Great video! Well presented. Thanks for posting. I just scored one of the 3000-5000 models of these with the selection knob. It was in our towns scrap metal bin at our dump…. just sitting there. I swear, it looks like it’s never been used! No rust and no scorch, heat or black marks. It’s prestige under the snuff lid. I wasn’t going to even try to light this off until I found some valuable info on it, and your video hit the nail on the head! I didn’t know the screen part lifted off to light it until your video, and I didn’t know that pan piece was a snuffer. (that snuffer is crazy) No way would that kinda stuff fly in todays landscape of over sensitive whiners, and especially if it shoots a flame a foot high. 🤣
We have one of those we bought new in the very early 70s, took it camping a bunch and used it last year, still works great. it does have the slider on the side to adjust the BTUs from 3,000 to 5,000. we start it on 5,000 according to instructions and then when flame goes down, we turn it back to 3,000 and it heats the tent just great all night long
i have the same one you bought and did this video on.... i think it's a very good product. it runs a seriously long time on just 1 gallon of fuel. i'm not sure how long it runs, but seems like maybe 12-16 hours (i could be off because it's been a long time since i have fired it up?). i have another one (smaller and not coleman brand)... it's a 2,400 BTU Magic Glow brand and it does run 24 hours on 1 gallon of white gas fuel. it gets hot enough to cook on it and it comes with a guard that also makes it a stove. the Magic Glow is aluminum construction (not made as well as the coleman you have). $10 for the one you got in it's condition is a solid bargain IMO. if you have a large shelter and if you were to have 2 of the 5,000BTU units you would then have 10,000BTU's of heat which is equal to the smallest sized wall hanging dearborn heater (wall hanging heater - not floor standing) and that positively will heat a med sized bedroom in very cold conditions. i leave a small opening at the bottom of my shelter (not at the top) for oxygen ventilation and i place mine in a cast iron skillet to make sure no leakage. IMO it works well enough by far to justify the small amount of fuel it uses. i also will always keep mine and several gallons of fuel for emergency use if it ever comes to it. nice heater - thx4vid! enoyed it!
+Martina Dejaquiz Martina, Thank you for the information and your story!! I felt like a got a good deal but had no idea. I will keep my eyes open for another one as I like this alot.
My God man. You say your a bushman. You are way too scared. This is a great heater. I have one that's 1977. I use it in my boat. It has never and never will explode. It's a simple machine. Enjoy the past and warmth.
we've had the earlier generation heater by Coleman which was 5000btu's as well but these (always) come with that snuffer for this is the ONLY way to extinguish that flame unless you allow it to burn out which will take hours
Ironically it is 6:15 p.m. daylight savings time 50 degrees outside here in NM.. currently its 5 years later and I'm watching this video with my garage shop find, Coleman catalytic BTU 3,000 to 5,000 unit.. learning to light it.. it works beautifully!
I just bought one for 5 at the thrift store. But it didnt gave a snuffer cap which was mentioned in the direction on the heater. That is why I am watching your youtube. Trying to figure this out. Thanks
SkipperT, have you used the coleman heater this winter yet? i just got another coleman heater. it's a model 512-A. it's a 3500 BTU white gas heater similar to the one in your video here. it's just smaller. i found it in a barn here on the place. it's in pretty good shape and has all of the parts. it was missing the bail handle, but i made one for it from a 5-gallon bucket handle and it looks like it came with it. i may fire it up tomorrow? thx, martina
Some models have you dribble a ring of fuel around the inside edge of the burner followed by an "X" pattern on top of the burner. Others, like your and mine have us trun it upside down. I really don't think it matters unless there's a new wick that needs priming. I dribble about 2 oz of fuel on top of the burner and it works fine.
I have the adjustable 3000-5000 btu and it for the most part, looks just like yours. It a model 513A made in 1972. Its in the same great shape as yours.
as I remember the tent was closed not air tight by any means but it kept us warm all night in some damn frigid temps with a nice north wind. I must have lived because I am conversing with you. I think this heater will work well keeping you warm.
I've got a 515A 5000 BTU heater. Gonna get going after a refurbish. I've got ZIP paint mixed for an exact paint match. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
its a great heater. when i light mine i let the flame burn on top for about 3 to 5 minutes then i snuff out the flame real quick with the cap. just put it on and take it off. works great. i mostly use it o my aluminum boat when its chilly out.
Quick question, does the dome part glow red once it takes off? I’m also surprised we don’t have to pump these like we did the old white fuel Coleman lanterns.
I would guess that the heat created from the initial pre heating is enough to cause the fuel wicked up to vaporize and then react with the catalyst, creating more heat to continue the process. The pump lanterns need pressure to send the fuel up into the generator where it’s then atomized into a mist, which is then directed into the mantles where it’s burned, I think. Although this does bring up an interesting question of whether you could use a wick to pull the fuel into the generator for a lantern, to avoid the pumping. I assume there is some reason that doesn’t work, otherwise they would have done it.
If you take the fill cap off and stick your tongue in the hole you can find out what year it was made. First do that and then put the cap back on and turn it upside down and look at the bottom of the unit
It is a catalyst system there is no flame inside it once the fire on the outside Burns out The catalyst takes over burning the fuel as it evaporates with no flame
@@WileysShenanigans one of the many reasons why this product is discontinued. Asbestos is a rock, it "dose not burn" unless special chemical reactions. The big risk with asbestoses products is breaking of the mesh frame and the dust in the air from that. Its the dust settling in your lungs that is the risk.
why so nervous or worried mass used very effect and sold unit what is there to be scared about its either going to work or its not that's it the video is good and i appreciate your vid just wanted to point out this is not some rando nobody ever heard of item was a very popular and useful tool as you gained the knowledge yourself of and still use full and sold to this day (used)
You will ruin the heater if you use anything other than white gas. Naphtha. Or Coleman fuel. All 3 are the same thing. White gas sold at Walmart is cheapest. $6-8 bucks.
Bought one the other day, the guy said it never worked good that it would never get hot and would stink. So i brought it home and looked into it and he was using kerosene I dumped it out and dried out the wick and tried it with Coleman fuel, it works great now!
I've used regular unleaded gasoline for years. Tried Coleman fuel after seeing numerous times that it's the only fuel you SHOULD be using . Cannot tell ANY difference in run time , heat , or fouling . Only difference is Coleman white fuel cost 4X more. FACTS
Thanks for the video, good job! Question about burning this inside is safe? I heard it doesn't produce much carbon monoxide for the amount of heat it puts out?
phillijr: i don't see anybody replied to you so i will.... i have a bunch of the heaters.... coleman catalytic heaters. about them being safe indoors... i would be afraid of using them in the house if it were me. they leave a strong fuel smell when they burn and i'm afraid of one leaking or catching fire in the house. in a cement floor garage with ventilation i would use them, but i would keep a close eye on them if it were me. i would for sure have some fire extinguishers handy in the garage too if i used them in the garage. the heaters give-off a strong fuel smell when they are used in a semi-enclosed area where-as propane does not. actually i just bout 5 more of the heaters because they were cheap. i bought 5 yesterday from an old man and i gave $50 total for 5 of them in VG condition. now i have 8 of them. they were cheap - so i got'em. i don't know about the carbon monoxide????... i always leave plenty of ventilation, but they do give-off a real seriously strong fuel smell even with ventilation.
These are to use for camping etc. This is not something to use in your house unless it is an emergency.... They do not create carbon monoxide. They do use up oxygen so you will need to have ventilation. They do not put off the horrible fumes that kerosene heaters do.
Viewers should be aware the gallon of liquid fuel (5103A253) for this thing is about $15. Just get a kerosene heater instead, the gallon of kerosene is around $5. Good video.
Great video! Well presented. Thanks for posting. I just scored one of the 3000-5000 models of these with the selection knob. It was in our towns scrap metal bin at our dump…. just sitting there. I swear, it looks like it’s never been used! No rust and no scorch, heat or black marks. It’s prestige under the snuff lid. I wasn’t going to even try to light this off until I found some valuable info on it, and your video hit the nail on the head! I didn’t know the screen part lifted off to light it until your video, and I didn’t know that pan piece was a snuffer. (that snuffer is crazy) No way would that kinda stuff fly in todays landscape of over sensitive whiners, and especially if it shoots a flame a foot high. 🤣
