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| Spec | Mr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU (MH9BX) | Cadet Com-Pak CSC202TW 2,000W 240V In-Wall Heater with Thermostat |
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| Our score | SCORE7.0 / 10 | SCORE6.8 / 10 |
| Our take | Our pick for one to three people in a fishing hut, tent or truck cap, or one room in an outage: 4,000 or 9,000 BTU/hr on one 1 lb cylinder with half the Big Buddy's vent opening. No thermostat or fan, and the low-oxygen shutoff doesn't detect CO. | A sensible in-wall heater for a bathroom, bedroom or office up to about 200 sq ft: 2,000 W on 240 V with a built-in thermostat. The fan is audible, and the 240 V circuit is the electrician's job. |
| Type | Portable propane | 240V wall heater |
| Max heat output | 9,000 BTU/h | 6,825 BTU/h |
| Electric rating | n/a | 2,000 W |
| Fuel / power | Propane | 240V electric |
| Indoor use per manual | Recreational enclosures + emergency, 1 lb only | Yes; not above a tub or sink or in a shower area |
| Thermostat | No | Yes |
| Warranty | 3 yrbest | 2 yr |
| Watch out for | Not sold to Massachusetts or Canada from Mr. Heater's page; not for a dwelling home in California. The low-oxygen shutoff does not detect carbon monoxide; run a battery CO alarm listed to UL 2034 wherever the heater runs. Remote tanks stay outdoors on a Mr. Heater hose (F273699 filter yearly unless it's the F273704); for emergency home heat the manual allows 1 lb cylinders only. Never run it while sleeping; vent 9 sq in at the ceiling and at floor level. | Hardwired 240 V; a licensed electrician runs the circuit. A 120 V Com-Pak on a 240 V circuit destroys the heater and can start a fire; match the label. Not on the 2000 CPSC Cadet recall list (models FW, FX, LX, TK, ZA, Z, RA, RK, RLX, RX, RW, ZC). |
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