propane bottle top heater how long will it last on 20lb tank
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- In this video we will see just how long the propane bottle top heater will last on a full 20ld tank of propane not an exchange tank.
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Take your 20# tank and place it in a plastic milk crate for added tip over protection .
Good idea thanks.
It’s what I’ve done also 😊
Safety comes.
Excellent idea! 🙏
Isn't the tank heavier then the crate? It seems like the tank would tip the crate over to.
When I was a kid my dad used one of these to heat a 10x10 canvas wall tent. We used it all the time. That was 50 years ago and I survived..
So can you put in a hunting ground blind????
@@livinglife4921 probably depends on amount of fresh air coming in, cross wind, etc. Also depends on high, med or low and length of time. If you start to get dizzy and feel sick to your stomach, time to call 911. After becoming violently ill, I ended up in hospital, would have died about an hour longer. Of course I had a nap while it was going. Never ever again.
@@livinglife4921 One safer way is to burn Rubbing Alcohol. Pack a coffee can w/toilet paper. Saturate w/90+% isopropyl alcohol. Light it and it puts out a lot of heat.
And, isopropyl alcohol produces VERY little carbon monoxide unless in a low oxygen environment. The combustion byproducts are CO2 & water.
Buddy heater yes.@@livinglife4921
I use one to heat my house and works great also I was homeless for a little while years ago and lived in a 12 person cabin tent and used it in the tent also and did a great job keeping it warm
Thanks for the video! I'm (23) new to a lot of practical tools and machinery and needed to figure out how to use one of these. This was the most comprehensive instruction just for turning it on lol
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the comment.
Funny, as I’m watching this, it’s 33 degrees out here, I’m sitting on the tailgate of my truck, enjoying a cigar, and I have the double version of this keeping me nice and warm. I’ve had it for years, and it still works great. Thanks for sharing, be well my friend.
Cigar! Now were talkin relaxation.
Here in Dover,PA. I'm so happy i just saw this video.I need to drain a tank and i dont have need for a grill. Now i know how to warm my shop to work in!
Glad I could help.
Thanks for the comment and watching.
I have both the single and dual head heaters I use to heat my little shop. I always have my exhaust fan running and a fresh air opening when running them. Those CO2 headaches are nasty. I have what is called an "Elephant Trunk" for the single head that I often used for starting cold diesels in the bush. It is an 10 inch, insulated collapsible (horizontally) hose that fits about 6 inches from the head and it has a booster 12V fan (my design) to move the hot air. 10 minutes heating up a diesels intake (no air cleaner) and they usually start right up at -30C. Like you say old friend they can be dangerous and can start a fire in no time. They should never be left unattended. The trunk can be used to safely heat oil pans and hydraulic tanks. It is always good to see you my friend. Each post is one closer to move in day. Your castle awaits eh.
We used one back in the ice storm of '07 during a 24 hour blackout to keep the living room warm while everyone sat in the living room and talked with oil lamps burning. We kept a window cracked and opened the front door about every 30 minutes to circulate in fresh air. I don't recall any headaches or anything. It was quite pleasant, actually. We considered putting it in the fireplace, but the heater on the tank was too tall. Actually, we would have burned wood if we had some. Our family has experience in using gas stoves in older home back before it was illegal to have a gas stove in a bedroom, so we knew about the fresh air thing.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video.. I use one of these all the time when doing home repairs.. I’m mostly there for a week and run the heater 4-5 hours a day … about 20 hours a week and still have half or more propane in the tank. Great video
Thanks for sharing.
44.25 hours of run time on low setting, a little more than I expected. I have a Mr heater 38k BTU propane "jet" heater that blasts out the heat but is pretty noisy and runs about 9 hrs per tank.
Thanks for the info and for watching.
Yup, my single burner, on low, burns about 0.5 lbs and hour.
Run it on low....
5 and a half work days on 1 tank ain't bad. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the spoiler. I don't need to watch the whole loud echoing video 🤣
Yes thanks
Hey thanks for the video my friend! I run one of these in my workshop as of this year and was actually wondering how long it would last.
I use mine in my house and i use it in my tent also i never had no problem with fumes or anything like that i always keep it on low
Should have a carbon monoxide detector with that.
I have both a single burner and a double burner. Use them in my (vary non air tight ) garage. Good simple heaters. Just use common sense , 1; they consume Oxygen and 2: they get INCREDIBLY hot and will burn or melt anything that gets too close. Also have a small 3,000 BTU unit that uses 1 LB tanks. GREAT in a pop up hunting blind or emergency. Ontario Canada .
Yeah they are good heaters but i would suggest using a co detector.
Good to know! Thank you for sharing’
Thanks Paul
Well I'm using in my cabin
I used one in my vw beetle.. could only run 5 minutes then off then on. Warmest nettle of anyone I knew.
This heater is not good for enclosed spaces needs lots of fresh air.
You can figure out how long your propane tank will last without lighting the heater. Your heater uses 15,000 BTUs per hour at high setting (9,000 on low, 13,000 on medium). Divide that into the number of BTUs in your propane tank or bottle. That will tell you how many hours of heat you'll get. 1 gal of propane has 91,500 BTUs or 21,500 BTUs per lb. You'll get about 6 hrs of useable heat per gallon or 1.3 hrs of heat per lb of propane. Propane weighs 4.11 lb per gallon. Times will vary becasue the density of propane changes with temperature and sometimes the fuel amount varies as to who's filling the tank. On low setting, you should get about 38 hrs of useable heat.
I agree and on low I get 36 hours of heat
yes you can use it in your house
Open a window so you have some fresh air.
I used mine in an apt during a 2 wk power outage with the door ajar for fresh air. Just long enough to warm the place and shut it off. Only took maybe half an hour in the morning and stayed warm most of the day. Worked great.
Most flammable gasses, except maybe small tanks like the 1-LB green propane tanks, have a left hand thread. Only oxygen has right-handed threads, so it's impossible to cross them. I live in FL and it's new years eve 22/23 and at 9pm it's 75. We did just have our coldest week so far this year. It made it all the way down to 53, so not really much use for one of these, but it was pretty interesting. Very surprising how long it burned. Someday I may move farther North and I will remember this video.
Thanks for the comment and watching.
I live in GA.. it's currently in the 50s and feels cold toxus because we are used to 80s and 90s. And when it hits 40.... super cold.. I'm from the North East where it Geeta in the teens and used to laugh at folks who thought 40 was cold.. until I acclimated and been here 30 years. No I'm cold too.
10 months later and I had forgotten all about this video. ¯\_(ツ )_/¯ I'm going t have to re-watch it. I recently found a privately run gas refill company, and when I got my tank back. I mean it was heavy! Nothing like the tanks from in front of Publix or wherever. Bet it would last even longer on one of those tanks.
This video saved my life
Thank you so much for the comment glad to help you.
We use one burner on a triple for extra heat when it gets in the teens outside. It runs for 12 hours at a time and we get 48 to 50 hours out of a 20 lb. tank. It helps keep our 1700 sq. ft. home around 70 degrees all night long. No I would not use it in a car , van , tent or anything with a low ceiling due to the intense heat rising straight up from the burner shield. In a house with 8 foot ceilings or a workshop its not an issue. As for being well ventilated they make vent less blue flame wall heaters that can use the same 20 , 30 or 100 lb. propane tanks and condensation from burning propane is a bigger issue than CO2 or carbon monoxide.
Thanks for the comment.
This is good information. I was looking to buy 2 of these. Because here in Texas we had the Freeze Blast 2 years in a row. With the Electric Grid shut down. So you are saying I could use this in my home as long as I crack a window or 2?? Of course I'd probably use it 2 Hours at a time just to be on the safe side. What advice do you have??
I use one on my desk, blows scorching hot heat right in my face. Singed eyebrows but being warms all that matters
Thanks for sharing and watching.
Eyebrows are overrated anyways!!!😆
You’ll be fine. My mustaches is not so good
Very good review, thank you. I have the Mr. Heater® 540˚ Tank Top Heater , it run 15 hours with 20 pounds tank at low. And it is good I have big work space to heat.... I need a model less performing for small space... this one look very good and very low cost to run.... thank you 👍👍👍
Your welcome and thanks for watching.
40 hours dont waste your time watching this
Thanks for watching my friend.
Excellent info, thanks
That seem to last along time, good to know. Thanks Ken 👍
Not bad for a propane heater I thought it was pretty good too
With the price of propane today , these are very expensive to use. Especially if u put it on the high setting. I do not belive that time even on low heat maybe 20 hrs at the most . I had one I got rid of it.
It is expensive but you the heat it works thanks for the comment and watching.
I have two of these and they both catch fire down inside of it. I can't figure out why but don't walk away from one of these and leave it burning . I came back and it was cherry red all the way to the gas bottle screaming like a jet engine
I plan on brooding chicks this spring off grid out doors. Evaluating if I should run heater lamps or gasoline generator, or propane. I am thinking of circling heater with sheet metal. My hope is the day old chicks will move as close to the heated sheet metal as they need to be. Might be more economical then burning gasoline. Or perhaps a self made pelat stove surrounded by metal.
Good luck with your chicks i am also getting chicks soon so they will be big enough by spring to start laying eggs.
10 days thats cool for only low heat for a couple of hours.
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Thank you
You're welcome.
Thanks for the comment.
Thank you Sir.
Thank you for the comment and watching.
@@Robinson-Homestead My Pleasure 🙏
My uncle used to light his cigarette off of this thing...😒
Thank you for the comment Merry Christmas.
thanks
No problem.
Thank you so much for the comment.
Echo echo echo echo echo echo echo ✨️
Ty for the information 👍
Thanks for watching
I get about 20-24 hours on a 20 pound tank on low.
Thanks David.
Thanks dude ,I got one and was so stressed,not until I watched your video,that I noticed the instructions in the box ,hahahahaha, 😂 lol
Glad I could help thank you for the comment.
A,-1 THANKS FOR SHARING COMPLETLY
Thanks for the comment and watching.
Runs for 44 hours and change thanks!
Thanks for the comment.
Wow thanks
Thanks for the comment and watching.
Good intel brother
Thanks
Wow ! 😊
Thanks! 😃
My Dynaglo 30,000-60,000 btu will kill a 20lb tank in 6-8 hours on high. It saved our ass during this cold front. As mentioned in this video ventilation is key and it's not meant for indoor use but since our heat pump system even on Emergency/Auxiliary heat couldn't keep up I was desperate. Heated the downstairs up 10 degrees in 15 mins. I wouldn't let it run continuously for carbon monoxide purposes. I will never recommend anyone to do this. Just speaking for myself.
Sage advice and important clarifications 👍
I have a 20x20 non insulated garage with roof vents May I use the 3 station tank top Mr Heater with the door closed? I can crack the door but that sort of defeats the purpose
44.5 hours at low heat.
Yes
Hopefully by now it’s warming up in PA. Stay warm my friend.
It won't warm up in pa. Until late april.
You can you the little buddy in your home .
Ok what’s the difference in using this heater inside versus using a propane stove to cook on for 5 or 6 hours we use propane heater to heat our house
Good question thanks
Why does a guy with a high, loud voice make a recording in an echo chamber? Man...
It's almost as if he's indoors where he filmed the video you just watched. You are extremely intelligent 😂😂😂😂
I have the same heater I figured out why it wasn’t staying on but now I got to figure out why it has low pressure on high it’s barely putting out enough gas to even be on low any ideas
Some propane tanks have a safety pressure limiting valve . I've had this happen to my BBQ. Shut the tank off and REMOVE the heater from the tank valve, wait 60 seconds and re-attach. Hopefully will solve the issue.
If I quit every time I got confused I'd never get anything accomplished ! For me its a question of being cold and confused or warm and confused. It isn't improving with age either... :)
LOL i feel the same way.
Hey Kevin are these heaters safe to use in an garage as long as the garage door is partially open?
Yes
No gasoline or open flammable liquids
What model is that single burner all I can find is the ones that have a plastic brace that attaches to the handle of the tank
It should be in the description below the video.
How ecomomical would it be compared to plumed gas heating or grid electricity heating
This heater would only be good for temporary Heat not very economical.
How come I can't turn the heater regulator knob
You have to push it in and turn it did it work?
I’m hearing the burner but also gas. I’ve tested all the fitting (with soap/water) and no leaks. Should it have a gas sound?
NO you should not small gas.
@@Robinson-Homestead No gas smell, just a whooshing sound in addition to the heater noise.
Can I use it for a green house?
I would think so.
Yes you can I used to use it years ago but it was a small green house maybe 20 by 10 feet
@@davemartin660 how many days will it last?
Don`t you have some sanding to do, hehe.
Lol I sure do thanks for watching Joe.
Thanks 😀
for those that don't want to watch a minute or so of a burner running out of propane
and just want the information from video title
You can start video at 5:45
This video could easily be edited 2 minutes or less
Thanks though it was kind of you to make the video
There's a bunch of stuff I'm not sure why it's in the video but
Some useful information would be things like what are the different settings equal to like low equals how many BTUs medium equals how many etc
Thanks again though
have
a fun day
Thank you for the comment and watching.
How long did it run dude?
Can this be used in a house dried in under construction (as far as Co2 goes) I ain’t trying to die from Co2 lol.
You answered my question b4 I watched the video lol
Thanks for watching.
Better believe I'm using it in my house with the Biden high energy prices...
Just be safe with it and have proper ventilation, thanks for watching.
Don’t know where you live but gas in Houston 2.40 a gallon. And you’re complaining. lol. Drill your own well. Process it. You save lots of money. Ps. Stock market almost at record highs. You’re complaining again? You should’ve invested all your money under your buddy. He’s only filed bankruptcy six times owing over 900 million invest like he does. Then you can file bankruptcy.
you are a clown shocked that you posted your true lack of knowledge@@eddiefniii
The orange one will save us all...he said so😅@@eddiefniii
Echoes
You can use the little buddy heater inside .
What was the temperature inside the room? Just curious because I need a portable heater in my 1 car garage.
You might want to check out the Mr Heater MH540T version of tank top heaters
The Big Buddy Heater would be much better choice
70s
Way better than this crappy 750 watt fanless radiant space heater I have. Hell my toaster warms the room up better.
Thanks for watching and the comment.
Yup they suck, waste of electricity
Looks dangerous im good.
It is you do have to be careful.
Hmm. You say NOT to use it INDOORS, but your whole "Experiment" is INDOORS?!?!?!?!? You may say your work space is well Ventilated, But some may say:" Seeing is Believing" and the forgone conclusion is that most rooms if a window.
You don't have to listen to me you can use it wherever you want that's up to you. Thank you for the comment and watching.
Are these safe to use in a regular size camping trailer because I am experiencing every time I use mine headaches and nausea is it just a mind thing or is the gases actually causing me harm??
Do not use inside with out windows open make sure you're using a carbon monoxide detector.
The Mr Buddy Heater much safer
0.5 lbs per hour on low
Thanks for the comment.
Other than the shape of the apparatus and being easier to connect to a 20-lb propane tank what is the difference between that and a Mr Buddy heater
Thanks for the comment.