Infinitely Variable Propane Valve

[clam up]

My father-in-law scored a sunflower heater at an auction a few years back with a valve that is infinitely variable (as opposed to the low - med - high settings). Anyone have any leads on where a guy could purchase one of these valves to use on a Mr. Heater or similiar? When it's this warm out..and the wifey is along...I'd like to idle the heater down a little more than the low setting to keep the beads of sweat from dripping into my adult beverage.

[nytelyter]

they used to selll them out right for about 45 dollars. i have not seen a new one for years. my buddy has one but he will not part with it. they are the best. my pop threw his away when the shell of the heater rusted out. i almost cried when he told me this. as i would love to have that valve. they cranked down to almost nothing and were great.

[clam up]

I heard that story many times in my search. Anyone who has one won't part with it, or they threw them away. I'll keep on searching but sounds like it might be a thing of the past.

[Tyler Holm]

I too would be interested in some information here. It seems that the low setting on my Mr Heater is still to hot about 50% of the time. I'd like a super low option or the variable valve.

Clam Up, I got sick of shutting it off and firing it back up all the time so now I just tighten the valve on my 20lb propane tank to almost completely shut. I guess that restricts the propane enough to lower the heat emited by the heater. You have to play with it a bit because there is a fine line between "full on" and off and when you get it just right the heater will become much quiter and the core will turn from flaming red to a light red or even blue.

I think there might be a health danger if you get it too low where there is some "pass buy" propane that comes out the heater but never gets burned because the flame is too low. Be careful to have it hot enough to burn all the emitted propane.