Propane Mr. Heater Little Buddy Troubleshooting and Repair...won’t light or stay lit

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Propane Mr. Heater Little Buddy Troubleshooting and Repair...won’t light or stay lit

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Will Hancock

Күн бұрын

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@graysonwatson522 6 ай бұрын

Was working in my shop in the cold, followed your video now im warm. haha. Thanks man

@madpogue 2 жыл бұрын

Boy, I bet I never would have found those two internal screws for the shell down by the on-button if I hadn't seen your video. Thank you so much, my Little Buddy is lighting again.

@Erewhon44 Жыл бұрын

I was pretty mad when I found them. The manual doesn't mention them at all!

@MrBurleyfish 8 ай бұрын

This is what going green means. Having enough integrity to repair before replace is something everyone should get behind. Not only does it save on landfill it also saves on the pollution caused by cheaply manufacturing more.

@PuckinGuy Жыл бұрын

Thanks a million, took it apart and blew it out, put it back together and the pilot frame was twice as tall...lights every time! 👍

@marktouchette373 2 жыл бұрын

I’m deer hunting in Northern lower Michigan and my Little Buddy (10 years old) wouldn’t light. Followed your instructions and it works great now. Thanks!

@willhancock1992 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked for you. Happy hunting!

@mbearden11 7 ай бұрын

Your video really helped me. I ended up having to take the brass orifice off and soaking it in vinegar because it was plugged. Thanks again

@georgerogero3185 2 жыл бұрын

I only unscrewed the tube at the base and I used a can of compressed air with a straw to blow out the tube. It works great now, thanks

@Christwentysix Жыл бұрын

Thank you ,your a genius and a scholar! Blew out the line and pow worked straight away thanks im homeless and live in an urban stealth camp alone ! In a major city in the u.s. ! I know next to nobody and ive no family . Thank you .

@DadBradTo5 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU BEYOND WORDS!! I bought my unit at a 2nd Hand Store, and it looked to be brand new and never used! - - I tried to use it tonight for the very first time, and it was a "No Go", which might explain why it was given away! Your instructional video, and about an hour of work at my end, and its working great! I happened to have some canned air on hand (I have an air compressor, but that always introduces moisture into whatever is being blown-out) and though I observed absolutely nothing come out in the way of any kind of debris (making me initially question if this was going to work!), once I put everything back together, a push on the ignitions switch, and 30 seconds of time, and it went on to help keep me warm in my workshop! Thanks Again for your video! Deeply appreciated!!

@mattburich 2 жыл бұрын

Will - Thank you for posting this video… I was about to smash mine with a bat until I tried this last ditch effort… Anyone else who has this problem please follow the instructions in this video… I was blowing mine out with compressed air but I was blowing air into the pilot light “flame hole”. It wasn’t until I applied compressed air through the entire tube from the back of the unit as demonstrated in the video that my unit began to work properly…

@willhancock1992 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@tedbell4416 2 жыл бұрын

I got a bat ready for mine it's doing the same thing but I'll try this and hopefully it will work. So frustrating to hold that dumb button down over and over killing your hand then it just goes out.

@dogguy2351 2 жыл бұрын

The two screws under the sticker were very helpful! Couldn't blow thru it, so I took a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. Works perfect!! Amazing how little air you can blow thru the orifice. Many thanks!!

@frankfromorlando Жыл бұрын

Blowing out the lines worked for me too. This thing was headed for the trash bin. Thanks for the video.

@jameschenault7104 Жыл бұрын

Just finished working on mine. Would lite but go out when red button was released. Cleaned all 3 areas you are talking about and it busted right off and works like new. Thanks for the cleaning tip!

@henrymontero4470 2 жыл бұрын

This totally worked! mines was brand new out the box with this issue. compressed air down that tube and problem solved. thank you!!

@free1.1 Жыл бұрын

I Used carb cleaner to spray through the tube and cleaned the jet perfectly. Just make sure to shake the tube well to get rid of any residual liquid carb cleaner and allow to dry fully before before putting it back on the heater and igniting. Also I used a razor blade to clean up the hole for puncturing the sticker to find the hidden screws. Works perfect now. Thanks for the video

@pwright2me 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video it helped me out a bunch and got it going

@bitterdeputy900 8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! Just fixed mine as well. I actually only had to take the back part off and was able to blow air through and reattached. Works better now than brand new. Thanks again, Merry Christmas

@sandyw3307 7 ай бұрын

🫵Many thanks for the tutorial! I got mine staying lit again!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@irvdonaldson4137 Жыл бұрын

I did not watch you put it back together, so me thinking some of the screws holding the other side on was covered there. However, cleaning that line placed it back in service. Thank You

@tomcox8522 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Getting ready to go out deer hunting tomorrow and heater wouldn't stay lit. Followed your video and it lit right up! You may have kept me from getting frostbite. Appreciate it!

@georgerogero3185 2 жыл бұрын

I just unscrewed end of the tube at the base and used canned air with a straw to blow air in. Works like a charm. Thanks

@danjones4271 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you helped fix mine! I did exactly what you said and it works again.

@xjcrawler01 8 ай бұрын

Can confirm that just cleaning solved my problem. I did not remove the metal line just the brass air mixer at the end.

@rajuncajun007 Жыл бұрын

Got my buddy heater back to working 100%. Thank you

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

I did all this!!!!! Mine still won't work!!😂 It's one year old right now. I'm about ready to use it for target practice.

@kellerreeves8837 2 жыл бұрын

This was exactly the same problem with my buddy. Thanks so much for sharing this.

@stan4051 Жыл бұрын

Followed video. Worked perfectly. Thanks

@notruehippie Жыл бұрын

Just did it today. I had to take the feed line all the way off. It was plugged. I don't know with what. Works fine now.

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

Invisible dust!!!

@notruehippie Жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 I wish I had put a paper towel over the end before I hit it with the spray air. Now I'm curious. I first tried to blow through it and yes it was clogged.

@draczka14225 2 жыл бұрын

You the MAN!! sure enough cleaning pilot jet did the trick!!

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

Mr Will. Thank You. VERY informative. I have that exact same heater. Took it apart just as you did on video. Pilot always comes on. Discovered a little trick of letting up on red button a little bit. Plenum would start to fire. Worked twice. Did everything you did. Pilot comes on, even after holding for WELL over a minute, entire heater quits. I don't know what else to do. I bought it last year.

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

Is the thermocouple aligned to the hottest part of the flame?

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 Hi Mr. Will. Thank You for replying. I do believe it is. I don't know if it's a J or K type thermocouple. I do know they're bimetal switches. I tapped on it. I have had this thing nearly completely apart. Both ends of fuel line. Totally clear. I do get an even better looking pilot flame. It actually began to work but, shortly the bottle ran out. Put a new one on and back to no maintaining even pilot when I release button. I did figure out to slowly let button off and plenum would start. That's worked twice and stayed. Can't even get that now. Tried nudging thermocouple a bit over. It's definitely in the pilot. It's gotta be either that thermocouple or the solenoid valve. I got rid of the shut off temporarily by removing one of the spades. No help. I just bought this one year ago.

@AliAhmadi-hq9pj Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot you are a life saver. I fixed it my road trip well❤️👍

@mariovasquez6954 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video, I followed your instructions and it worked...thanks

@Ohio_Hobbies_Guy 2 жыл бұрын

Mine had the same issue. Blew some air down the hose and it worked!

@adammcdonald1535 2 жыл бұрын

Worked perfectly for me. Thanks.

@anthonycamarillo8509 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, bought mine from a yard sale $5 said it wouldn’t light looks brand new noticed fuel line at the front the fitting was loose as well and blew out the line didn’t see nothing but yes my little buddy is up burning again.

@flatlandswelding1240 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video.

@Mrkeats5487 10 ай бұрын

Great information thanks cleaning the fuel line worked . Thanks again 😊

@shanetrudell4061 7 ай бұрын

I was having the same issue so I did this it fired right up so will see tomorrow when I get on the ice that's usually when it fails.

@reverendrestomod5247 Жыл бұрын

Thanks friend.

@larryharvey7709 Жыл бұрын

Had this thing hovering over the trash barrel. Considering the COST of EVERYTHING now I decided to fix it. Aaaand begin. 👍

@bdsmar1 9 ай бұрын

Excellent

@Shortyman26 Жыл бұрын

Quick fix! Thank you sir!

@Ecksterphono 2 жыл бұрын

Can't handle the super cold conditions. These piezo solenoid systems are automatically regulated system. You can't adjust the amount of flow. Even after cleaning in extreme cold it won't operate properly. Pretty much a sealed non adjustable regulating system. The thermocouple acts as a temperature sensor and if it's too cold it may not operate properly. Sometimes it takes 10 minutes for the ceramic plate to heat up.

@scottemmert3845 9 ай бұрын

Fixed it, guess Amazon is getting their parts returned😂

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

I did all of this. Rubbing alcohol on Q-Tip. Complete blowout with canned air. Fallowed instructions to the "t". That couple has one wire out of it. I suppose I could cut it, strip it back and short it to the switch it feeds into. That's defeating a safety I know. It would tell if the thermocouple is bad were it to work.

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

I just posted a follow-up troubleshooting video that will likely solve your problem. Check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8uFjJOHsbPHlIE.html

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 Okay Will. Thanks!! I actually got it working last night. Today, won't ignite. Pilot does but, goes out even after holding ignition switch for well over a minute.😝

@craigtheise6658 2 жыл бұрын

i noticed with mine that the nut in front of the mounting bracket where the on button is was loose.after tightening the nut mine fired right up.real hassle lining up the bracket to the screw holes on the housing though.crappy design i think.

@AliAhmadi-hq9pj Жыл бұрын

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@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

What ELSE could it be? Only thing I can think of is the thermocouple. Pilot has always started. Just all winks out as soon as I let go of the ignition button.

@sawsandstuff380 Жыл бұрын

Mine does the same and it's driving me crazy. This is the first time I've tried starting mine in 15yrs.

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

@@sawsandstuff380 Hey saws. Well, 15 years? Wow. I just got this thing last year about this time. I've done EVERYTHING Will instructed us to do. Then went further. Now, it's hit and miss. Got it working. Tank ran out. Put new one on. Wouldn't work. After three or so tries, it's now functioning. I've tried EVERY trick I can think of. Tried lightly blowing into the face of it. That seemed to help. Sometimes. Then, it lit off and is heating away right now. Being that I majored in an engineering discipline, I HATE getting beaten by something so simple.🤣

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

@@sawsandstuff380 Oh, and do all that stuff he recommended. I managed to get both ends of fuel supply pipe off. Output end kinda looked like a check valve? Up by the pilot lamp. If anything, I DO have a kick butt pilot. It still wouldn't stay on. It's now working for the moment. It won't beat me. I'll win. Even if it becomes the first target for the Glock I purchased five years ago and still haven't fired!!🤣🐈🇺🇸

@robr2389 Жыл бұрын

@@sawsandstuff380 Just last night, I went to WalDump. Got a can of air and some rubbing alcohol. I didn't find any debris in mine. If it keeps it up.....target time!!

@boundedscythe7726 Жыл бұрын

Hey my little buddy gets so hot it broke the ceramic? Whatever is the front piece that fire come out, I can't find the name or how to replace this piece it keeps turning off my heater

@greekmaster1001 Жыл бұрын

WELL I FOUND A EASIER WAY Just unscrew the tank and on the nozzle where the hole is (where the tank screws on) just blow air with a canister or compressed air WHILE you PUSHING the RED button NO NEED TO TAKE ANYTHING APART THANK ME LATER!

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

That sounds like the best place to start! Thanks for sharing. I will give it a try. I’m interested to see how/if the regulator affects air flow when blowing.

@greekmaster1001 Жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 it literally just worked for me I used your method a few weeks ago and it worked but stopped working today so I thought about it and said let me try it my way first and boom it worked

@Anonymous-jm3mg Жыл бұрын

Where's the safety tipover switch? I hear it if I tip the heater but don't see it moving.

@larryharvey7709 Жыл бұрын

Played that game twice. It’s in the trash where it belongs. Never buying that junk again.

@COSETAM1 Жыл бұрын

I need to try mine but I have doubts about how this valve is assembled. In minute 6:13 I need your help please, Greetings from Mexico

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

Go to my Part 2 video linked in the description to see the valve taken apart.

@bonesmcgee1568 Жыл бұрын

How did you get the panel off without breaking the red switch

@willhancock1992 Жыл бұрын

The red button pulls straight off like the knob on a gas grill. It's a tight fit.

@bonesmcgee1568 Жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 thanks

@jimdent351 6 ай бұрын

Mine didn't work from new. It acted in the same manner yours did.

@yekim0007 2 жыл бұрын

What would you do if the pilot light stays on after the heater is lit and warm?

@willhancock1992 2 жыл бұрын

That’s normal. Mine also stays lit until the Off button is pressed or the heater is tipped (auto shut-off).

@CTROCK 2 жыл бұрын

There’s ratting in my heater! It it damaged? I just took out of the box brand new! Thanks

@willhancock1992 2 жыл бұрын

That depends on what’s rattling. Can you find the source?

@CTROCK 2 жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 -I post up a video can u check it out? Thanks

@willhancock1992 2 жыл бұрын

@@CTROCK I can try. Don’t know if I’ll be able to see anything on video that you can’t see in person.

@CTROCK 2 жыл бұрын

@@willhancock1992 - I just want u to heard the ratting sound u not able to see what ratting inside! Just hear that ratting sound it sounds like is broking! Do your do the same thing? Thanks

@chadchapman7986 7 ай бұрын

Didn't work for me. I had to bypass the tip over switch unfortunately.

@moschera01 9 ай бұрын

I need help mine won't turn off when I press off button I have to tip it to turn it off and can't find any info for that

@willhancock1992 9 ай бұрын

If you take off the housing and light as normal, will pushing the red square button turn it off? If so, then maybe the black OFF button on the housing isn’t properly engaging the underlying red square button. Parts 7 & 8 are used to engage part 16 in the following diagram: propanedepot.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mr.-Heater-MH4B-Little-Buddy.pdf