Mr. Heater F299201 Vent-Free Blower Accessory Kit (2016-present), Multi

We have a Mr. Heater propane heater for our backup heat source. It didn't come with a blower, so I ordered this one. Simple installation, works great.

I tried a 30,000btu blue flame propane Mr. Heater without the fan. I replaced It with a new 18,000btu propane convection Mr Heater and the first thing I did was put a fan In It. It does just as well, even better for my situation than the 30,000btu blue flame Mr. Heater. I had "hot spots" that were very hot and cold spots where you could feel a chill. The fan pushes the air just enough to move It. I use less btu's because I use this fan on a smaller unit. Now, I have very mild "hot spots" and tolerable "chill spots". Both are not extreme like It was with a fan-less 30,000btu blue flame. It Is easy to Install. If you are good with a screwdriver, you can figure It out. I endorse this product.

Like others have reviewed, this is a mediocre addition, that should never have been an option.You buy a heater to heat the room. But without some sort of circulation, you're only going to heat the ceiling. The notion that the heaters these fans were made for didn't have these installed to begin with makes you feel like you've been scammed, just a little bit. Like others, I used a box fan to move the hot air from directly above the heater around the room. But it doesn't look great, and there's a constant fan noise.Enter the Mr. Heater Vent-Free Blower AccessoryOf no fault of it's own, this was a bit difficult to install. The plate on the back of the heater, while mostly separate from the housing, was entirely too difficult to snap out of place to provide a hole for the fan to install. For me, it required a flathead screw driver, tin snips, vise grips, a file for the sharp edges, and lots of cursing.Barring this, the fan went in smoothly and the provided sheet metal screws seems to hold everything in place. But the instructions are not accurate. I realize that the fan is meant to install in multiple models of heater, but there was no wiring harness in an access hole to plug the thermostat into. I had to make an educated guess that the cap of the thermostat fit in a hole in the center of a heat shield inside the unit.Once this was figured out, I figured it was smooth sailing.Except:The fan is loud. Not continuously loud, and this is what's concerning. Several times during the first few hours of operation the rotary noise of the fan spinning grew louder and more labored for more than a few moments. Hopefully this is a result of the lubrication or some other component settling in and getting used to the heat? Normal operating noise is less than a box fan though, so this is an improvement.I wasn't sure that the AUTO mode on the fan was going to kick on. The half hour I ran it, the wall and ceiling above got extremely warm and I flipped the switch to ON just to get the hot air circulated. Later, I noticed that it was indeed coming on during AUTO mode, but I feel like the thermostat should be set to a much lower temp to turn on. This isn't adjustable, so it would need to be done in factory.It doesn't displace much air. The inlet of the fan is situated on the back of the heater. So if you have this mounted to a wall, it's going to struggle to pull the rising hot air from behind and blow it out the front. This might be perfectly sized for a 10k BTU heater, but I think it's underpowered for a 30k BTU heater.

Easy to install and work great. Does not move air quickly, but does provide just enough movement to help with heating a room. Recommended.

Good product

Works great

The last propane heater I had also had a blower but was much better and it was 25+ years old. I really liked the idea of the "auto mode" but it doesn't operate very smoothly. It comes own even when the heater is off. The blower also doesn't move much air, so that's disappointing.

It was easy to install and significantly improved the heating efficiency in my space.

Me parece un buen producto y el tiempo de entrega me ha dejado asombrado.

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