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| Spec | Mr. Heater Portable Buddy 9,000 BTU (MH9BX) | Cadet SoftHeat EBHN1500W 1,500W 240V Hydronic Electric Baseboard |
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| Our score | SCORE7.0 / 10 | Not reviewed yet |
| 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. | The longest SoftHeat at 83 in: 1,500 W on 240 V for a larger room. Same silent, steady heat and the same running cost per BTU as any baseboard. |
| Type | Portable propane | 240V hydronic baseboard |
| Max heat output | 9,000 BTU/h | 5,120 BTU/h |
| Electric rating | n/a | 1,500 W |
| Fuel / power | Propane | 240V electric |
| Indoor use per manual | Recreational enclosures + emergency, 1 lb only | Yes; horizontal, level, not below a receptacle |
| Thermostat | No | No |
| Warranty | 3 yr | 7 yrbest |
| 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. | Thermostat sold separately. A 120 V SoftHeat on a 240 V circuit fails; a 240 V model on 120 V makes a quarter of its heat. |
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