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Big Buddy Heater heaters or heating systems

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 20, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 20, 2021the latest report was made
  • Dec 20, 2021the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Big Buddy Heater
Maker
Enerco Group, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Heaters or heating systemsCPSC’s product type: Heaters or Heating Systems, Other or Not Specified (code 393), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from January 2021 to December 2021; the most in December 2021, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 20, 2021, sent to the company Mar 31, 2022, published by CPSC Apr 14, 2022

    The product, in the report: Portable heater

    Caller stated that the portable heater was set on low to heat the the trailer and caught fire. He stated that it melted the ceiling in his snowmobile trailer. There was a lot of smoke damages as well to the trailer. Caller stated that the heater was hooked up to a 20lb propane tank.

    The manufacturer was not contacted as yet.

    Caller stated that he was never contacted about the recall and that the heater was rarely used and it is very new.

    Model
    unknown
    Bought from
    Lowes
    Bought
    Jun 1, 2004
    Where
    Bansville, Michigan: Other
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Big Buddy Heater, made or sold by Enerco Group, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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