Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:49:22 -0800
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
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So, I may get one of these things. It would serve me double duty. I have
a wood stove and a Mister Buddy heater. I could use one for both.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:38 AM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> I was concerned too. So I stuck my finger in it! No blood. Yes, the fan
> assembly is made of black anodized aluminum; actually, you will be quite
> impressed on the quality for such a low cost device.
>
> On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 10:30:01 AM PST, David McNeely <
> davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Just looked these up on Amazon. A great range of devices (and prices). I
> noticed that none of them have a safety screen. Is that because the fan
> speed is so low that they can't injure, or because the fan blades are of a
> soft material that will not cause injury, or both? I have just never seen
> a modern fan for air flow comfort that did not have a screen to prevent
> inadvertent contact with the blades.
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 10:20 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > thanks Pete,
> >
> > Could you please post a link of the device?
> >
> > dan
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 8:34 AM Pete Sicilia <pete@coffeepot.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I just discovered this mod/upgrade too! In fact, I've been visiting
> some
> > > friends with a wood stove and I bought them a fan as a gift (and as a
> > proof
> > > of concept).
> > >
> > > I got one for less than $20 on Amazon and it was money well spent.
> > >
> > > Warmly,
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 4:25 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I know all you guys are familiar with Mr Heater Buddy propane
> heaters.
> > > If
> > > > you live in a humid environment, you probably detest them. If you
> use
> > > this
> > > > propane heater in winter desert or mountain conditions (like me), you
> > > > probably love them. A pretty clever contraption I recently
> discovered
> > > and
> > > > bought for around $30 is what is known as a "wood stove fan". Uses
> the
> > > > Seebeck principle: bottom end gets hot, top end is cold, in between
> is
> > > > sort of a giant thermocouple (different metals) which produces
> > > electricity
> > > > which drives a little motor which turns a fan blade. Buddy Heaters
> > > produce
> > > > radiant heat. But a lot of heat rises above ceramic plate and just
> > > floats
> > > > up to ceiling; here is where the "wood stove fan" works; it takes
> that
> > > > rising heat, and blows most of it forward! So clever YouTube folks
> > > mounted
> > > > one of these units on top of Buddy Heater (I mounted mine with bent
> > > > coathanger pieces); and yes...it really works! Kinda magical! No
> > > external
> > > > electricity source; totally quiet; you can feel a breeze at 2.5 feet
> > and
> > > it
> > > > disappears at 3 feet. But that's OK, moves a lot of air...now a
> means
> > of
> > > > providing convection heating in addition to radiant heating. Will
> give
> > > it
> > > > a good test in winter desert Thanksgiving weekend. (And no....the
> > > > electrical usage and the noise and hassle of Chinese Diesel Heaters
> is
> > > not
> > > > for me.)
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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