Big Buddy freeze up

[croixflats]

Its happend twice now after setting up go to light Big Buddy up and it wont. Had to bring it to kind people in there permanant house to warm it up then it would light up.

If anybody has had this happen whats the best way to light it if you dont have a place to warm it up.

Would it help to transport in a case to prevent it from freezing up.

[cliffy]

What do you mean by "Freezing up"? Did you get some snow or ice in the pilot light area? I have never had that problem but I would assume a travel case would help prevent this problem. You can find a nice/cheap one at cabelas. Just my two cents....

[croixflats]

I think its frosting up no letting fuel go through. I wasnt sure if they made a case for them or not I'll have to check that out.Thanks

[KG243]

are you sure you are letting it purge for the right length of time?

[cliffy]

KG243 could be right on.

I run my big buddy heater off of a 12 foot hose to a 20lber tank. It takes some time to purge the air out of the house before she will light. I usually just hold down the pilot light for about minute...or until I smell propane before I even try to start her up......

[Sandmannd]

Had a problem like that today Curt. Buddy that was with me purged it and still wouldn't like. Used a lighter to light the pilot and then she fired and worked all day.

[mrfish1991]

i have the regular buddy heater and im not quite sure if its working right. I can get the pilot light lit no problem but when i turn it on the pannel (idk what else to call it) does not heat properly, gives off a high pitch sound then poofs out.

im guessing this is only because it was stored outside in the cold with the propane and the propane is too cold to flow properly

would this be a safe assumption or is it possibly something more?

[Shawnny B]

2 years ago at the burntside bash -20 with a rather hefty windchill and it sat in the portable as i walked out to one of the trout lakes, no cover on it, just on the portable, She fired right up ....Dont know what to tell you about it freezing up, maybe poor quality Propane?

Shawn

Do you use a regulator or 2 1lbers or...?

[croixflats]

Well, it could have been purging time with anxiousness off wanting to get the lines in the water. Time does seem to stand still before the first line goes in.Ive been using

20# tank with a filter

This last time I even brought out a lighter just incase but it was one of those butane things that dont work well in the cold.Joke on me.

I'll keep an eye on the purge time and bring out some acetylene to get it started.

Thanks for the input

[mrfish1991]

I get the coleman 1#

Might just be the heater..

[mrfish1991]

And no i just screw the 1# right into the heater

[Jeremy airjer W]

Patients is the key. I don't even think about "clicking" it until I have at least down a slow thirty count. If its the first time I have turned it on for the year its going to take more than that!

[slarson]

I had trouble with mine last year not wanting to lite. The problem with mine was that there would be an accumulation of frost on the pilot lite nozzle and the spark would not arc with the ignitor. I always carry a grill lighter with me now. If I use it to warm the area it will light just fine. I have not had the same problem this year but I expect to when it gets colder.

Hope this helps.

Seth

[BigSwen]

I had the same issues with mine as well. If it would "snap" the sparker, there would not be a spark when first trying to light it. After I had it running for a while, then it would snap and light no problems. My little buddy heater has none of those issues. Both of them need to be purged when using a hose though. Last time out I tried keeping one small tank on the big buddy and then connected the hose, it didn't take any time to get running that way. I never took it off to see if that small tank ran out before taking any from the big tank though.

Mark