Big Buddy Heater troubleshoot

[shorthairsrus]

The propane tank is half the battle sometimes. Lay it on it side if you have issues.

 

[Davey Crockett]

Update: That time of the year again so getting ready. I finally got big buddy dependable after tearing it down twice It fires right up. I had two problems, the main problem was the thermocouple was out of adjustment , I moved it closer to the flame and it worked good. The second problem was that I was using a new style tank with a safety valve and a gauge. Those work good for grills with a short hose but I was using a 12 foot hose and the safety valve would snap shut when I turned it on als also when I'd turn the buddy from low to high too fast. I switched to an old school tank and it has been working good.

I have a question though,
Do you guys notice much odor from them ? I remember from last year that I didn't like the smell so had to have vents open in wheelhouse. Fired it up this year in a flip over and brought back that stink memory.

 

[Maddog]

guywhobuddies knows.

I had a big buddy for 10 years before I had to replace it. Same experience as juan and kurt r. It had a few bad bounces out of the house across the lakes and one of the ceramic plates broke. It still worked albeit not as well. Looked at replacing the ceramics but it was just as easy to buy a new one. New one has worked excellent. If you are running it on a hose and a 20# you MUST use a filter. I have been refilling 1# tanks and using those. Much easier than running around with the 20#.

They also make a 5# tank. A nice size to use.

 

[AR-15]

Anybody use the Chinese diesel heaters, they work really good

 

[Obi-Wan]

Anybody use the Chinese diesel heaters, they work really good

Where do you purchase Chinese diesel ?

 

[ndrivrrat]

Anybody use the Chinese diesel heaters, they work really good

Just bought one last week. Seems to work well, will see once it gets colder. Everything Ive read from people that use them is that they all love them. Going to use it in my wheelhouse, possibly in my hub house also.

 

[AR-15]

Amazon has the heaters, I have 2 HCALORY 8KW heaters they work good in a Hub, instead of a propane tank you have a battery

 

[wslayer]

I would have a hard time believing that a diesel wouldn't stink like crazy, I don't know but kinda interested ?
Do that have to run on #1 diesel ? How long will run on a gal ? Couple yrs ago I was paying $5.15/gal for my truck ( down the road because of it )

 

[wslayer]

Amazon has the heaters, I have 2 HCALORY 8KW heaters they work good in a Hub, instead of a propane tank you have a battery

Would this heat a 24x24 garage halfway decent ? Do they need to be exhausted outdoors ?

 

[Davey Crockett]

In comparison with a big buddy , Big buddy 18000BTU

8 KW diesel heater converts to 27297 BTU . pretty impressive and now I'm interested .

 

[Davey Crockett]

the one I watched in a video had about s 1'' flex pipe exhaust the guy cracked the door and put it outside but would be easy to vent out the side like a camper vent .

 

[wslayer]

Would be nice if could operate off a thermostat at set temp. Kick on and off as needed.

 

[Davey Crockett]

the claim was 8KW run time 8 hours on 1.3 gallons of diesel , didn't say what blend.

 

[AR-15]

With the Diesel heater no more wet hubs, and the heater can be outside with the heat tube going into the hub, about the fuel, use #1 and mix some kerosene with it, if your running a generator these heaters run on 110v or 12v, they do make a ticking sound from the fuel pump, just turn the music up a little

 

[Obi-Wan]

I would have a hard time believing that a diesel wouldn't stink like crazy, I don't know but kinda interested ?
Do that have to run on #1 diesel ? How long will run on a gal ? Couple yrs ago I was paying $5.15/gal for my truck ( down the road because of it )

Can you use kerosene ?

 

[wslayer]

Can you use kerosene ?

From reviews I read, you can. Think kerosene is on the spendy side isn't it ?

 

[wslayer]

@AR-15 , can you turn them down low enough so they don't cook you out of the hub after it warms up if the unit is blowing hot air constantly? Or does it just slow down the blowing fan?

 

[Obi-Wan]

From reviews I read, you can. Think kerosene is on the spendy side isn't it ?

we use kerosene in our bullet work heaters as it burns cleaner with less smell.

 

[AR-15]

Kerosene is the best, but just use #1 with a little Kerosene, you can turn it down it uses bluetooth on your phone

 

[guywhofishes]

With the Diesel heater no more wet hubs, and the heater can be outside with the heat tube going into the hub, about the fuel, use #1 and mix some kerosene with it, if your running a generator these heaters run on 110v or 12v, they do make a ticking sound from the fuel pump, just turn the music up a little

kind of crazy that people have bitched about those clicking pumps for 20 years and a solution remains unfound to this day