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SpecMr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU (MH9BX)Cadet Energy Plus CEC163TW Wall Heater with Digital Thermostat
PhotoMr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU (MH9BX)Cadet Energy Plus CEC163TW Wall Heater with Digital Thermostat
Our scoreSCORE7.0 / 10Not reviewed yet
Our takeOur 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.The Com-Pak upgrade for a bedroom: a digital thermostat with Night/Away setback, a variable-speed fan and a five-year warranty, in a heater that fits existing vertical Com-Pak wall cans.
TypePortable propane240V wall heater
Max heat output9,000 BTU/h5,460 BTU/h
Electric ratingn/a1,600 W
Fuel / powerPropane120/208/240V electric
Indoor use per manualRecreational enclosures + emergency, 1 lb onlyYes; vertical wall mount only
ThermostatNoYes
Warranty3 yr5 yrbest
Watch out forNot 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.A wall thermostat may not be used to control it.
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