Don't store smelly bags of garbage in that locker during cool weather! ;-)
Ken H. On 25 September 2015 at 13:58, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks Ken > > > > Heater will likely be below the level of the hot water tank currently > using these hoses. Also the fresh water pump was replaced this summer so > should be ok for the task > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken > Heaton via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, September 25, 2015 1:54 PM > > *To:* cnc-list > *Cc:* Ken Heaton > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List bus heater > > > > OK, so the air will come from that locker unless you add some duct work to > have it draw from the cabin. Should be fine I think. > > > > Ken H. > > > > Spotted this on their website but your heater should be low enough I'd > think: > > > > Caution – If your engine application has a freshwater closed cooling > system the heater unit should be mounted below the level of the radiator > cap. If the heater is mounted above this level it is possible for air to > become trapped in-line. If there is air trapped in-line it will not allow > the water to circulate efficiently and may cause the engine to overheat. If > the heater unit is mounted above the radiator cap it may be necessary to > install an in-line air bleed valve at the highest point or an in-line > circulation pump. > > > > On 25 September 2015 at 13:42, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Ken > > > > No idea where the air comes from. Not bilge though. Back side of heater > will be in a locker beneath quarter berth. > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken > Heaton via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, September 25, 2015 1:39 PM > *To:* cnc-list > *Cc:* Ken Heaton > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List bus heater > > > > A friend had one in his Viking 33. Worked well. > > > > Will you be drawing the air to be heated out of the bilge? Or will it > draw from the cabin? Either seems to work fine, the first helps dry the > bilge, the latter heats the cabin more quickly. > > > > Ken H. > > > > On 25 September 2015 at 13:15, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi > > > > Purchased the following heater from “The Binnacle” in Halifax. I did this > since we sail from beginning of May til end of October every year. Not > interested in a wall furnace just some heat while under motor (deliveries, > etc…) > > > > > http://ca.binnacle.com/BBQ-Stoves-and-Heaters-Cabin-Heaters/c7_266/p8587/HEATER-CRAFT-COMPACT-CABIN-HEATER/product_info.html > > > > Any comments on the installation? Am planning to install on forward > facing knee wall of quarter berth facing nav station. Am thinking that I > will rout the hose currently going to water heater to this heater first and > from there to hot water heater. Have a Yanmar 3GM30F with hot water etc … > > > > Mike > > > > Persistence > > 1987 Ferrs 33 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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