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Mr. Heater MH18B-California Approved, Portable Propane Heater

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Mr. Heater MH18B-California Approved, Portable Propane Heater

(153 customer reviews)

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4266730-A

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Portable propane heater. Features one button ignition, a tip over safety feature and an oxygen depletion sensor that will automatically shut unit off to keep you safe when using it in confined spaces. Heats up to 400sq. Ft. CSA certified

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Product Details

Product Length:	18.5 inches
Product Width:	18.0 inches
Product Height:	11.4 inches
Product Weight:	20.0 pounds
Package Length:	19.0 inches
Package Width:	17.6 inches
Package Height:	12.0 inches
Package Weight:	18.6 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 153 reviews

Features

Swivel regulators and single control
Automatic low oxygen shutoff system
Accidental tip-over safety shutoff
California approved
Heats up to 400 square feet
Battery or A/C powered blower fan for versatility
Built-in Piezo starter for easy starts
Key-shaped rear mounting holes for wall mounting
Large four-position heat level control knob for controlling with gloved hands
Low, medium, and high heat level control knob for steady temperatures

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

( 153 customer reviews )
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340 of 342 found the following review helpful:

Great heater when simple precautions followed. Jan 21, 2009 By Christopher S. Mooney "Moondawg"
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.

132 of 137 found the following review helpful:

Good heater, but kind of finicky. Dec 24, 2004 By Virginia Coldness "Bryce"
I don't agree with some of the reviews. I don't see that it's a fire hazard at all. My Big Buddy was delivered last week. Here's what I found:

My elevation in Virginia, About 800 feet

Ambient temperature, 72.8 (in my house). Outside temp 29.0

1. Running on high on ONE Disposable Cylinder caused unit shutdown after 50 minutes. (Pilot started to flicker, cut out and then gas shut down). Single bottle was covered with ice (I assume that's bad...)

2. Running on TWO Disposable Cylinders got me the balance of three hours smoothly and well.

3. No fumes observed at all. Some moisture, but cracking the window an inch kept it under control.

4. A lot of heat. Too much for my wood floor. I had to put it on my brick mantle. This might scorch tile.

5. It kept my upstairs (1000 square feet) at 72.5. Only a loss of 0.3 degrees over three hours. Better than expected.

Suggestion: If you are trying to run on high with disposables, use two of them. This is not in the manual.

I don't know how it works with tanks, or whether you need to feed one or both inputs.

My unit did not come with the AC adapter. The batteries work.

If you bump it gently, it shuts off.

Conclusion:

For 139 bucks, it fits the bill well enough. It appears to be very well made, but the safety features make it tempermental. For my use as an emergency heat source, it's adequate.

133 of 140 found the following review helpful:

Match your Mr Heater with the right Accessories Feb 12, 2006 By The Putze "Marty"
I've been fumbling, stumbling, and bumbling along trying to obtain the "right" combination of MR HEATER items to allow me to use their BIG BUDDY product. I strongly suggest that you decide on which heater you want, then go to www.mrheater.com and pull up the web page for that heater. Find the FAQ section for that heater. Read through the "problems" very closely. You will find there are valid reasons for those problems to occur. MR HEATER explains and provides solutions to those problems in the FAQ. One thing, in my humble opinion, is missing in the descriptions ~ If you are using larger than 20-lb tanks, you may need a "regulator" to control the pressure from the tank to your heater or other small appliance. Check with MR HEATER Tech Support before you run into problems. Be patient and be very clear about your setup. Everyone I have contacted has been very helpful and responsive to my questions. MR HEATER also provides information on the SAFETY RECALL situation with a possible solution on what to do with replacing a faulty heater.

41 of 42 found the following review helpful:

Best thing I've ever bought! Dec 05, 2008 By Ernest Osborne
My heavily retro-insulated 1920 NH colonial is heated with base-board heat supplied by an oil fired water boiler. Living alone now, and seeing oil prices exceeding $4.25/gallon this summer, I decided to get creative with space heaters. After a lot of research, I bought a Big Buddy for my downstairs 12x24 office and a Delonghi TRD0715T oil-filled radiator for my upstairs, 12x12 bedroom. Both have proven to be excellent choices.

To fire my Big Buddy, I drilled a small hole in the wall to the outside, just large enough to sneak the 12' regulated propane hose (accessory) outside and into a barbeque grill size propane tank. I built a little, enclosed stand for the propane tank so I could reach out a window to turn it off and on rather than have to go outside to do it. I've been keeping the rest of the downstairs at 50 degrees as I don't use the other rooms except to walk through to get to my office. In the morning, I fire my Big Buddy up to the max 18,000 btu and in 20 minutes the room is at 60 degrees. Then I turn the heater down to 9,000 btu for a half hour or so until the room is up to 65 degrees, then down to 4,000 btu until the room is at 70 degrees, and for the rest of the day I vary between 4,000 btu and just a pilot light. At a local propane dealer, I can get a 20 lb. barbeque tank filled for $10. I keep two barbeque tanks, so when one runs out of propane, I have another ready to go. So far I go through a tank about every 10 days. No mess, no fumes, no headaches, no problems. Between this heater and the excellent Delonghi heater in my bedroom, I have so far used 1/8 tank of heating oil since August, where I would otherwise by now have used more near 3/4 of my 275 gallon oil tank. Even as heating oil has dropped considerably in price since August, that's still a huge savings.

One downside of my Big Buddy is the installed fan is not only noisy but pretty useless. To compensate for this, I have a six inch fan propped up behind and toward the top of the heater to blow the rising heat around the room. My Big Buddy isn't thermostat controlled, but who cares? When the room is up to the temperature I want, I get up out of my chair once every couple hours or so and turn the heat control up or down, and for that minor inconvenience I save a small fortune on heating oil.

If you buy the Big Buddy, be sure to turn off your propane source and let your Big Buddy pilot light go out before you turn off the unit. Otherwise, enjoy the relatively inexpensive heat from this excellent powerhouse.

31 of 32 found the following review helpful:

The Best Of The Best Apr 10, 2009 By banjo
This Is A great Little heater. You can use it with 1 LB cylinders or 40 lb tank. And you don't need a regulater like most heaters becouse there is one built in side. If you reed the manual you will see this. You do have the option of using a quick disconect hose and with this you do need a regulater. witch is in the manual. and a filter for the oily resdue. also most heaters ask for a 100 lb tank only no less. with this buddy heater you can use one 20 lb tank or two 20 lb tanks. I use one 40 lb. Also i see some reviewers say thay don't like it becouse it don't last long using the 1 lb cylinders witch is true. but thats why thay call it the portable Buddy. There is a fitting called a ( MAC COUPLER) that screws on the 20 or 40 lb tanks to refill those cylinders and save moneyMac Coupler Propane Refill Adapter $2.99 shipping.

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