manual dosent state which side to hook it to so i just chose one. the big buddy has two ceramic tiles in the front on low and medium only one of these ignite the second tile only comes on on the high setting, at least thats how mine worked. Low and medium worked just fine but the high setting worked for about two minutes then both tiles started to flutter. i shut it down checked all my connections made sure the tank was open and tried again, Same thing never could get it to work on high.
From some of these reviews i get the feeling i could have corrected the problem by getting another tank, and hose, and filter and hooking up both sides. but then i would have invested in two $15. hoses, two $35. tanks and two $9. filters in addition to the cost of the heater, plus the hoses have to be ran outside to the tanks because your not supposed to have the tanks inside the building meaning you have to keep a door or window open or drill holes in your walls to run the hoses.
no thanks, I took it all back.
A champion provider of cheap, reliable, and portable heat January 15, 2010
Steven F. Godbe (Houston, TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought my first Big Buddy after my central heater failed just before a snowfall and hard freeze. I rushed out to Northern Tool and grabbed the last one I could find on their shelves, a package of D batteries, and 8- 1 pound propane tanks. Those tanks and the first set of batteries lasted the weekend, but I went back and bought a pair of 20lb tanks for $39 each, 2 filters for $10 each, a power adapter for $7, and a 12' bulk tank hose kit for $25. (I got mine from Northern Tool, but I could have easily ordered everything but the tanks with 2-day shipping using Amazon Prime.) And that's all we've needed ever since. When we awaken or arrive home in the evening, I put it on high and within 20 minutes at the most, the house will be back to 70 F. Then I drop it to medium and in another 20-30 minutes it'll be up to 73-74. And when it reaches that temp, I just set it to the low setting and it will maintain that temperature except during the coldest weather, during which it takes the medium setting to maintain a pleasant temperature.
The internal fan's bearings are noisy, but after a year, mine have quietened quite a bit. And for those who have complained that on the High setting the floor beneath the heater gets too warm, I will simply point out that there are two conveniently-placed nail/ screw wall-mounting holes on the back of the heater to make make hanging it on the wall (as I've done) as easy as placing two nails or screws to hang the heater upon. This heater saves me at least $200/ month during the coldest months compared to electric heat costs where I live. Getting one of my 20lb tanks refilled runs $12-$15 here and one tank last me generally 4-7 days, even in my drafty, uninsulated 'project' home.
We have enjoyed it so much that I bought another for our RV and camp. They're very efficient heaters, and having used the filters since the first time I used a bulk tank, I've had not a lick
of trouble, even though I've almost never remembered to turn off the gas flow at the tank 1st to
burn off the fuel in the pressure line. I intend to change that practice, but... I'm just saying the fuel filters are a good investment and mine have apparently helped me avoid having to pay for my repeated sins.
These, undoubtedly, were never designed to provide main heating for a home over even a single season. But my first unit is halfway through season 2 and runs like a champ. Honestly, I think it's the best purchase I've made in years. It pays for itself again every month in electrical bill savings. It gives me another opportunity to tell my wife "I told ya so" every time we sit to pay the bills. And that's almost as warm a feeling as the heater puts out itself, even if it sometimes leads to getting the 'cold shoulder'! Buy one, read the manual, and enjoy. You'll be glad you did!
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