I got the following response from the Portable Buddy heater web site...
interesting that it seems to indicate that the Buddy is not a catalytic
heater but rather says it is a radiant heater...

...it is strange that he contrasts catalytic heaters to radiant heaters
because it is my understanding that some catalytic heaters are indeed
radiant heaters...

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Stickney" <david.stickney@enerco-mrheater.com>
To: <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 4:14 PM
Subject: Portable Buddy

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> Both figures are for the LOW setting. For HIGH it is 3 hours and 48 hours.
>  Yes.. the heater does requires a 9 square inch minimum vent area.
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> The heater is a radiant heater. It heats the objects not the air as a
> catalytic heater would.
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> David M. Stickney
> Customer Care Center
> Enerco / Mr. Heater
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> david.stickney@enerco-mrheater.com
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> 1-800-251-0001  Ext. 355    Fax 1-800-321-0552
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