how long will a mr buddy heater last on a 20lb tank
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- In this video we will see how long will a Mr. Buddy Heater last on a 20lb tank.
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Propane hours can be calculated. Assuming that your bottle was filled to the proper amount then you should get maximum 105.25 hours run time. A 20 pound propane bottle holds about 421,000 BTU's. Divide that by the rated appliance.
For instance your Big Buddy should give you:
421,000 / 4,000 = 105.25 hours
421,000 / 9,000 = 46.8 hours
421,000 / 18,000 = 23.4 hours
I was about to write this explanation if I hadn't read yours. Awesome.
Your math checks out. These numbers are close to the ones provided by the manufacturer.
You are a bit low. Each pound of propane will generate about 21,548 BTUs of heat so a 20 lb. tank will produce 430,960 BTUs of heat.
@@richardl6751 Yeah you're probably right. At the time I left the comment I knew it could be calculated but wasn't exactly sure how many BTU's in one tank so I googled it. There were a few different numbers so I chose the one in the middle. Some filling places will only fill to 80% so that would only give you 344,768. When I calculate for an outing I'd rather use a conservative figure and come home will gas left over than to go with a high number and run out before it's time to come home
Just bought the Big and the Little Buddy. Just waiting on the hose to arrive for the 20 lb. Tank and I'm set. Good video.
You will love them they are good heaters thank you for the comment.
I’ve been using those heaters for years, heck I just used one tonight to take the chill off while sitting outside. I’ve never had a problem. Great info Kevin, thanks for the video. Be well my friend.
I use the Buddy heaters all the time too they are a great heater thanks Hatch.
I just bought one at Tractor Supply with the filter and 12ft extension hose. I would highly suggest reading the instructions because it covers burn times and the factors that determine how long a tank will last. The Big Buddy has two heating panels and I thought that both would be on anytime the heater was on but two panels are on only at the high setting. If I hadn't read the instructions I may have thought the unit was defective. There are also two propane bottles and there are facts on how they work. Just saying. Thanks for the instructional and your efforts to make it.
Good sound advice and a great time to post it. I am looking at one of these for my shop.
Thanks for posting.
They work great Jim.
Thank you for making this video... I decided to get a buddy heater...I plan to watch your videos
Glad I could help
Thank You for a wonderful video!
Thank you so much for the comment William.
I got mine last yr...They really Nice...Thanks for the tips...😎
They are good little heaters .
Thinking about using a buddy heater for my cabin this winter. At least til I can get a wood burning stove in.
I think it would work great for that Daryl.
Thank you for the answer sir.
Always welcome
Great Video, I just bought the Little Buddy and it is awesome, So having had the chance to play with it I am going to buy another one pluse two of the Big Buddy Heaters as well, What Mr Heater have created is the best product on the market, It just does every thing Well and you can't ask for more than that, WTG Kevin major thumbs up.
Great heaters for sure Love them.
You will need a big buddy if you want to use a 20lb tank.
Thanks Bud
Thanks for the comment.
I used mine to heat up a 16 by 80 foot trailer home when our furnace elements went out. It cost a lot to use it on high but how much is keeping your family warm and alive worth? I ran the house furnace fan also to move the heat around and it worked. The house wasn't hot but we had blankets and made it through a very dangerous problem. I used mine for 3 days non stop full blast. I have tubs of those 1 pound bottles that will be getting refilled later for something like this again. It was -10F outside. This was a freak front that moved through and caught us all off guard. One problem I had was the one pound bottles would freeze up with ice covering them and would only get 3/4 the use out of them. I would replace them with new ones and use them up after it did it again to the new ones. Back and forth for 3 days getting very little sleep keeping an eye on this thing like a hawk. Got to say it worked awesome.
Thanks for sharing Merry Christmas my friend.
Fantastic info man. Looking to do some winter camping and can no longer withstand the cold like I could in my teens. Can you light it with a match? In my experience Ive had failure with pilot lights for certain things (not the Mr. Buddy)..just wondering if there's a backup way to light. Again, thanks for the info
...a long tube lighter?
Great video
Thank you so much.
I called Mr heater/buddy, they said with the 10ft you don't, with the 12 ft hose you do need the filter.
Thanks for sharing Tommy.
I just kicked your Likes from 999 to 1000 ! Nice job, thanks for the info!
Thank you very much i really appreciate you watching.
I'm looking into your system like this and I've been studying from my understanding is that they are safe for inside. As for your tank I don't think it's that big of an issue. Because if it's cold enough to need the heater in the house it's more likely going to freeze the tank for being outside.. bear that in mind
Thanks for the comment they are very good heaters.
Also I've been watching they take those fans that run off of heat did they use on a and they're resting them on that cover screen which hooks underneath the handle like a grill. Are they using one of those paint screens that they use in a 5-gallon bucket that fits inside of the handle and also works as platform
Kevin, when you said you ran it on low is that just one side of the heater lit up?
Yes just one side Jesse.
Hey Kevin I enjoy yr videos. I have a question. We want to hook up our buddy heater to a 20lb tank.bOs it safe to have that in the house
Its indoor safe. I have used mine in my house for several years. Its no different than using a gas cook stove
I use mine in the house is it safe I can't tell that mine has been in the house for two years.
I wouldn't have the tank in your house, if that's what your asking.
I use a 20 lb tank to operate my steel fire table. We tested for longevity, by the lowest setting. We got 15 hrs total run time. Then, we tested on high settings and got only 9 hrs total run time.
How do you clean that single stage mr.buddy heater cause mine keeps going out on it's own?
This video should work the same th-cam.com/video/O8fy4NKdlNU/w-d-xo.html thanks for the comment.
IF youre in a RV it heats almost the whole area! My friend just shuts off one room.They put out alot of heat!!!
It's not hard to answer. The regular 9000 BTU Buddy heater hooked to a 20 pound cylinder will give you 92 hours on low. 41 hours on high. This assumes that you have a full 4 gallons of propane in the tank. The Blue Rhino type sellers usually under fill their tanks, so you may get less on a convenience store propane tank. The *Big* Buddy heater can produce double output - 18k BTU versus 9k for the regular Buddy heater. So if you have a Big Buddy running on high, you would half the 41 hours. You'll get about 20 hours on high. Low setting is the same for both. Big Buddy medium setting would be 41 hours. It's the same as regular Buddy high setting.
Thanks for the comment
How do you clean the big heater
This video should help you th-cam.com/video/O8fy4NKdlNU/w-d-xo.html
Have one for a back up in case of a blackout, I have electric heat, 😤☹️
Good back up heat for sure.
I have the Big Buddy and several one pound tanks that I keep in my apartment just for that reason. I have had to use it when the power went out for about 17 hours with outside temps in the teens. I think I had the only warm apt in the building.
I use a Big Buddy with the quick connect 12ft hose and regulator at the tank (tank is outside, with the hose run to inside). Been my primary heat source for years and I track the run time. On a Blue Rhino, AmGas etc swap tank (short filled) I consistently get 40-hrs on Med, 61-hrs on Low. On my personal tanks (fully filled) I consistently get 59-hrs on Med, 69-hrs on Low. The numbers for low seem wonky, but I don't think these heaters burn very efficiently on low. I run on Med for the most part, hardly ever use High except at start up to heat up the unit fully, then kick it back to Med. I also suspect that the swap tanks are not filled consistently, which has an effect on the numbers. Guess we will see this winter...with fuel prices so high, I bet they will be shorting those (already short filled) tanks a bit more, lol.
Thanks for sharing my friend.
I'm running my big buddy for primary heat now, I have my new 20 pound tanks filled at tractor supply, And they put exactly 4.6 gallons in them. And I got exactly 71 hours off the 1st tank. Only using low and timing with an electronic stopwatch, Running a second bottle nowTo confirm my 1st number. But they definitely do not get what the Box claims by far, This is in a small 800 ft² house,
The title says Mr Heater buddy heater, but in fact you are using the big buddy heater. There is a serious difference.
Thanks.
No there ain't. I have both and I can't tell a difference except one gets hotter than the other
@@ricridbigger heater pulls more propane smh
@@ricridDifferent burn times and btu's
Is it true that you don't need the filter with the 10ft hose?
Some hoses you do not need a filter that is true.
Ukraine apartment, heater required. Is this method safe for indoor use in living area with 2 adults and one teenager?
Not for extended use…. Get it really hot then cut it off to pilot and have vents to get fresh air in and then repeat when it gets too cold
Zachary, thanks for answering the L.E. WATT's comment
Yes, it is safe with adequate ventilation.
We've been using ours inside the house.
I do too with a carbon monoxide detector.
Does it matter which side you use of the heater you use to hook your hose up to for the 20 pound tank?
Looking at your heater in the front left side.
Mine says you can use either side or 2 at same time ..I haven't used it, and thinking of returning it. You need accessories not included just to turn on the dang thing. 4 D batteries, 1 AAA battery, A 6 volt DC accessory plug, and the dang quick connector cable AND a dang filter...ABSURD! Tractor supply out of ALL ACCESSORIES...but was eager to sell me an EMERGENCY HEATER knowing full well it wouldn't even turn on fan or ignite fuel without batteries.. I'm really ticked.
That heater has an internal fan that uses batteries do not use it?
Batteries don't last in it.
How many hrs a day did you have it on?
Around 2 to 8 hours a day it really depends on how cold it is.
Just bought heater w a 5ft hose, don't plan on a filter nor check for leaks. That's how I roll!
Besides, it's new, what could possibly go wrong!
CO DETECTORS MANDATORY... ideally 2 of them for back up. they are abt $9 each online from the OTHER MAJOR online seller. natural gas for those of us in places that have natural gas available. less BTU's but it is always there in the pipeline. no running to whereever to get tank short "filled" ... shrinkflation is everywhere.
Yes i also recommend using a co detector it can save your life , thanks for watching.
Do I have to have the filter
I think it's best to use one and the heater recommends using one.
It had a built in sensor that will cut it off
Thanks for the comment
how many gallons would u say is in ther?
I think it's four gallons.
Will it heat a 450 sq ft garage?
That would depend on your insulation.
Can you put 2 20lb tanks since it has 2 sides?
I don't know i will have to look into that and let you know.
If your propane cylinder is expired exchange it they will not fill.
They will put a new valve in it and it will get reinspected.
Your 20lb tank looks identical to my 15lb tank.
Lol thats crazy,thanks for watching.
Simple answer it will last as long as you have gas but when it runs out it will quit working😊
Yeah i guess you are right about that but it don't help much.
4 days and 5 hrs average on low roughly half that on medium running 24 7 high forget it 🤣 I run 2 on 4000 2 zone better heat less gas than 10000 alone one one heater if ime gonna burn a tank in 2 days on 9000 btu better to heat 2 zones at 4000 for that tank at my max run of 8000 btu I have 6 20 pound tanks I have 12 days heat in power down but I usually run one. To keep hearing Bill at half in my smaller place. Hope it helps some one. If you have oil heat this is a must have🤣🤮
Thanks for sharing.
I’ve been using the Big Buddy heater on low, getting 80 hrs of run time.
I Love this heater
I’m using it in an uninsulated barn that is 12’ x 26’
I’m curious as to whether more propane is used when a room is not insulated.
I’m using a fuel filter.
Thank you
If you can insulate the room it would stay warmer longer.
20 pound tank is 54-60 hours, not 100
Thanks for the comment
I'm running mine right now, On a Fully filled 20lb. propane bottle, to conserve my fuel oil. I'm at a timed 66 hours right now, Estimating going to get 75 hours out of bottle. Nowhere near the 110 hours that they claim, Running only on low setting the whole time
@@recumbentrevolution6540 interesting, I have a 20 pounder but it'd be too hard for me to measure the time, I use it sporadically not constantly
@@recumbentrevolution6540 Your bottle wasn't full then. A lot of places will only fill it to 80% full. In your case that sounds about right. Propane hours can be calculated. Assuming that your bottle was filled to the proper amount then you should get maximum 105.25 hours run time. A 20 pound propane bottle holds about 421,000 BTU's. Divide that by the rated appliance.
For instance your Big Buddy should give you:
421,000 / 4,000 = 105.25 hours
421,000 / 9,000 = 46.8 hours
421,000 / 18,000 = 23.4 hours
@@jimdent351 They put 4.6 gallons in an empty bottle, Isn't that full?
If you have your tank filled. It holds 4 gallons
Thanks for watching.
Wrong heater... 😢
I have this one to th-cam.com/video/skKiuAkXW4I/w-d-xo.html
Hope that video helps.
Keep in mind you need a Big Buddy Heater to use the 20lb tank.
That is not correct all you need is the correct hose and filter for the small heater , you can Google it.
I have the Mr. Buddy regular and I hook it to a 20 lbs and works fine.
yep you are correct@@gloriaclark-nf3ze
That is not my experience
Thanks for the comment.
He just didn't do anything in 20 years. He didn't keep his promise.
Thanks for watching
How long will the tank last. More facts less bs
Thanks for watching.
Ok Karen.
Do it yourself if you want to know.