Mr. Buddy Heater

[lenray]

Have this 18,000 BTU Mr. Buddy Heater on a 20 lb. tank. Can I hook it up to a 100 lb. tank and be safe????

 

[old]

If your taking about propane yes you can use the 100 pound tank. I've used 100 pound tanks on out door grills etc. I just needed a longer hose to do so

 

[jeffcat]

Just as long as you use the original hose and regulator set. Yes.

 

[Russ from MN]

All propane is the same pressure in the tank, regardless of size, the pressure is relative to the temperature, thats why regulators are necessary, and your Buddy heater has one.

 

[Milan]

Hi Lenray.

I have an 18,000 BTU Mr Heater Big Buddy myself, love it.

I have had mine at least three, maybe 4 years and am running it on 20 pound tanks.

I have read that it is generally accepted that the 100 pound tank is a little more unsafe but only because if a major leak developed, you could have 5 times as much propane available to leak out than if you only had a 20 pound tank.

Other than that, the tanks are interchangeable.

When I bought mine, there were two versions available, one that if you wanted to use a 20 pound tank you had to get an adapter that connected to the heater where a small one pound tank would screw on.

I bought the second kind, had to look all over for it, very few stores in my area had them back then, it has a quick disconnect coupler (inline, after the regulator) where you can connect a low pressure line from a tank that has a low pressure regulator already mounted on the tank.

The advantage of that is that you do not need to use the recommended filter that Mr. Heater sells.

The filter's only purpose is to catch any droplets of oil that might come through the hose as the inside of the hose deteriorates. Propane under pressure is a great solvent and if left in the hose long enough will begin to leach oils out of the rubber the hose is made of.

The filter is supposed to catch those drops of oil. If the drops of oil would not get stopped, they can get all the way to the ceramic bricks in the heater and that is the end of life of the heater.

Also, there is a degree of safety by running low (one-half pound) pressure in the line instead of full tank pressure.

 

[Mule Meat]

(quoted from post at 09:36:04 10/08/18) Have this 18,000 BTU Mr. Buddy Heater on a 20 lb. tank. Can I hook it up to a 100 lb. tank and be safe????

Yes you can. But you will need a regulator when using it on a 100 lb tank.. With a 20 or less lb tank you should use a fuel filter. With a 100 lb tank you do not need it.

You can buy a 12 ft Big Buddy hose with a regulator for less than $40.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I can only use my Buddy LP heater in pole barn. It doesn't take long for me to get a headache when I tried to use it in basement to take chill off.
Good reason directions say use in vented area.

 

[buickanddeere]

(quoted from post at 12:36:04 10/08/18) Have this 18,000 BTU Mr. Buddy Heater on a 20 lb. tank. Can I hook it up to a 100 lb. tank and be safe????

Purchase and use the optional LP filter. My Mr Buddy won’t flow gas to the pilot .

 

[Jim in rush co]

I mounted this MR Heater on one back in 1991 when we built house and still use it when in a hurry for heat in shop although it has electric unit heater or use in unheated area. I got the screw on band from the gas company. I think I had to drill the heater and band for bolt.