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My brand NEW BIG buddy quit working in its maiden voyage...Looked like the tanks froze up when half empty?But it was minus 23 C and minus 35 windchill...
The pilot light ignites just fine. Then when you take your finger off of the red start button it extinguishes itself. Instruction say to hold the red start button for 30 to 60 second. I have tried holding the red start button in for 5 minutes (nice pilot flame) and the lousy thing still won’t work!! Grouseman
If the thermocouple is bad the pilot light will not stay lite when you release the red push button no matter how long you hold that button down. It is the thermocouple.
Thinking Outside The BoxOK so I was reading an issue of Backwoodsman magazine about how to make a pop can stove and use alcohol (fondue fuel) for the source of heat. Then I looked at a couple of YouTube videos. My little flip shack is so small I need to keep opening it up so I don’t roast, the odd time the "Little Buddy" heater does work. So next year when I go out on the ice I will take the smallest tin can I can find, pour just a touch of fondue fuel in it, and see if it will put out enough heat. At least I know it will work unlike the unreliable "Little Buddy". Has anyone else any experience with this sort of simple approach??
Thanks FolksI like the idea of Sterno as it would be a bit safer but need to figure out the fuel value and price difference if any between Sterno and fondue fuel (alcohol). I've attached a couple of photos. I use a tomato paste can that is only 2 1/8" in diameter.Grouseman