Big buddy heater pos

Why are you using the President as your user name?

Anonymous wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
And no chance of CO poisoning

This statement is false, any gas appliance can produce CO. The buddy heater does have some features that will shut off the unit if there is not enough O2 to have the pilot burn, but that is all, no CO detector, no CO monitor. Basically, the pilot light is designed to be weak and go out if the O2 is low, especially after people modify the pilot so it doesn’t blow out as easy.

Shhhhhh, it’s how we thin the herd,,,,,

HRG

I’ve had trouble with my pilot staying lit, even when the heater is running full out. I’ve found that if I put the heater on a foam pad, it keeps the tanks from getting as cold, as fast and seems to help the problem. It is frustrating, but after a few years of getting headaches from sunspot heaters I figure it’s a fair trade off.

suzuki wrote:

Why are you using the President as your user name?

Probably knows America is getting great again!!

I will take it off your hands no charge

A CO on mille lacs put arsenic in our soup once. That’s the closest I’ve ever come to co poisoning.

Nancy Peloski

Too late its trashed

Donald trumpet wrote:

Too late its trashed

Sounds like you have more money than brains. If it was brand new, return it.

I’ll take a sunflower over a buddy 8 days a week.

Sunflower for me too.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

I’ll take a sunflower over a buddy 8 days a week.

Yup sunflower with the thermocouple safety crap that breaks right away removed. I have used Little Buddies in the deer stand, never had a problem there…

I’ve had sunflowers burn or melt too much stuff. Sides of portables, bibs etc. Not much forgiveness with those. The buddy heaters don’t get hot on the back. Plus the tank doesn’t have to be in the house taking up space.

There is a YouTube video of a guy who did a CO test on a Mr Buddy in his hut. He used a CO detector and it showed no CO emissions.

Sylvanboat wrote:

There is a YouTube video of a guy who did a CO test on a Mr Buddy in his hut. He used a CO detector and it showed no CO emissions.

Nothing burns clean. CO is a byproduct of combustion. A buddy heater is ventless. You need a vented heater if you want zero (or best chance of zero) CO…just for safety knowledge.

A little more information about how CO can be produced in greater quantities by any fire.

We all know fire needs oxygen 0. One of the byproducts of combustion is carbon dioxide CO2 (1 part carbon, 2 parts oxygen) and a little carbon monoxide CO (1 part carbon, 1 part oxygen). In an enclosed area like a portable, where the trouble starts when the oxygen levels get a little low, then the fire need more oxygen. Guess what, there are 2 parts of oxygen in carbon dioxide!! Fire is all set, fire will take only 1 part of CO2. Problem is, when you steal 1 part of oxygen from carbon dioxide, you are left with higher levels of carbon monoxide CO.

That is why ventilation is so important in the unvented heaters, you need enough oxygen to satisfy the flame and of course your lungs can use some too.

Be smart out there.

This bears repeating;

Anonymous wrote:

A little more information about how CO can be produced in greater quantities by any fire.

We all know fire needs oxygen 0. One of the byproducts of combustion is carbon dioxide CO2 (1 part carbon, 2 parts oxygen) and a little carbon monoxide CO (1 part carbon, 1 part oxygen). In an enclosed area like a portable, where the trouble starts when the oxygen levels get a little low, then the fire need more oxygen. Guess what, there are 2 parts of oxygen in carbon dioxide!! Fire is all set, fire will take only 1 part of CO2. Problem is, when you steal 1 part of oxygen from carbon dioxide, you are left with higher levels of carbon monoxide CO.

That is why ventilation is so important in the unvented heaters, you need enough oxygen to satisfy the flame and of course your lungs can use some too.

Be smart out there.

Anonymous wrote:

A little more information about how CO can be produced in greater quantities by any fire.

We all know fire needs oxygen 0. One of the byproducts of combustion is carbon dioxide CO2 (1 part carbon, 2 parts oxygen) and a little carbon monoxide CO (1 part carbon, 1 part oxygen). In an enclosed area like a portable, where the trouble starts when the oxygen levels get a little low, then the fire need more oxygen. Guess what, there are 2 parts of oxygen in carbon dioxide!! Fire is all set, fire will take only 1 part of CO2. Problem is, when you steal 1 part of oxygen from carbon dioxide, you are left with higher levels of carbon monoxide CO.

That is why ventilation is so important in the unvented heaters, you need enough oxygen to satisfy the flame and of course your lungs can use some too.

Be smart out there.

Kind of. If propane is burning clean, the byproducts are just carbon dioxide and water. If propane is not burning cleanly (when you’ll notice a black soot from unoxidized carbon), either from a low oxygen level or a problem with your heater, the products of propane combustion are carbon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and water. The oxygen is really not actually being stolen from the carbon dioxide, but rather, there just isn’t enough oxygen to oxidize the propane to produce carbon dioxide.
You make the right point though. Plenty of ventilation is needed to avoid problems.

As far as Buddy heaters go, I’ve used a Big Buddy now for 4, 5, 6 years, I don’t know, both with 1 lb. propane tanks or hooked up to a 25 lb. propane tank, I’ve never had a single problem and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever bought for ice fishing.
I do have a sunflower heater too, but like some other guys have mentioned, Although it heats great, I’ve had to many jackets or other things melted by sunflower heaters over the years to ever want to use it ice fishing again if I can help it. Mine has been collecting dist ever since I bought my Big Buddy.

About 25 years ago back in high school we brought a kid on the ice with us who had never been before.He wore his brand new triple fat goose down jacket he got for Christmas.Well we failed to warn him to be carefull about the sunflower sitting atop the 20lb tank.It didnt take but an hour before it looked like we cleaned ten peoples limit of ducks and geese in a 6’x6′ shack.Still makes me chuckle to this day..

mahtofire14 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>skunked wrote:</div>
I have a probably un-related problem with a big buddy heater as well…..

Will run on propane bottles for about five-ish minutes and then shut down dead, not peter out but go from full on high (or whatever settings it was on I’ve tested all three) to off. When running off a large tank it doesn’t do this.

Mr Heater also told me to clean it, which I did, and the problem persisted.

Anyone have any ideas??

Wonder if the gas sensor is getting tripped and killing it? Do you have ventilation in your house?

Used it in an Otter Lodge, Clam hub, and just the floor or my garage. Does the same thing every time.

matt wrote:

About 25 years ago back in high school we brought a kid on the ice with us who had never been before.He wore his brand new triple fat goose down jacket he got for Christmas.Well we failed to warn him to be carefull about the sunflower sitting atop the 20lb tank.It didnt take but an hour before it looked like we cleaned ten peoples limit of ducks and geese in a 6’x6′ shack.Still makes me chuckle to this day..

LOL…that I wouldn’t mind seeing and laughing.