have a question about heaters

[Frabill 44]

hey guys i got a mr heater for christmas and have one question. Will opening my shantys ( clam summit ) vent holes enough ventilation for a heater? last time we opened up both the doors to vent it and the cold got in so it did us no good.

[krayfish]

Should be plenty because the heater has a low oxygen shut off.

[wyogator]

The vent holes will work.  I leave my two small vents open on each side near the roof, with the door closed up.  Anytime, I go outside to check a tipup, I leave the front door open to ventilate, until I get back.  After I get inside and zip it up, it heats back up quick.  Also, if the heater shuts off, open the door for a minute or two, zip it back up and turn the heater back on.

[SoftSpot_716]

I have a Clam yukon and I just open the top vent openings after I snow in and i have never had a problem with the heater shutting off or not having enough ventilation. Sometimes the problem is that the vent holes arent enough to vent the heat so we either have to shut the heater off or open one of the doors a little bit to vent the heat out

[mojofish]

Careful depends on which Mr. Heater. The Buddies series have low oxygen shut off the other systems don't (the cooker heater model) I have both systems and they are great but use applications are different. 

[graybeard]

I've never had a problem with my Trekker.

[SoftSpot_716]

Good Point   mojo I should have clarified. I have the buddy heaters because you can get them at lowes around 35 bucks near the end of winter and I have never had problems with them as I previously stated

[mojofish]

For about $20, Harbor Freight sells this awesome adapter device where you can recharge your 1lbs tanks from a 20 or 40lbs tank. Works great with the Buddy Heaters. Saves you lots of money in long run. 

[surflizard]

I've been Running the buddy heater in my Frabill Ranger with the single vent for 12 seasons now with no issues what so ever ! One thing I did notice is that the heater runs better on bigger tanks, it produces more heat quicker and the pilot never blows out ! I picked up the 5' hose and regulator to run an 11 lb tank, best move I ever made with the buddy heater !