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(More customer reviews)Here's what you should know BEFORE you buy this thing. It is inefficient, expensive, and environmentally lousy with 1 lb disposable cylinders. If you are planning to use a 20lb propane tank, be aware that you can only get near the 220 hour (at low) performance by using 2 tanks. The heater has 2 regulators, 2 heating tiles, and 2 connections. At low and medium settings you will only use one of the `tiles'. On high, both tiles will burn brightly. The fan is noisy and sucks down D cell batteries, but really doesn't move much air. There is also the AC adapter option: Radio Shack sells it for about 18-20$. Mr. Heater Customer Service can provide the part numbers but cannot sell you the item. When you talk with them, you might as well order the fuel filters ($9.95 each) that you will need if you use 20 pound tanks. For 2 tanks, order 2 filters. The filters are a (moisture/impurity) trap that prevents the tiny holes in the heating tiles from filling up with junk.Propane may be equal at creation, but one never knows how it has been stored. Use the filters. If you use 20 lb tanks, you will also need hoses. Mr. Heater makes them in 5 and 12 foot lengths. Amazon seems to have the best price on these. You should expect to spend $100-$150 above the price of the heater for hoses, tanks, filters, AC adapter.
Feeding the rumor mill: There was a Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall of this item during the Winter 04/05. It impacted all heaters sold prior to about January 10, 2005. The problem concerned a potential malfunction of the regulator/control valve assemblies. My first heater was affected by the recall. I had no use of it for the winter of 04/05. My second heater works just fine.
Amazon Customer Service: EXTREMELY POOR as it relates to this purchase. I purchased my heater days before the recall was announced. Amazon refused to accept my return of this item even though it had not been used. They also took down product reviews alerting customers to the recall (and potential safety hazard) of this item. After numerous polite but fruitless conversations, I contacted the President of Amazon with my complaint. He has chosen to ignore it. I would probably buy this heater again despite the problems. I would never buy anything from Amazon again because of the problems.
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Product Description:
NEW, improved, totally portable, more POWERFUL warmth! The Mr. Heater Big Buddy, now with TWICE the BTU output of the previous model, and with more propane capacity! If you've got a barn, shed, workshop, garage, ice fishing house, porch, patio, RV, you name it, that needs a dose of coziness, this is the way to go: Two 1-lb. propane cylinders will offer from 3-12 hours heating. Two 20-lb. cylinders will heat up to 400 sq. ft. for up to 220 hours (propane cylinders, tanks not included. Hoses sold separately); 3 heat settings... 4,000 / 9,000 / 18,000 BTU / hr.; Powerful fan to distribute heat. Uses AC plug-in (adapter not included) or D batteries. Or just use as 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; Compact 17 x 10 x 17 1/2", approx. 15 lbs. "Key" rear holes for wall mounting. Shiver no more... get yours ONLINE! AVAILABLE SEPARATELY: 5' or 12' Hose Assembly - word search in our Store for 'Hose Assembly'. Mr. Heater Big Buddy
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