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| Dl |
Posted - 07 Feb 2015 : 10:59:34
Just read the piece on My Norman,and was interested in a camping gas fire,being used.
experiences,recommendations,and where to site it ,appreciated
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| philihun |
Posted - 02 Mar 2015 : 17:14:39
If you dunk a Digestive in tea you create an undrinkable cuppa and a missing biscuit. Certain biscuits were designed with condensation in mind, Rich Tea for one, shortbread can handle a bit of damp but to beat an eberspacher you probably need Weetabix.
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| df |
Posted - 02 Mar 2015 : 10:06:06
I had half a packet of biscuits that were overcome by condensation, goes to show you can't be too careful!
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| philihun |
Posted - 02 Mar 2015 : 09:53:16
It seems to act in the same principle as a Flue,ie air in and out. On the WWW they are popular on sea going boats all over the world and some say they are fine with the windows open about an inch. Others a bit more and others closed. Im on a Norman full of drafts not the space shuttle and I am trying to reduce the risk in a practical way , ie good practice. Ive checked the death rates for condensation on a boat and found it quite low.[:) Sorry if it sounds sarcastic.
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| Deano |
Posted - 01 Mar 2015 : 17:22:19
It slightly concerns me that is has all those wonderful safely feature, yet they recommend using with the window open!!!
It will still create shed loads of condensation!!
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
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| philihun |
Posted - 01 Mar 2015 : 15:39:07
You can get it seems a portable catalytic heater that is flame failure safe, lack of oxygen in the atmosphere safe and also co2 in the atmosphere safe. All these sensors kick in before a co2 alarm does. They also recommend a degree of ventilation ie keep 2 windows 1/2 open and switch off at bed time. £100 +gas 7 kg. INCOMING Taxi for Phil.
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| tigtog |
Posted - 24 Feb 2015 : 22:18:08
one of my mates has a propex heater on his Shetland warms it up nice, can be heavy on the gas.
http://www.propexheatsource.co.uk/heaters/hs2000 |
| df |
Posted - 13 Feb 2015 : 15:03:16
Had to make room for the dog somehow.....
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| IanM |
Posted - 13 Feb 2015 : 06:39:41
I think he had to sell Ali to afford the Eberspacher.
It made the boat roomier too. |
| Deano |
Posted - 12 Feb 2015 : 22:20:05
quote:
Originally posted by df
I love my eberspacher!
More than Ali??
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| df |
Posted - 12 Feb 2015 : 19:28:44
quote:
However having a dogs bollox programmed blower
How barbaric! I phone mine from the pub when it's nearly chucking out time and it goes off after an hour (so I phone again if still getting served). 
I love my eberspacher!
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| philihun |
Posted - 12 Feb 2015 : 19:22:15
Good debate on the gas fires folks and rightly so. But in keeping with the traditions of this forum could I add a humble non nautical novice view. The tragic deaths were a, at the end of a social evening, b Co 2 poisoning, c lack of any detection (ie co2 or smoke alarms). A properly sited small 8 oz heater within a ventilated area near to suitable alarms is probably a 2 on the risk assessment scale for the time the cartridge lasts. However having a dogs bollox programmed blower involving gas and electric waiting for you when you return to the boat after a gallon of old peculiar or whatever is probably a 6 on the scale. Just a thought to add to the debate. ps id prefer the gallon and the warm boat.
9out of
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| mike |
Posted - 10 Feb 2015 : 09:20:27
Sadly I rest my case.
It also shows why the BSS says compression joints must be used on gas pipes so the joint cannot leak if heat is applied.
Anyway it seems to me that the general consensus is don't use open flue gas fires on boats.
Mike |
| Deano |
Posted - 09 Feb 2015 : 17:30:02
Now.... no one would be this silly would they????
He had taken precautions to prevent CO... as a plumber, he would understand the risk?
But.. circumstances transpired...... the rest sadly is history......
http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/MAIBInvReport_2_2015.pdf
It makes chilling reading.
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| mike |
Posted - 09 Feb 2015 : 14:45:38
I few years ago I bought one, but when i saw how the canister fits into the fire, basically its held in by a spring clip. I put it on the shelf in the workshop and its stayed there since.
In order of increasing problems
Condensation, gas leaking into the bilges, fire, CARBON MONOXIDE
A better worst option may be a radiant heater that screws into a gas cylinder, still have condensation and CARBON MONOXIDE but less chance of gas leak's and fire.
If you go down either route get 2 or 3 CARBON MONOXIDE detectors.
40 people a year die and 200 end up in hospital each year from CARBON MONOXIDE poisoning
Mike |
| Lester Mayo |
Posted - 08 Feb 2015 : 18:58:18
Would your insurance company cover you? should you survive. I wouldn't risk it. |
