I love early mornings to watch the sunrise! This little thing has a great heat output ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAvrAfikbUEMthp3AZ6iX5FKdiHfzy_RP . I sit in my rocker, warm, and watch the sunrise! It's great for travel as well. Just stow and go. Love this thing! For hunters, I've heard that they also make a little hood so that it focuses the heat a bit more if you have to sit further away. Just a heads up. It's so easy and quick to set up and get going.
LOVE this video. I have 2 mr buddy’s , have used them several times , my husband always took care of it . But on December 11 I lost him. Now it’s all me and I am nervous. Thank you so much for this wonderful video ! Love your channel
Kathy Gibson.....I'm so sorry for your loss. Please know that this channel is there for you and your family in your time of need. Lifting you and your family up in prayer. Tammy Lynn Schulz. 🙏🦁🐑🕊
TiP: I tried to hook one of these up to a 20lb tank (using the hose made by Mr Heater) the first time I needed to use it. No matter what I did i couldn't get that SOB to light!! Turns out with the bigger tank comes higher pressure and there's a safety valve in the heater end of the hose that closes if the pressure is too high. Reset it by tapping that end of the hose on the tank, or ground a few times. Then open the tank in 1/4 turns to keep the pressure down. After I learned this trick, no problems with the big tank.
I like this dude. He atleast is legit and informative. All these other prepper and homestead channels just want to talk about the end of the world. I'm cool with that , but give us the advice and knowledge with it. And that's what this dude does.
Thank you. This video was bery helpful for me. Some of us just don’t know anything about propane and hook-ups. So it really helped to watch you go through it step by step. I love your channel and learn so much from you.
I appreciate you showing us exactly how to hook it all up. I've been nervous about getting my Mr. Buddy Heater because I am not very good at hooking things up. I am confident that now I can do this. Thank you for helping me.
Very well done step-by-step. Thank you! For 20lb and 30lb propane tanks, I set them in a milk crate, really helps stabilize them. I do that for transporting them to get filled as well. Thanks again!
Really appreciate your explaining this! You never make us feel dumb! Explained every step and why! Perfect! Again… gave confidence and did not make me feel dumb. So many explain like “I should Know that”…
Mr. Buddy heaters are great. I have something similar for SHTF. Busy prepping day today. I got 3 x 32 AAA batteries at £2.15 each. Bargain. Extra long matches (43 count) x 2 for £1 a box. Then I waited by the bargain basement fruit and veg section, and got: Watercress 31p (I'll be planting this in fresh water, and growing it) 227g strawberries 58p A punnet of salad cress for adding to a salad, for 9p
I love my Mr. Heater. I’m a chick lol 50plus. I have mine for all the reasons mentioned. I was using the green bottles until my awesome neighbor gave me the adapter to refill from larger tanks. They are hard for me to lug around. Life changing! I was intimated at first, but it is really easy and money saving! Thank you for sharing this information.
The end that goes to the tank is called a PLL. It works thus : Left tighty , Righty loosey. All the other connetions are right hand threads: Righty tighty ,Lefty loosey. Good vid !
You have always been a blessing for those that have been trying to learn how to keep their hindquarters covered in bad times. I've been a lifelong prepper, and I still still manage to discover things that you present that are new to me, or are improvements to the way I have done things in the past. Bless you brother!
I've used the soapy suds twice to find gas leaks, works like a charm. I smelled it first that's how I knew there was a leak somewhere, found it with the bubbles.
Used to heat a small cabin this way. Found a hose with a 4psi regulator built in, whuch is exactly what you need. The 20# tanks run at way higher pressures than those small heaters are rated for.
Exemplary video!! Thank you. Yes, I have both "Mr. Buddy" & "Mr. Heater" units I have never tried/tested. This is an excellent motivator to be better prepared. Please keep up the great work.
Just ordered fuel filter! Thank you as I didn't have that. I have a big buddy for back up heat. Bought a 20lb. Propane tank. I have 4 1lb tanks as well. Gonna start it this weekend just to get used to it. Weather is crazy and I'm new into prepping. Thanks for this video as this info is so valuable as I'm new to this!
Perfect- if the news portion is not for you rest assure I do how to videos every week as well and will be grouping them all together in play lists on channel 🙌🏽
Excellent video . Bought one last year , with a filter .Tested it then packed it away .Already have a 3,500 BTU unit and a 1,200 BTU unit . The Mr. Buddy (9,000 BTU unit ) is a GREAT general purpose heater for emergency's or camping ! Ontario Canada .
Good to visually see hooking up to a tank, thanks. I bought the Mr Buddy Heater after seeing your video on them and love it! Had to use it during our ice storm here in Texas when electricity went out! I was toasty in my apartment👍.
I bought a Big Buddy and thought it was a bad unit. It would not stay lit on the burner. The pilot would stay lit. The issue was with the tank(s). The 20lb tanks have a safety valve in them. If you open the tank valve quickly and hear a click sound at the tank the safety valve has tripped and the heater burner will not stay lit. Open the tank valve slowly and make sure the tank makes no noise.
Use our Mr Buddy Heater slot during the winter. Your tip on the filter is great information. I just heard about it a couple of weeks ago. Will be buying a filter. Thanks!!
You're so awesome Cohen! Feel like you made this video just for me 😊 especially since I don't have a lot strength. Since the 20 lb tanks are heavy, is it safe to store it my living room? That may be a stupid question but I asked anyway. Will definitely remember the suds test👍👌 my daughter keeps telling me that I'm acting like it's the end of the world, not the end of the world just the end of days. Someday I hope to meet you and your family and your furbabies. Y'all have become my extended family. Love y'all 👑🙏🏻💞✝️🐾🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
i have used mine in my bedroom many times and have only used a 20 lb. tank. just be careful that the supply line and tank are behind the heater away from the heat and you will be fine.
@@maxinemcelroy8902 back at you kid! do you have an oxygen and co2 sensors to keep the air monitored? i do just as a safety precaution. never had an issue
@crashoppe I do indeed. I'm a senior widow and I have to say that I've not trusted anyone like I do Cohen. I really listen to him, reminds me of my dad.
@@maxinemcelroy8902 agreed. i consider myself a great judge of character and Cohen passes with flying colors. make sure you let me know if there is anything i can help you with. i have a "caregiver personality" and i LOVE to be the hero.
Nice Video. My heater hooked to a 35, gallon PP Tank You forgot to tell the viewers about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning when using these heaters in a small or close room.
You can do this with no filter if you buy the Mr Heater 10 ft hose part# F273704 the hose does not have the chemicals in it that clog the heater. Thats what I bought off amazon.
Great presentation Cohen..I have added additional filters to my preps. Although they say it's safe indoors...I got a Carbon Monoxide detector to be sure. Great video...straight forward .
Did this setup this past weekend. Started sleeping in a tarp to try it out. Anyway it got down to just above freezing. First night went through 2 one pound tanks. Initially tried the 20lb but could not get it too light. Tried it again the next day and was able to get it to light. Did not wait long enough for the gas to get to the pilot light. The second night was much more comfortable as I did not have to get up to swap tanks. When tearing down the third day it seemed like it took forever for the gas to leave the hose between the tank and filter. Also had a stove fan that works with heat from the heater to turn a fan with no batteries.
Hey guy, love your walk through. I purchased a Colman stove I offered to do this conversion to the wife’s stove she ask for a second option so I went to a refillable 1# tank👍🏼
Thank you! I have a Mr. Buddy, but haven't tested it out yet. I will be pulling it out today and testing it. Thus far, I only have the small Coleman containers, but I'll be looking into getting what is needed for the 20 lb. container. We live in the mountains of E TN and lose power often. I need to KNOW I am prepared for several days without heat.
Yes...this is the best way...I keep a cheap paint brush and mason jar of water/dish soap near the tank to check it for leaks when we hook up. If you just gently mix them, no shaking...then put the clear liquid on the connections...if you have a leak it will bubble but you can see exactly where the leak is because it will be the only bubbles. If you foam it up it seams like it would be harder to pin point the leak?
I live in the UK am definitely getting one of these and am a prepper so.i watch channel so was wondering can the UK run bigger bottles of it, pleased I watched this video as never new about filter
We used a spray bottle with dish soap with a bit more soap than you use because you can spray it directly into the threads because it's easier to do underneath a house when you gotta check several connections overhead 👍
You can detect micro leaks this way because it doesn't spray bubbles all over the pipe you're trying to inspect just a liquid. I wouldn't use your method personally because i was the guy that approved or denied a hp/lp plumbing jobs. The soap test works good imo but the industry requires a pressure gage and we filled the lines with compressed air to do leak tests just incase we did find a leak.
Thank you! I was wondering why it worked without the filter but not when the filter was installed.....I didn't know about or see the clear rubber sleeve on the connector side of the filter to the heater. All fixed!!!
Will also work on a 30 lb tank. Just make sure to get the proper regulator. I have my setup to change out between a little Buddy heater to a Coleman Titan gas stove. Really simple setup once you learn how.
You should use a regulator when using a bulk tank. The pressure coming off the tank and into the hose causes oils to leach out of the hose, which clogs the filter and destroys the ceramic burners. There are some hoses that won't leach oils, but they are very costly. If you keep the hose capped between use and have a trusted supplier, you don't need a filter at all. The oil that gets into propane systems is always a result of over pressurization, sometimes, that happens at the fill station. For refilling 1 lb bottles, there are refillable bottles available, most of the single use bottles will leak within a couple of refills.
If you're just starting to see oil, there's probably no need for any serious cleaning, just vacuum the burners and pilot light, then clean the pilot light with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol. It took my oldest Big Buddy over 20 years of heavy use with a bulk tank before the oil buildup got into the burners badly enough to effect performance. I had to take the burners out and put them in my ultrasonic cleaner to get the working properly again. Usually, when a Buddy heater starts acting up, it's the pilot light. The instructions for the Big Buddy specifically states a filter is not needed if using a regulator at the bulk tank or one of the special hoses.
so i get about 40 hours off my 20 lb. tank on the low setting. i dont have an average for the high setting yet but it looks like i will average around 16 hours on high.
@ Riverside Homestead Greetings from the land of ice and snow (middle of Alaska) 😎☕️🥶 You may to cover the importance of when shopping yard sales, to explain the dates on the propane tanks! If the date is out of compliance, it will not be filled by a propane distributor unless they have the ability to re-certify the tank.
You can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that if you take the tank to one of those exchanges like at a gas station or Walmart or Home Depot, they will take any tank that you bring them as long as it's not damaged and they will put in a new brass fittings and valve and they will repaint it and make it like new. I understand that refilling the tank is cheaper than doing an exchange, but that is one way to get rid of a out-of-date tank I would believe.
Great video! Love the way you break everything down .Do you think it would be safe to paint around this heater or the bigger one with latex paintt in my garage during the winter months? Sometimes I use oil base/ shellac primer. Also, is it safe to sleep with this heater on ( would use a Co2 sensor) . Thankyou .
I'm interested in that big buddy with the 20 pound tank. I turn down my downstairs thermostat way down at night to save energy. In the morning it takes a long time to for the furnace to bring downstairs up to temperature. The big buddy seems to have the power to heat things up quickly. Then I can shut it off and let the furnace maintain the temperature.
I have 2 questions, can you keep the 20lb tank inside your house for storage and while it is in use with the heater on? And is there any odd odors coming from the Mr. Buddy while it is in use? Thanks
Great vid man. Anyone that purchases the mr buddy 10 ft hose will not need the oil filter, it is an oiless hose. Even the stainless braided hoses on amazon have a rubber insert inside the stainless hose that contain oil. Learned the hard way and my buddy pilot got clogged with oil.
Pilot light time. 6 foot hose 6 minutes time to prime. 12 foot loose 12 minutes. Oe do a quick prime with pressing the in the end of the hose 5 seconds, with the gas on.
We have mostly orange propane tubes in Europe. The most are more stiff, but oil free. So no propane filter needed. One version is for Standard temperature. The other is stable for winter frosty. I will get my first buddy heater tomorrow. (Single canister version) I ordered also the propane tube for bigger gas bottles. Mine is 10 lbs. - And I´m age 62. So it`s better. I have also a refill set, to refill our gas canisters. And know "upside down", to refill with liquid gas. Greetings from sw germany (middle europe)
Two things Mr Heater makes two different hoses one is a a quick disconnect they cost a little more but you don’t need a filter and when you turn 20 Lb tank on do it very slowly a quarter turn at a time so you don’t flood the hose with propane
They make low pressure hoses for this purpose. They also make low pressure hoses to hook a tank up to those ventless propane heaters as well. They come with a built in regulator for the specific type of heater.
I love early mornings to watch the sunrise! This little thing has a great heat output ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxAvrAfikbUEMthp3AZ6iX5FKdiHfzy_RP . I sit in my rocker, warm, and watch the sunrise! It's great for travel as well. Just stow and go. Love this thing! For hunters, I've heard that they also make a little hood so that it focuses the heat a bit more if you have to sit further away. Just a heads up. It's so easy and quick to set up and get going.
LOVE this video. I have 2 mr buddy’s , have used them several times , my husband always took care of it . But on December 11 I lost him. Now it’s all me and I am nervous. Thank you so much for this wonderful video ! Love your channel
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm a single woman and have learned to do so much on my own. I'm divorced and remain single by choice.
Kathy Gibson.....I'm so sorry for your loss. Please know that this channel is there for you and your family in your time of need. Lifting you and your family up in prayer.
Tammy Lynn Schulz. 🙏🦁🐑🕊
my thoughts exactly . self sufficient mom
I hear ya! Us women got to learn how to do this stuff before our man is gone. Blessings. You got this !
Sorry for your loss Kathy.
TiP: I tried to hook one of these up to a 20lb tank (using the hose made by Mr Heater) the first time I needed to use it. No matter what I did i couldn't get that SOB to light!! Turns out with the bigger tank comes higher pressure and there's a safety valve in the heater end of the hose that closes if the pressure is too high. Reset it by tapping that end of the hose on the tank, or ground a few times. Then open the tank in 1/4 turns to keep the pressure down. After I learned this trick, no problems with the big tank.
Great tip, thanks for sharing!
@@RiversideHomesteadLifehow many days will a 20lb tank last? Does the heater put moisture in the air?
Thanks dude. After all my time with welding and mechanics. Nope... never knew about the suds.
I like this dude. He atleast is legit and informative. All these other prepper and homestead channels just want to talk about the end of the world.
I'm cool with that , but give us the advice and knowledge with it. And that's what this dude does.
Thank you for this... just what I needed - a step-by-step how-to for the hook-up of my Mr Buddy heater!
Great!
I've had my current Mr. buddy since 2014, and it has never failed me either with 1 pound tanks, or with the 20 lbs. Tank. They are extremely reliable.
Thank you. This video was bery helpful for me. Some of us just don’t know anything about propane and hook-ups. So it really helped to watch you go through it step by step. I love your channel and learn so much from you.
Thank you. I am one of those timid ones. I will watch this over and over and over
I appreciate you showing us exactly how to hook it all up. I've been nervous about getting my Mr. Buddy Heater because I am not very good at hooking things up. I am confident that now I can do this. Thank you for helping me.
Very well done step-by-step. Thank you! For 20lb and 30lb propane tanks, I set them in a milk crate, really helps stabilize them. I do that for transporting them to get filled as well. Thanks again!
Really appreciate your explaining this! You never make us feel dumb! Explained every step and why! Perfect! Again… gave confidence and did not make me feel dumb. So many explain like “I should
Know that”…
Mr. Buddy heaters are great. I have something similar for SHTF.
Busy prepping day today. I got 3 x 32 AAA batteries at £2.15 each. Bargain.
Extra long matches (43 count) x 2 for £1 a box.
Then I waited by the bargain basement fruit and veg section, and got:
Watercress 31p (I'll be planting this in fresh water, and growing it)
227g strawberries 58p
A punnet of salad cress for adding to a salad, for 9p
Thnk u
I love my Mr. Heater. I’m a chick lol 50plus. I have mine for all the reasons mentioned. I was using the green bottles until my awesome neighbor gave me the adapter to refill from larger tanks. They are hard for me to lug around. Life changing! I was intimated at first, but it is really easy and money saving! Thank you for sharing this information.
The end that goes to the tank is called a PLL.
It works thus : Left tighty , Righty loosey.
All the other connetions are right hand threads: Righty tighty ,Lefty loosey.
Good vid !
Thank you so much. I bought 2 little buddies and have been afraid to try them until this post. 🙏 to you and your family
Struggled with this for 15 minutes but finally got it going. And yep. Probably getting a five pound tank.
You have always been a blessing for those that have been trying to learn how to keep their hindquarters covered in bad times.
I've been a lifelong prepper, and I still still manage to discover things that you present that are new to me, or are improvements to the way I have done things in the past.
Bless you brother!
I appreciate that Ed! Thank you
I've used the soapy suds twice to find gas leaks, works like a charm. I smelled it first that's how I knew there was a leak somewhere, found it with the bubbles.
Glad to hear
Used to heat a small cabin this way. Found a hose with a 4psi regulator built in, whuch is exactly what you need. The 20# tanks run at way higher pressures than those small heaters are rated for.
Exemplary video!! Thank you. Yes, I have both "Mr. Buddy" & "Mr. Heater" units I have never tried/tested. This is an excellent motivator to be better prepared. Please keep up the great work.
We recently purchased the largest Mr.Buddy heater, based on your videos on them.
Thank you for all of the videos and suggestions.
Take care.
You bet, Thanks Diane
Just ordered fuel filter! Thank you as I didn't have that. I have a big buddy for back up heat. Bought a 20lb. Propane tank. I have 4 1lb tanks as well. Gonna start it this weekend just to get used to it. Weather is crazy and I'm new into prepping. Thanks for this video as this info is so valuable as I'm new to this!
Will be going back and watching I'm a newby
Perfect- if the news portion is not for you rest assure I do how to videos every week as well and will be grouping them all together in play lists on channel 🙌🏽
Just what I needed to know thank you I
I bought one last month
AWSOME
Thank you for the info! I got two of them last year with the hoses, filters and tanks. They’re a must if you live in cold weather areas.
Excellent video . Bought one last year , with a filter .Tested it then packed it away .Already have a 3,500 BTU unit and a 1,200 BTU unit . The Mr. Buddy (9,000 BTU unit ) is a GREAT general purpose heater for emergency's or camping ! Ontario Canada .
my heat bill last month was $55.00 and $77.00 this month... was a bit chilly here in the north east NH but we did it
Good to visually see hooking up to a tank, thanks.
I bought the Mr Buddy Heater after seeing your video on them and love it! Had to use it during our ice storm here in Texas when electricity went out! I was toasty in my apartment👍.
I bought a Big Buddy and thought it was a bad unit.
It would not stay lit on the burner.
The pilot would stay lit.
The issue was with the tank(s).
The 20lb tanks have a safety valve in them.
If you open the tank valve quickly and hear a click sound at the tank the safety valve has tripped and the heater burner will not stay lit.
Open the tank valve slowly and make sure the tank makes no noise.
Thanks Wayne!
The best explanation yet on these, GREAT JOB
Use our Mr Buddy Heater slot during the winter. Your tip on the filter is great information. I just heard about it a couple of weeks ago. Will be buying a filter. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching Steven
Brought a big buddy mr heater for my Rv
It works awesome.
Easy peasy , lemon squeezy.
Thank u.
You're welcome!
You're so awesome Cohen! Feel like you made this video just for me 😊 especially since I don't have a lot strength. Since the 20 lb tanks are heavy, is it safe to store it my living room? That may be a stupid question but I asked anyway. Will definitely remember the suds test👍👌 my daughter keeps telling me that I'm acting like it's the end of the world, not the end of the world just the end of days. Someday I hope to meet you and your family and your furbabies. Y'all have become my extended family. Love y'all 👑🙏🏻💞✝️🐾🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
i have used mine in my bedroom many times and have only used a 20 lb. tank. just be careful that the supply line and tank are behind the heater away from the heat and you will be fine.
@@crashoppe thank you so much! God bless you and yours👑🙏🏻💞✝️🐾🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯
@@maxinemcelroy8902 back at you kid! do you have an oxygen and co2 sensors to keep the air monitored? i do just as a safety precaution. never had an issue
@crashoppe I do indeed. I'm a senior widow and I have to say that I've not trusted anyone like I do Cohen. I really listen to him, reminds me of my dad.
@@maxinemcelroy8902 agreed. i consider myself a great judge of character and Cohen passes with flying colors. make sure you let me know if there is anything i can help you with. i have a "caregiver personality" and i LOVE to be the hero.
Nice Video. My heater hooked to a 35, gallon PP Tank You forgot to tell the viewers about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning when using these heaters in a small or close room.
Thanks a lot. I have a buddy heater, working on getting more.
Glad I could help
@@RiversideHomesteadLife you always are a great help, thanks again.
A Perfect Video instrucción!! Thank you!!!
Oh, please do the video on how to refill the 1lb tanks at home sooner than later. I’m a little scared 😟 😱 😳
Will do
You can do this with no filter if you buy the Mr Heater 10 ft hose part# F273704 the hose does not have the chemicals in it that clog the heater. Thats what I bought off amazon.
Great presentation Cohen..I have added additional filters to my preps. Although they say it's safe indoors...I got a Carbon Monoxide detector to be sure. Great video...straight forward .
Great tip! Thank you!
Did this setup this past weekend. Started sleeping in a tarp to try it out. Anyway it got down to just above freezing. First night went through 2 one pound tanks. Initially tried the 20lb but could not get it too light. Tried it again the next day and was able to get it to light. Did not wait long enough for the gas to get to the pilot light. The second night was much more comfortable as I did not have to get up to swap tanks. When tearing down the third day it seemed like it took forever for the gas to leave the hose between the tank and filter. Also had a stove fan that works with heat from the heater to turn a fan with no batteries.
Hey guy, love your walk through. I purchased a Colman stove I offered to do this conversion to the wife’s stove she ask for a second option so I went to a refillable 1# tank👍🏼
Perfect timing. Mine arrived today!
Perfect!
Thank you very much
😊👍
This helps. Will be getting a filter. I use it in my blind when hunting :)
They work great for that
About how many hours will the 20 pound tank run the Buddy heater?
Thank you soooo much for this video!!! I wasn't going to use the tanks until I saw this video.
Thank you very much for this information I have a Mr buddy heater
🙌🏽
Excellent video. Very straightforward. Nice length. Smart advice. I bought the hose and filter but haven't messed with them yet. Thanks.
Thank you , 🙌🏽
I lovd it, I'm nice warm and toasty 😊
👍
Thank you for sharing!!
👍
Thank you! I have a Mr. Buddy, but haven't tested it out yet. I will be pulling it out today and testing it. Thus far, I only have the small Coleman containers, but I'll be looking into getting what is needed for the 20 lb. container. We live in the mountains of E TN and lose power often. I need to KNOW I am prepared for several days without heat.
Thanks brother. I was spinning forever. Saved me from insanity. Earned my sub.
Yes...this is the best way...I keep a cheap paint brush and mason jar of water/dish soap near the tank to check it for leaks when we hook up. If you just gently mix them, no shaking...then put the clear liquid on the connections...if you have a leak it will bubble but you can see exactly where the leak is because it will be the only bubbles. If you foam it up it seams like it would be harder to pin point the leak?
One of the best videos I havever seen
You can get a fitting to fill the one pound cans to, great video man.
Wow, best channel if found this week.
Thank you very good information
Welcome
Used one last year in the Texas deep freeze power failure. It worked great.
Thanks for sharing
@@RiversideHomesteadLife Had to sleep in the living room but was OK.
Thank you.
I live in the UK am definitely getting one of these and am a prepper so.i watch channel so was wondering can the UK run bigger bottles of it, pleased I watched this video as never new about filter
Great tips thanks
You're welcome!
Great video, thanks.
You are welcome!
We used a spray bottle with dish soap with a bit more soap than you use because you can spray it directly into the threads because it's easier to do underneath a house when you gotta check several connections overhead 👍
You can detect micro leaks this way because it doesn't spray bubbles all over the pipe you're trying to inspect just a liquid. I wouldn't use your method personally because i was the guy that approved or denied a hp/lp plumbing jobs. The soap test works good imo but the industry requires a pressure gage and we filled the lines with compressed air to do leak tests just incase we did find a leak.
Thank you! I was wondering why it worked without the filter but not when the filter was installed.....I didn't know about or see the clear rubber sleeve on the connector side of the filter to the heater. All fixed!!!
I appreciate this video very much!!
Glad to hear!
thank you for these great video
My pleasure!
I have been thinking about getting a Mr Buddy Heater and this info is very informative:)
Glad it was helpful!
Tractor supply has everything usually its in stock filter,reg. Hoses and all
Will also work on a 30 lb tank. Just make sure to get the proper regulator. I have my setup to change out between a little Buddy heater to a Coleman Titan gas stove. Really simple setup once you learn how.
Excellent details.
Yeah thanks for the real good info !
Now I want one
A lot of help here and thanks!
Good to see your hand works ok now !👍
Thanks 👍It is definitely getting stronger
You should use a regulator when using a bulk tank.
The pressure coming off the tank and into the hose causes oils to leach out of the hose, which clogs the filter and destroys the ceramic burners. There are some hoses that won't leach oils, but they are very costly.
If you keep the hose capped between use and have a trusted supplier, you don't need a filter at all. The oil that gets into propane systems is always a result of over pressurization, sometimes, that happens at the fill station.
For refilling 1 lb bottles, there are refillable bottles available, most of the single use bottles will leak within a couple of refills.
How can I fix one I've already seen having oil in it?
If you're just starting to see oil, there's probably no need for any serious cleaning, just vacuum the burners and pilot light, then clean the pilot light with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol.
It took my oldest Big Buddy over 20 years of heavy use with a bulk tank before the oil buildup got into the burners badly enough to effect performance. I had to take the burners out and put them in my ultrasonic cleaner to get the working properly again.
Usually, when a Buddy heater starts acting up, it's the pilot light.
The instructions for the Big Buddy specifically states a filter is not needed if using a regulator at the bulk tank or one of the special hoses.
They're about $20 on Amazon vs. $30 for the regular hose with disposable filter.
Thank you
so i get about 40 hours off my 20 lb. tank on the low setting. i dont have an average for the high setting yet but it looks like i will average around 16 hours on high.
@ Riverside Homestead Greetings from the land of ice and snow (middle of Alaska) 😎☕️🥶
You may to cover the importance of when shopping yard sales, to explain the dates on the propane tanks! If the date is out of compliance, it will not be filled by a propane distributor unless they have the ability to re-certify the tank.
Great suggestion!
You can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that if you take the tank to one of those exchanges like at a gas station or Walmart or Home Depot, they will take any tank that you bring them as long as it's not damaged and they will put in a new brass fittings and valve and they will repaint it and make it like new. I understand that refilling the tank is cheaper than doing an exchange, but that is one way to get rid of a out-of-date tank I would believe.
@@NEW_INSITE maybe, depends on where you live. Some places are brutal on the regulations lol.
@@RiversideHomesteadLife here to help Brother.
I did this about 15 years ago worked great . Only mine had the fixed fitting that would not move.. The 20 pound tank runs about 36 hours
I'm going to get this for my conversion van.i would use it before I go to bed..turn back on in the am.sould be safe that way
Good information you provide..!
Great video! Love the way you break everything down .Do you think it would be safe to paint around this heater or the bigger one with latex paintt in my garage during the winter months? Sometimes I use oil base/ shellac primer. Also, is it safe to sleep with this heater on ( would use a Co2 sensor) . Thankyou .
Great tricks never knew that grill did that
I'm interested in that big buddy with the 20 pound tank. I turn down my downstairs thermostat way down at night to save energy. In the morning it takes a long time to for the furnace to bring downstairs up to temperature. The big buddy seems to have the power to heat things up quickly. Then I can shut it off and let the furnace maintain the temperature.
Yezzzz, I missed out on the Costco deal 😢, but with this video I have the knowledge and confidence to lite this buddy up. TY
I have 2 questions, can you keep the 20lb tank inside your house for storage and while it is in use with the heater on? And is there any odd odors coming from the Mr. Buddy while it is in use? Thanks
Yes you can I’ve done this it’s fine
Thank you!
You're welcome, Ann!
Great vid man. Anyone that purchases the mr buddy 10 ft hose will not need the oil filter, it is an oiless hose. Even the stainless braided hoses on amazon have a rubber insert inside the stainless hose that contain oil. Learned the hard way and my buddy pilot got clogged with oil.
Thanks for sharing
Great video.. my pellet stove went out and this will help a lot. We are going to get more bad weather. Thanks so much
Thanks, I appreciate your help
Thanks Terry
Thanks for the info
Pilot light time.
6 foot hose 6 minutes time to prime.
12 foot loose 12 minutes.
Oe do a quick prime with pressing the in the end of the hose 5 seconds, with the gas on.
This video really helps me out, thanks brother
No problem 👍
We have mostly orange propane tubes in Europe.
The most are more stiff, but oil free. So no propane filter needed.
One version is for Standard temperature.
The other is stable for winter frosty.
I will get my first buddy heater tomorrow. (Single canister version)
I ordered also the propane tube for bigger gas bottles.
Mine is 10 lbs. - And I´m age 62. So it`s better.
I have also a refill set, to refill our gas canisters.
And know "upside down", to refill with liquid gas.
Greetings from sw germany (middle europe)
Two things Mr Heater makes two different hoses one is a a quick disconnect they cost a little more but you don’t need a filter and when you turn 20 Lb tank on do it very slowly a quarter turn at a time so you don’t flood the hose with propane
Yes thank you now I know what I need
You are my new best friend & i greatly appreciate the knowledge & tips. I have subscribed and thank you
Can you run the Mr.Buddy attached to the 20lb tank in your house? Or does the 20lb tank have to be outside?
I've never had a problem inside my camper. I always used tank inside
It can be used in a house , used it in a house that was very old
Thanks, our son got up one for Xmas.
🙌🏽AWSOME this is the way to do it !
They make low pressure hoses for this purpose. They also make low pressure hoses to hook a tank up to those ventless propane heaters as well.
They come with a built in regulator for the specific type of heater.