Mr. Heater Buddy Troubleshooting

[Mike Stark]

i just got a new buddy heater the other day. today was the second time i used it.

started fine first time today. half way through the day the pilot light went out. took a while to finally get it lit again. i had plenty of gas left. then after it was going for another 30min it shut off again. this time i could not get the pilot light lit. get home and it starts the first time i try like nothing was ever wrong.

what do folks think went wrong while i was out?

thanks,

mike

[Big Buck Buster]

I don't own one, but it sounds like the O2 sensor was shutting it off. Did you have enough ventilation? Buddy of mine has one, and he said that if you don't have enough ventilation, it will shut it off.

[Mike Stark]

i was using it in a quickfish III. i was the only fishing in there. i did not have the vents open but it was not sealed 100%. that could have been it. thanks.

[Woody61]

If it does it again(on the same tank) try swapping for another one. Although rare once and awhile you get a bad tank.

[Big Buck Buster]

You said that it lit when you got home. Was the same tank on then? How long did it work when you got home?

[BottomPounder]

I had the same problem and the service guy told me when you run it off a 20lb tank you need to use the filter. He said that the propane eats away at the inside of the rubber hose then plugs the orphos so it cant get a steady stream of gas. He said he knows this because he has took apart many that was pluged with black resin. Took mine apart and blew out a pile of resin. problem with that was i never got the heater back together the way it should be. Ended up throwing it away and bought a new one. That was last year. Never had a proble since i starting using the filter. Good Luck

[HOGEYE]

I have never heard anything but problems with these heaters.

[Chode2235]

I have never heard anything but problems with these heaters.

Mine has been working great for a couple years now. With the popularity of these heaters you can't really be surprised that a few people have questions and occasional issues with them.

[WTN4ICE]

I have the tool to end any problems with any buddy heater.

[goose89]

I have the same tool. lol.

I also would have no "trouble shooting" my Buddy Heater, but I "fixed" it with the special tool before I got a chance to do that. Great heater, in ideal conditions. Icefishing rarely presents ideal conditions. If a match would blow out, my buddy heater blew out. Later, had problems keeping pilot lit. Little later, couldn't keep it lit. Still have hope they will "toughen" them up a bit.

[Mike Stark]

it was the same tank and it was a 1lb tank. i didnt let it run once i got home. i just lit it and then shut it off,

thanks.

[Big Buck Buster]

I have a small buddy, and tried it in my driveway at home before I went out on the lake this weekend. Let it run in there, and after a while, wouldn't you know it, it went out. What happened with mine was when the wind would move the canvas back and forth, it moved the air inside fast enough to blow the flame out. I tried it in a calmer area, and then it stayed on. Not the ideal heater for a portable, for me anyway.

I am glad that I tried it at home before I went out. I guess I will be sticking to the old reliable cooker/heater.