MR. HEATER HOSE WITH REGULATOR AND QUICK DISCONNECT FOR BIG BUDDY HEATER #F271803
- Propane hose assembly for use with Mr. Heater Big Buddy indoor/outdoor heater
- POL connection connects directly to twenty pound propane tank
- Regulator reduces high pressure of 1.3 gallon tanks and larger to low pressure
- Hand wheel for tightening; female connector fits any standard 3/8-inch male SAE fitting
- 12-feet long; 1-year warranty
This is a 12′ hose with a built in regulator that will connect the Mr. Heater Big Buddy to a twenty pound propane tank. The regulator on this hose grants the hose to bypass the regulator in the Big Buddy by connecting to the quick-disconnect fitting on the Big Buddy instead of the screw-in connection. This hose gives you 1/2 PSI through the hose at any given time instead of 100 PSI that other hoses provide. This provides much safer conditions should a leak in your hose occur.
List Price: $ 51.80
SALE Price: $ 39.61
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(out of 15 reviews)
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September 15th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Review by C. Nitschmann for Mr. Heater Hose with Regulator and Quick Disconnect for Big Buddy Heater #F271803
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I chose this quick disconnect hose instead of the hose that connects to the heater’s regulator because this hose is equipped with a regulator at the bulk tank end thus reducing the hose pressure to a much safer 1/2 lb. psi. This hose also has a built in filter in the regulator eliminating the purchase of an additional filter.
Preventing 5 stars is the cramped quick connection in the Mr. Heater which points straight down. It would be nice if the quick disconnect also had a swivel outward like the heater’s two regulators.
Also you must hold the pilot button for about 90 seconds to allow the gas to travel the length of the 12′ hose to reach the heater.
Otherwise I’m pleased wih the product because it allows connection to a large supply of propane which you will need when operating Mr. Heater on high. Also the cost of propane when purchased in 20 lbs. is much cheaper than the 1 lb bottles.
September 15th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Review by L. Kingery for Mr. Heater Hose with Regulator and Quick Disconnect for Big Buddy Heater #F271803
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If you have a Buddy Heater, this item is a must have. The buddy heaters work off of three different sources:1lb, 20lb and 100lb containers. The 1lb containers connect directly with the heater. The 20 and 100lb tanks need an adapter and either a regulator or filter. First, realize the price difference and waste of using 1lb tanks. Your two options for connecting to the 20lb and 100lb tanks are either this adapter hose/regulator kit that stores neatly on the underside of the Big Buddy Heater or to buy the adapter and a filter piece seperatly.
A 1lb tank costs almost $10 a pop.
A 20lb tank costs almost $20 to refill ($1 for 1lb)
- the 20lb tank costs $40 if you need to buy the tank as well
September 15th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Review by M. Villemain for Mr. Heater Hose with Regulator and Quick Disconnect for Big Buddy Heater #F271803
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The connection works great, it was a little confusing at first because I thought you connected it to the same area as the small tanks, but on closer inspection I found the “quick connect” fitting inside and behind the other connection, after that it was a snap.
September 15th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Review by Mamacita for Mr. Heater Hose with Regulator and Quick Disconnect for Big Buddy Heater #F271803
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I was confused about the hose options so I contacted Mr. Heater to get the scoop. I have not actually used the hose myself (so the 4 star was arbitrary…seems like this is the way to go, tho’), but I wanted to share what the company said. (Please note that the product manuals for the Mr Buddy heaters are available on their website at the specific product link). My initial question and the company response follow, including the contact info for the company rep that sent me the information:
Initial question to Mr. Heater:
amazon.com advertizes that the plasticizer-free green hose(f273704) can be used with both the portable buddy and big buddy, but I don’t see it listed in the big buddy manual. Is it compatible with both? Also, is the quick disconnect hose (F271803) compatible with both the big buddy and the portable buddy? Does this hose require use of a fuelfilter? If no, why not? Is it made of materials that will not degrade like the f273704 hose?
Response from Mr. Heater:
When you connect any of our Buddy model heaters to a remote propane tank, that tank can have over 120 PSI of pressure inside it.
This high pressure in the rubber hose connected to the heater can squeeze a plasticizer or an oil out of the rubber in the hose and once it gets into the heater it is trapped and will plug up the tubes and cause the heater to be an unreliable unit.
We came up with a fuel filter to prevent this oily substance from getting into the heater when using a high pressure hose.
The hose manufacturers came up with a hose that doesn’t have the plasticizers in it so NO filter is needed (our part number for this plasticizer hose is F273704).
BUT the draw back with this hose is with no plasticizers in the rubber it causes the hose to be very stiff especially in cold weather. So you don’t need the filter but you have to work with a hose that doesn’t like to straighten out or is more difficult to work with because of this stiffness.
As far as the hose with the quick coupler, this is only available to be used on the Big Buddy MH18B heaters. The Big Buddy has two built in regulators but also has a male quick coupler built-in that by-passes these two regulators so if you have a regulated propane supply like in an RV or your house, you can use our hose to connect to this low pressure source (all low pressure is less than 1/2 PSI of pressure).
We also have a hose for the Big Buddy that has the quick coupler connection to the heater and a regulator at the connection to the propane tank, like on a barbeque grill.
Because the regulator is mounted directly to the propane tank it reduces the very high 110 PSI of pressure from the tank to the low 1/2 PSI pressure. Because this pressure is so low it will not be able to squeeze out the oily plasticizers from the rubber in the hose and does not need a fuel filter.
Bradford Austin
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September 15th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Review by DIY Guy for Mr. Heater Hose with Regulator and Quick Disconnect for Big Buddy Heater #F271803
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This hose costs more than the one without the regulator. However, it has several advantages that have been confirmed by Mr. Heater (I called them):
1) The regulator keeps the pressure coming from the tank into the hose at a very low level, which is safer.
2) You do NOT need to purchase a fuel filter with this hose. The regulator prevents oils from leaving the propane tank and entering your heater where it could do damage. Although you pay more for this hose up front, you don’t have to buy fuel filters periodically, which are required with the other hose that doesn’t have the regulator.
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