Powerblanket PBL55F Full Coverage Drum Heating Blanket, 55 gal/208 L

I ordered the PowerBlanket for my 20 lb propane tank connected to my heater for my tiny house just in time! It arrived right before a week of single digit and below zero weather. Previously I had experienced issues with inefficiency of propane being delivered to the heater inside the house in similar weather the winter before. The heat would shut off when there was still plenty of propane in the tank because the gas pressure was affected by the low temps. Not this year! I installed the PowerBlanket very easily right out of the box, and I got much longer tank life and zero problems like the year before. I hesitated to buy the PowerBlanket due to its price, but it was an investment that should last for many winters and brought me peace of mind that far exceeded its price tag. The thought of being without heat for a long duration of frigid weather will no longer cause me anxiety. I’m so glad I purchased the PowerBlanket and highly recommend it.

I use this product as a companion to a Mr. Heater propane space heater. What attracted me to this product was, small propane tanks losing efficiency in extreme temperatures. Last winter, we had several episodes where the tank would freeze up, the regulator would seize, and our only choice was to bring the tank inside to warm it up so that we could use our Mr. Heater heater. We've had this thing since mid November. Last night was the first MAJOR test, with 13 degree weather. It worked flawlessly. The blanket doesn't get so hot that you get scared to use it. It just provides passive steady heat- just enough to keep your tank unfrozen. The price was also a major attraction. Typically these blankets cost hundreds of dollars more. Would Recommend. Also, we bought a heavy duty extension cord to use this thing, but it turned out to be unneeded. The cord is quite long.

Excellent product IMO. We use this in an RV to heat a 20 pound cylinder. Tank pressure (per one of those cheap gauges that you screw into the tank outlet) would register into the "yellow" area, indicating tank pressure was low. After adding this blanket, pressure would bounce back into the "green" zone, just like a full tank on a hot day. I know. Those gauges don't get a lot of respect, but it's what I have, so I'm passing along the information. On a cold night without the blanket and a partially empty tank, it's likely that our RV furnace would have been starved for fuel after running for awhile, so it would probably have shut off before the RV got warm even though there was propane in the tank. This blanket keeps the liquid warm enough to continue producing good pressure down to the end of the tank. I've used it now through several months of the coldest parts of the winter, and have not had any issues with the blanket or with keeping the tank warm. Very happy.

It worked fine for a few days than stopped working. I checked everything I could think of, GFI tripped, it was working and outlet had power, Maybe it was not cold enough, so to test theory a thermostat was telling it to turn off, I put it in the freezer overnight and plugged it in the next morning. Never got warm. They make it very clear you must register it in order to make a claim against the warranty, so I assume since they make it so clear, they EXPECT you to make a claim because they know the defects of the product. This was my first tip off it was known to be defective by design. I broke before I had a chance to send in registration. I got in on a Friday and it was no longer working by Monday. Sucks to be me.

This Powerblanket unit is nicely made and works well. It gets to temperature quickly and maintains it. The heat seems to be pretty evenly distributed across the "inside" surface. That's why I'm giving it 4 stars - initial performance. My only complaint is that contrary to the photo that accompanies this listing, the cord on the one we received protrudes from near the top of the end of the blanket. It makes no sense at all and the cord hangs down (gravity works that way) to where we have it connected to a heavy-duty extension cord. The weight of the unit's own cord is pulling down on that connection where it goes into the edge of the blanket. It's an obvious weak point and I'm sure is going to cause a short over time due to the continuous (and unnecessary) bend and hanging cord. There's no need for this. The blanket is supposed to be used in an 'upright' position around a bucket. The cord should come out of the blanket at the BOTTOM edge of the blanket's end, near the "skirt", not from the top edge. We just ordered a second unit and it will be interesting to see if the cord on the new one comes out of a different spot.

Works amazing. Simply wraps around LP cylinder and plug it in when you want to warm the cylinder. Makes grilling in bitter cold much easier plus you can effectively use every bit of gas in the cylinder during cold weather.

I purchased this item to use with my infrared gill I recently bought from Woot. As I’ve always grilled year-round I knew that the new gill would probably not work when it got below 40F. The LP would not vaporized fast enough to keep the grill going. My first usage of the blanket was at an air temp of 32F, with all three burners going at full blast I had plenty of fuel. With and IR temperature probe I measured a temp of around 65F on the top of the tank just above the blanket. The real test came about a week ago when the outside air temp had been below zero for a day or so. When I went out to get the grill setup and to plug in the blanket the air temp was 3F. Fifteen to twenty minutes later I checked the tank temperature and was getting a reading of around 34F. Fired up the grill and let it heat up for 10-15 minutes before putting on the meat, at that point the tank was reading in the low to mid 40s F. Needless to say I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to gill in the winter. One thing of note the product photos show and somewhere in one of the comments the power cord was stated as being only two foot long. The unit I received has a 15 foot power cord, which is a good length. Much better then what I was expecting.

These are awesome. I've used them in 2 degree weather and my propane never stopped flowing. Great buy! Very durable.Highly recommended.