Mr. Heater F270370 MH125KTR $459.99

Link: http://www.jbtoolsales.com/mr-heater-f270370-mh175ktr-forced-air-kerosene-heater#oid=1002_1

Mr. Heater F232000 MH9XB $85.99

Link: http://www.jbtoolsales.com/mr-heater-f232000-mh9bx-portable-buddy-heater#oid=1002_1

I don’t think I’ve ever had decent heat in either of my shops. Some of you have probably noticed the big gas heater in the back of the new shop, but to be honest, it’s just too expensive for me to run.

Mr. Heater to the rescue. Aside from fuel, this is a one time cost and a much better solution to heating the shop in my opinion. It does a good job of it too. The fumes were not a concern and weren’t all that noticeable. The heat output of both units was fantastic. I also like the portability of the smaller unit. That will be nice to bring around from job to job. I just need to be mindful of the chemicals it may get near as I don’t want to put it near anything that’s flammable. Outside of that, the shop is waaaay more comfortable this winter thanks to Mr. Heater.

I forgot to mention it in the video but both units were made in China.

Here’s a link to the FLIR tool review I used to measure the heat in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3B3sSVys6w

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41 thoughts on “Mr. Heater F270370 MH125KTR & F232000 MH9BX (Portable Buddy) Review -EricTheCarGuy”
  1. I'm lucky in my shop I have a Shenandoah waste oil heater that runs on the old motor oil we take out of vehicles…..thank god for heat!

  2. Thank you Eric for your clip. I just got this heater today from Rural King. The part you said you didn't know what it was for, in my opinion, it is the safeguard that would be attached to the front top shell. I use kerosene due to health issue.

  3. for what it may be worth, the kerosene you buy at the pump at a sunoco or speedway gas station will function the same way in that style heater! I pay $4 a gallon. The bottled stuff at Menards is crazy expensive and is nearly the same pure and clean fuel.

  4. I had one of those kerosene turbo heaters for one day. Ran a tank of fuel through it, and hauled that stinking junk right back to the store. Bought a propane turbo, and now I can actually breath in the garage when it's running.

  5. holy shitt! 44 dollars for 5 gallons of kerosene. Here in Ireland you can fill a 10 gallon drum for 6 euro!! I run my car on kerosene its so cheap

  6. that's actually overkill on ventilation, you can just leave the door cracked a few inches and that's more than enough fresh air. Install a carbon monoxide alarm for extra safety and you're fine.
    also you can wire up a 30amp 240v circuit in your garage and use a really heavy duty electric heater that's like 17,000 BTU, more than enough for any insulated 2 car garage, running it costs about a dollar an hour in electricity costs

  7. You should probably throw a few carbon monoxide detectors in the shop (the type that just plug in to outlets) just to be safe about the fumes

  8. Ah, yes. I came on looking for this specific review to find a way to warm up my 2,000 sqft detail shop. Yeah, I'm in LA where it doesn't get too cold, but detailing cars whenever the shop dips below 55 degrees is a pain literally and figuratively. Not having achy knees in the mornings and being able to dry the first cars of the day would be a nice change.

  9. When I worked at the plant I worked at every winter they would buy 8 or 10 new ones next year same thing they would not make it all winter we worked on them sometime fix most time trash them.

  10. the little buddy is not safe for NON VENTED indoor use people. please use caution and have proper FRESH air flow. DO NOT USE IN A POP UP youll prolly die

  11. If it has not yet been mentioned, do these not have tunnels or ducts available so that you could keep the unit outdoors while directing the heat in? Like inflating those playground bouncers. CO detector a must of course.
    Loved the hub bearing job on Tue Toyota. Unit bearings suck.

  12. I would still hook up the gas to that big in shop heater.  The big Mr. Heater unit is $450.

  13. Used oil burner would be the route I would choose for heat. All you need is an old oil furnace and a pre heater for the oil and some filters.

  14. From first hand experience, these heaters produce a lot of water vapor and will cause a significant amount of condensation on tools and bare metal and therefore a lot of rust. Plus, having the door open for ventilation will lead to a uncomfortably cold floor but warm ceiling. A ceiling fan would help significantly. An externally vented NG heater (forced air or radiant system) is the only way to go…

  15. It cost you 45 bucks to fill that heater with kerosene and it was going to cost you the same amount for the one that was already installed in the shop per month. Doesn't seem like you're saving any money.

  16. I'm pretty sure Eric knows well enough he doesn't need to keep the door wide open. He just says that so know one complains he's poisoning himself. Yet, people still complain he's leaving the door open. Poor guy can never win.

  17. How many hours on medium will the portable run with the small bottles assuming you are heating say 100 SF?

  18. Hi eric, im electrician to make it short. For something that big i would recommend something like a dragon usually but for someone that have electrical bills in mind, i would probably go radiant heating (dont heat the air but the objects in front of it). My best advice would be to think about insulating before heating or cooling, it's always the biggest difference you can feel. My personal garage, i ran some glycol tubes inside the cement slab, pumped to my house stove, to keep somewhat warm in winter but it's unpractical here. Anyway, just to throw some ideas and keep up the good work :) 

  19. turbine heater has a more complete burn it will also run off a lot of things diesel alcohol gas kerosene 

  20. Mr. Heater should supply at least a very basic carbon monoxide detector with their products, not simply a warning in the instructions.
    CO gas is odourless, invisible, tasteless, extremely poisonous even in small concentrations, and most of all DEADLY.

  21. I am gonna say that bar you didn't know what it was for may have been a different support bar for the rear back to angle the heater differently. Usually when they put something in the box they don't show in the guide it is an optional thing that may just improve the product for a certain situation.

    Not 100% sure and just a guess. Just looks like some sort of support that is optional.

  22.  Good Video We have a similar unit as wellas a straight propane "salamander' or construction heater We also have two coal fired stoves one in each corner We also have insulation everywhere including the overhead doors In the kitchen staff area washroom we have floorl heat pads that use hot water from the chimneys The daily proceedure is to fire the propane heaters to about 50f Then we switch to the coal Gets the edge off! As  you might have guessed we live in Canada One bonus up here is despite being the 3rd largest oil exporting nations we have the highest cost petrolium products in the world Go figure! So we get pretty good at not using "on tap' sources Its a bit of screwing around but we hate to be cold and particularily hate to pay some corp asshole for whats under our feet Next summer were going to build a big block chevy powered drill rig and get our own nat gas Youll see us no the evening news when we have an out of control wild cat well fire!! Mean time keep up the good work we like your videos

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