Tank Top Propane Heater

Gas Heater Review: Mr. Heater MH12T Single Tank Top Propane Heater

In our outdoor gas heaters review today we take a closer look at a Tank Top Propane Heater being sold at Amazon to find out the top choice by customers who like to use a tank top propane gas heater. We looked at the reasons why 65 customers liked this gas heater enough to have rated it 4 stars when we checked in the “customer reviews”. The product we found is ‘Mr. Heater MH12T Single Tank-Top Propane Heater’. Our review however is to provide some useful information not about this specific heater model like Mr. Heater MH12T but more to familiarize you with what tank top propane heater really is if you have never used one before.  

What is a Tank Top Propane Heater 

Well it’s the simplest type of gas heaters you would ever find being sold. Yes simple and very convenient for outdoor activities like camping and hunting when the weather can be pretty chilly without any induced heating. As the name already suggests, a Tank Top Propane Heater mounts on top of a propane gas cylinder which comes in your preferred size of 5-20 pound cylinder, which is sold separately of course (new tank costs about $48, refills only $17). In this model Mr. Heater MH12T the capacity is 8000-14000 BTU and it allows you to select your preferred setting. So you would set to Hi or 14000 BTU, Medium or 12000 BTU and Low for 8000 BTU. The benefit of this feature is that you control the propane gas that is being used for the heating. As in many gas heaters, safety is a very important part of how well this heater is being received by customers. In this case we found that it has a very safe feature and that is the gas heater shuts itself off automatically when the flame goes off accidentally. 

What Qualities Customers Who Bought This Tank Top Propane Found

1. Well made, durable, reliable– This owner boughtMr. Heater Single MH12T Tank Top Propane Heater 8 years ago as a backup source of heat after hurricane Hugo came. The fact that it’s been 8 long years just sums up what this heater is all about – durable and reliable.Customer used it for: providing heating to a big 3 car garage sized shop

2. Works well in high altitude: Customer used the tank top propane heater at 5400 feet above sea level so there is no issue with high altitudes when heating is necessary there. The only thing mentioned by customer is that when he set it to “high” setting it gives off a little propane smell due to the reduced oxygen level at such a high altitude and giving incomplete combustion from this gas heater. Customer used it for high altitude places 

3. Heater is easy to connect: This customer found the gas heater easy to ignite, and pumps out some serious heat fast! The heater can generate a lot of heat that is enough to warm a very non insulated tin shed. It only takes 20 minutes to warm up the temperature to 35 degrees.  Customer used it for a 12X12 shed in the winter

4. Propane Gas Heater requires no maintenance: Customer liked it because he finds that propane is cheaper than kerosene and also liked the 3 valve positions available on the gas heater: low, medium and high. He notes down some statistics: runs 52 hours on low setting using a 5 gallon propane tank. Customer used it for replacing kerosene heaters. 

From our outdoor gas heater review we can come to some conclusion in just a few words. This outdoor gas heater “ Tank Top Propane Heater” is reliable, affordable, portable, easy to install and provides the required heating with very cheap gas cylinder refills cost.

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