Mr. Buddy heaters

[DRT]

I have one. Use it sparingly. Yesterday it worked fine. Today the pilot started blowing out when I fired it up on low. Now the pilotvwont even stay lit. Had to replace a part a couple years ago. I guess I'll have to replace something else. Dang thing.

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[willie]

Start it on high and give it a minute. also clean the tip of the thermacouple.

[DRT]

Now the pilot will work alone but when it turns on it like it is blowing out gas out the pilot hole too fast to stay lit.

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[texasforever]

Originally Posted by DRT

Now the pilot will work alone but when it turns on it like it is blowing out gas out the pilot hole too fast to stay lit.

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So pilot will stay lit without depressing the knob? If it will take a piece of finishing line and feed it all through the gas system and or keep a jet lighter on the thermocouple and pilot to keep it going


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[Buckrider]

Full tank? Mine if tank gets low will be finicky like that.


Sure miss those days of being able to hunt a lease for a nominal cost that didn’t create greed and a feeling of despair if you didn’t kill something!

[WCB]

Ask Smart about rebuilding/cleaning them.

[Gijoee210]

I was looking into getting one of those heaters
have you had trouble with them before?

[kd350]

I have the “hunting” version. My wife doesn’t like to get cold, so it’s on high 99% of the time; it doesn’t make noise. It does make that noise when the bottle gets low on the low setting.

[texasforever]

Originally Posted by Gijoee210

I was looking into getting one of those heaters
have you had trouble with them before?

Bout the worst is a spider crawling into the tubes if you leave it in your stand. Maybe the occasional igniter after 7-8 years but nothing hard or expensive to fix


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[Mike D]

There’s a new model out that I gonna look at. Puts out heat in 180° instead of just straight forward.


https://youtu.be/n4m-HDVaz64


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[Dale Moser]

Originally Posted by Mike D

There’s a new model out that I gonna look at. Puts out heat in 180° instead of just straight forward.


https://youtu.be/n4m-HDVaz64


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Interested... not crazy about the depth, but I may go ahead and order that momma bear.


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[DRT]

The pilot was finicky when I finally quit jacking with it. Full bottle. Smart helped me last time. POC product.

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[RMW]

I just chunkem in the dumpster and go to tsc and grap another. If they last me 4-5 years I’m happy.

[RascalArms]

Originally Posted by WCB

Ask Smart about rebuilding/cleaning them.

This^^^
I sent him the thread

[DRT]

It's been stored in a sealed container. Bugs/spiders shouldn't be an issue.

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[Dale Moser]

Clean the thermocouple, and hit the entire pilot assembly with the air compressor.


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[Smart]

Originally Posted by Dale Moser

Clean the thermocouple, and hit the entire pilot assembly with the air compressor.


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I would start out with this...^ Have you ran a pipe cleaner in the pilot hole and turned upside down yet? Dang spiders block those gas way and what you described happens a lot.



Remind me DRT....is this on a big tank or the standard small green tanks?

[DRT]

Standard small green.
It worked fine yesterday. Today pita

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[DRT]

A blocked line I doubt. It's like the pilot is pushing so much gas it can't stay lit.

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[Smart]

Originally Posted by DRT

A blocked line I doubt. It's like the pilot is pushing so much gas it can't stay lit.

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How strong is the pilot light? Is it nice and long and touching the thermocouple?

Will it stay out without pushing the dial down?

Sometimes something obstructs the line and makes the gas shoot out like a water hose nozzle does to a warehouse. You got to start eliminating the cheap stuff before you start diving off into buying parts ...

[DRT]

I can run a fine wire down in it tomorrow. But it's been in a sealed up blind. No bugs or spiders.

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[Smart]

Originally Posted by DRT

I can run a fine wire down in it tomorrow. But it's been in a sealed up blind. No bugs or spiders.

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Well then you jump into thermocouple replacement/cleaning, valve assemblies, defective top switch, or the possibility of your tank contaminating the line. With a green tank it’s much less infrequent than the big tanks but it happens. It’s a real simple mechanism so that pretty much covers it

Is you pilot light strong and does it stay on after you let go out the knob?

[DRT]

Thanx Jason. I'll have to bring it inside the house here and mess with it.

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[Smart]

Strong pilot light

[Smart]

Breakdown of these heaters in pics at end.


https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...y+heater+pilot

[Dale Moser]

I can’t imagine anything sending too much pressure to the pilot, other than a faulty regulator. In the rare case a regulator fails, they generally don’t let enough pressure to work....

It sounds like a lean condition to me...which can really only occur in those things if it’s got air in the lines, and that shouldn’t last over a few seconds.

Is the flame blue, or yellow?


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[WapitiHunter]

I have had to blow out spiderweb inside of pilot tip.


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[DRT]

Originally Posted by Smart

Well then you jump into thermocouple replacement/cleaning, valve assemblies, defective top switch, or the possibility of your tank contaminating the line. With a green tank it’s much less infrequent than the big tanks but it happens. It’s a real simple mechanism so that pretty much covers it

Is you pilot light strong and does it stay on after you let go out the knob?

This is why they call him Smart.

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[TexasBob]

Originally Posted by Mike D

There’s a new model out that I gonna look at. Puts out heat in 180° instead of just straight forward.


https://youtu.be/n4m-HDVaz64


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Pretty sure I need that in my life... i mean stand.

[Smart]

Originally Posted by DRT

This is why they call him Smart.

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Hahahhahaha what was the culprit?

[DRT]

Originally Posted by Smart

Hahahhahaha what was the culprit?

Well I ran a thin wire up it. Started up fine. Now doing the same thing.

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[Smart]

Originally Posted by DRT

Well I ran a thin wire up it. Started up fine. Now doing the same thing.

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Same thing as in not working? When you ran the wire, did you turn it upside down and shake it to see if anything would fall out??

[Dale Moser]

Try to get some compressed air to that hole right there!


That’s essentially the ODS, and anything over that hole or inside the assembly in that area can cause it to behave erratically.


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[billinkb]

Originally Posted by Gijoee210

I was looking into getting one of those heaters
have you had trouble with them before?

I've had one for about 6 years and no problems.

[DRT]

No but I left the pilot on to go get the turkey I just shot and put it with the pig I shot earlier. When I got back I flipped it to high, because I'm cold, and it fired right up.
Maybe it's possessed.

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[DRT]

Originally Posted by Dale Moser

Try to get some compressed air to that hole right there!


That’s essentially the ODS, and anything over that hole or inside the assembly in that area can cause it to behave erratically.


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That's what you had me replace two years ago.

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[Richard M.]

Anyone fix an ignitor that won't spark? Mine pushes down and returns but doesn't make the clunk to produce a spark. It used to do it every now & then now doesn't at all just feels mushy.

[DRT]

And now it shut itself off again.
Gremlins

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[Roy D Mercer]

I would get another bottle of propane. That one you have may be dirty......

[DRT]

New canister, same results.

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[Smart]

I'd have to have it in front of me....If its not a clog and if it shut off while rolling it could be a faulty thermocouple, a faulty tip switch or and faulty O2 sensor.



They all shut off the propane flow if the don't detect what they are there for.......ie. detect heat right (thermocouple), not sitting level (tip switch) or not enough oxygen in the air (02 sensor). I'm leaning towards the thermocouple because they are usually the most troublesome and most replaced. It is not uncommon for it to light and shut down because the heat screws with the connection. But that's just a guess not looking at it.



Is it sitting level?

[cva34]

I 'm sure there are problems ..Had a couple over years.Been dependable

[Dale Moser]

Originally Posted by Richard M.

Anyone fix an ignitor that won't spark? Mine pushes down and returns but doesn't make the clunk to produce a spark. It used to do it every now & then now doesn't at all just feels mushy.

I e never looked at one on a heater, but others I’ve seen in the past can get that way because the plastic nut on the back of it was not tight.


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[DRT]

Originally Posted by Smart

I'd have to have it in front of me....If its not a clog and if it shut off while rolling it could be a faulty thermocouple, a faulty tip switch or and faulty O2 sensor.



They all shut off the propane flow if the don't detect what they are there for.......ie. detect heat right (thermocouple), not sitting level (tip switch) or not enough oxygen in the air (02 sensor). I'm leaning towards the thermocouple because they are usually the most troublesome and most replaced. It is not uncommon for it to light and shut down because the heat screws with the connection. But that's just a guess not looking at it.



Is it sitting level?

Yes it is level. If I let it set and cool completely off I can start the pilot, turn it to high and it will run 3 or 4 minutes the shut off and not want to reignite.

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[DRT]

I can order one.

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[DRT]

Hey I left it running on high with a window open when I went to get my cart. 300 yard walk and drive back and it was still running fine. Maybe the oxygen sensor is really sensitive.

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[Smart]

Originally Posted by DRT

Hey I left it running on high with a window open when I went to get my cart. 300 yard walk and drive back and it was still running fine. Maybe the oxygen sensor is really sensitive.

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They can be....Folks talk about them going out in their ice shantys because of it. Did you have any windows open when you were running it earlier?

[DRT]

No. I never run it long as a Krivoman heats up quickly. I will mess with it again tomorrow.

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[Double-O-Dave]

I've had better luck with the Academy version of the Buddy heaters. I always try to have an Academy heater in the truck for back-up, and switch them out as need be. I do like everyone else has mentioned - fresh propane can, Q-tips/fine wire as well as compressed air to try and clear any possible path through the hoses.

Good luck,

Dave

[JLadner]

Sounds like it is an oxygen issue. I have one that will only run a couple minutes if I do not open the windows. The sensor is very sensitive