How To Repair A Mr. Heater Propane Hose

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Mr. Heater hoses come up in all dissimilar lengths, connections, with and without regulators... something to fill your needs! The beneath are Often Asked Questions that our customers have asked in the past. The Hoses, Fittings and Accessories Guide is a great tool to help narrow down your needs. Only our Technical Department is always at your disposal if you have any additional questions or needs.

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What size propane tank does the Propane Gas Guess fit?

The Propane Gas Gauge will fit propane tanks from 5lbs to 40lbs because of the Acme Thread. Anything larger will have the former P.O.Fifty. manner and not be compatible. The 1lb tank likewise is not compatible.

What does a fuel filter practice?

Our fuel filter (part number F273699) is essentially an oil trap. Oily particulates are squeezed from the safety of some hoses by the high pressure coming out of the propane bottle, and can become pulled along with the menstruation of propane, and be deposited in the lines in the Buddy heater, blocking any fuel flow. The filter, by being hollow, causes these particulates to stick inside it, thereby filtering the fuel.

Why practise I need a fuel filter with my Buddy heater?

In well-nigh propane appliance situations, at that place is a regulator located at the tank, followed by a supply line. In that situation, what passes through the hose after the regulator is low pressure gas. Depression pressure gas is harmless to rubber. The buddy system has the regulator located at the heater. In this setup you cannot have a regulator at the propane tank due to over-regulating the gas supply. This makes the gas that passes through the hose to get to the buddy organization high pressure. Loftier pressure gas squeezes rubber as it passes through it, and can occasionally pull some of the oils and plasticizers from the hose during these periods of high pressure. Those contaminates will travel with the catamenia of propane and state somewhere inside the heater, slowly edifice up over time and causing gas menstruation issues once the buildup becomes large enough. The 10' buddy hose does not contain any plasticizers or oily contaminates that volition leach out of the hose during high pressure propane menstruation. That is why that hose does not demand a filter. All of the other hoses for the buddy arrangement will demand a filter because they volition incorporate oils and plasticizers.

How often should I supersede my fuel filter for a Buddy heater?

We recommend starting the heating flavor with a new filter, and disposing of information technology at the stop of the season. Using one longer can cause the filter to fill up with the particulates. Once the filter is filled, the particulates volition pass through and begin building up in the heater.

Why exercise some hoses need a filter and some do not?

Currently, we make three hose models that do non require a filter: the F273704 which is made from a different chemical chemical compound of rubber that does not have the oily substance that tin get into the fuel flow, the F271802 that attaches to a low-pressure line, and the F271803 which is a regulated hose. Since the F271802 & F271803 only meet depression pressure, the oily substances are not squeezed from the hose material.