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Mr. Heater | Big Buddy Operating Instructions and Owner’s Manual
LIGHTING / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE WITH HOSE(S) CONNECTED TO A
REMOTE CYLINDER, MAXIMUM SIZE 20 LBS:
• WARNING:ANYHOSECONNECTIONTOAQUICK
DISCONNECTFITTINGONHEATERMUSTBE
REGULATEDTO11”W.C.PRESSURE
• ThisHeatermaybeusedinaRecreationalEnclosureor
TemporaryConstructionWorkEnclosurewithaRemote
RefillablePropaneCylinderONLYwhentheCylinderis
LocatedOutdoorsandtheHeaterisUsedwithMr.Heater
HoseNo. F273701,F273702orF272702andfuelfilter
F273699.Fuelfiltermustbereplacedannually.HoseNo.
F273704Buddyserieshose,fuelfilternotrequired.
• Mr.HeaterHoseNo.F271802whichincludesaquick
disconnectfittinganda3/8”femaleflarefitting
connectedtoaregulated(11”W.C.)propanesource.
• Mr.HeaterHoseNo.F271803whichincludesaquick
disconnectfittinganda11”W.C.regulator.
• DANGER:NEVERbringarefillablepropanecylinder
indoors.Afireorexplosioncanoccurcausingproperty
damage,seriousinjuryordeath!
• Inspectthehosebeforeeachuseoftheheater.Ifthere
isexcessiveabrasionorwear,orthehoseiscut,replace
priortousingtheheaterwithoneoftheMr.Heater
HoseNo’s.shownabove.
• Thepropanecylindermustincludealistedoverfilling
protectiondeviceaswellasacollartoprotectthecylinder
valve.
• Heatermustbeinanuprightpositionduringoperation.
• Makesurefive-positionControlKnobisin“OFF”posi-
tion;seeFigure1,atleft.
• Screwhoseconnectorintotankswivelorfuelfilter
onheaterorconnecttoquickdisconnectandscrew
connectoronotherendofhoseintoLPgastankvalve.
Tightenallhoseconnections.DONOTusethread
sealantonanyoftheseconnections.
• Mr. Heater strongly recommends using disposable
fuel filter F273699 to trap any oil substances when
connected to a remote cylinder that can make heater
inoperable.
• OpenvalveatLP-gassupplycylinder.
• Checkallhoseconnectionsforleakswithsoapywaterat
thethreadedconnectionunderthedomedplasticcover
 coverwherethecylinderscrewsintotheregulator.SEE
WARNING!ONPLASTICCOVERDOORS.
• DepressandturnControlKnobcounterclockwiseto
“PILOT”position.Ignitorwillsparktolightthepilot
burner.(Ifneeded,repeatthesestepsuntilpilotlights)
andcontinuetoholdcontrolknobdownin“Pilot”
positionfor30-60seconds.
• Afterlightingpilot,releaseknob.Knobshouldreturn
tofullyextendedposition.Tooperateheaterslightly
depressknobandgentlyturntolockindesiredposition.
• Turncontrolknobto“LO”or“MD”positiontolight
heater.Leaveon“LO”or“MD”positionuntiltheleft
burnertilehasturnedbrightorange.
• Afterleftburnertilehasturnedbrightorange,adjust
heatoutputbyturningControlKnobtodesiredposition
(“LO”,“MD”or“HI”).Note:Bothtilesturnorangeonly
onHIsetting.(2) 1 LB. propane bottles are needed
to use heater in (HI) position.
Warning:
DONOTOPERATEHEATERUNLESSCONTROLKNOBISLOCKED
INAPOSITIONMARKED“HI”,“MD”,“LO”or“PILOT”.NEVERSET
CONTROLKNOBBETWEENLOCKEDPOSITIONS.POORCOMBUS-
TIONANDHIGHERLEVELSOFCARBONMONOXIDEMAYRESULT.
• Foraddedheatcirculationturnredfanswitchtoon.The
fanswitchislocatedjustleftofcontrolknobsidehandle
support.SeeFigure1.
• Installationof4D-cellbatteriesisrequiredforfan
operation.Batteryboxislocatedonlowerbackpanelof
heater.Followinstructionsonbatterycoverforcorrect
batteryinstallation.Seefigure2.
• Heaterfancanalsobepoweredbyelectricaladapter
F276127.Requiredadaptertobe6voltDCupto800
milliampcurrentwithpositivetippolarity.Seefigure2.
• Toshutoffheater,slightlypushdownandturnControl
Knobclockwiseto“OFF”position.
• CAUTION: Afterturningheateroff,wireguardwill
remainhot.Allowtothoroughlycoolbeforestoring.
• Donotoperate,storeorremovecylinder(s)nearflam-
mableitemsorignitionsources.
• LP-GASCYLINDERSMUSTBEDISCONNECTEDFROM
HEATERWHENNOTINUSE!
Figure2
ElectricalAdapterOutlet
Electricaladapter
andbatteriesnotincluded.
Figure1
ControlKnob
FanSwitch