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#Mr buddy heater portable

What’s not to like? Well, burning propane creates moisture and the Portable Buddy doesn’t vent to the outside, so it releases that moisture into the cabin where it can condense on cold walls and windows. The heater is very stable, but needs to be moved carefully when it is burning, or the tip-over sensor will turn it off that’s good. The Buddy has a certification from CSA (formerly Canadian Standards Association) an international organization that sets safety standards. The oxygen sensor does work, both shutting down the heater if triggered while running or preventing it from being lighted if the sensor detects the ambient oxygen to be low before starting. For most boats, sliding a hatch back or cracking a window about 1″ will suffice. This allows for the heater to be safely used while camping, ice fishing, working in a garage or workshop, or for emergency home use in the event of a power outage.” It is important to read the instructions about providing adequate ventilation: a minimum vent of 9 sq in is required. Heater writes “The Portable Buddy incorporates an Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS), which shuts off the heater if the oxygen in the room gets below a certain point. Is using a propane-burning heater in an enclosed space safe? Mr. Heat is projected outward through radiation and carried upward by convection, so the Buddy requires adequate clearance as well as ventilation. I’ve not had problems using the heater in a boat cabin, but I’d advise respecting the 30″ overhead clearance recommendation. But when I use the Buddy in a cold garage where I’m building a lapstrake sail-and-oar boat, I felt a little heat focused on my legs but a tremendous amount of heat rising from the top of the heater. When I use the heater in the enclosed space of a cabin, I feel most of the warmth as radiant heat focused at me. It must have 6″ clearance to the sides and 30″ above. The Buddy has a stable base with a 14.5″ x 9″ footprint and keyhole slots in the back for wall mounting. The Buddy can be operated with an accessory hose, sold separately, that you can connect to larger refillable tanks, but storing those bulky cylinders isn’t practical for most small boats. I rarely use the high setting a 1-lb propane cylinder lasts about three days of 30- to 40-degree mornings and evenings. The Buddy puts out 4,000 Btu with a six-hour burn time on its low setting, and 9,000 Btu with a three-hour burn time on the high setting. The Portable Buddy will shut itself off if it tips over or if its sensor detects a drop in oxygen levels. I usually turn the heater to the middle setting for 10 minutes, then turn it off another 10 minutes-it doesn’t take much to warm the cabin.

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It’s not a 24/7 solution that will take you to Alaska, but I’ve used it for winter weekend outings aboard JUST ENUF, my Kohler-designed catamaran outboard cruiser, to warm the cabin, especially just before turning in. Heater, is a practical way to extend the boating season.

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The Portable Buddy, a radiant infrared propane heater from Mr. Time for breakfast-when it gets too warm, I’ll turn the heater off. It’s soon a lot warmer and a pleasure to get out of bed to get dressed. Do I really want that early start? I reach out of my sleeping bag to start the Portable Buddy heater and snuggle back in the sack for another 10 minutes.

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Brrr, it’s a chilly morning and there’s frost in the cabin.







Mr buddy heater