In theory, perhaps, yes. In practice, no. Turning on the alcohol stove in my boat actually makes the damp humid air of the heater DRIER.
I have never had a drip from condensation inside my boat as it is extremely well insulated. But when running the heater I can feel dampness in throw rugs. I even dry wet towels in front of the stove. It works. How? Who knows... but it works. Errrrr backatcha. Hugs too! Charmaine Aboard s/v September Sea "Life's a Gift... Unwrap It!" - C~ www.SeptemberSea.com From: Ron Rogers To: [email protected] Sent: 10/27/2008 3:15:58 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Heating Aboard Errr, when alcohol burns, it produces H20. Not good for dehumidifying. Hot hair contains more moisture. There is probably no difference between the reverse cycle process in a Mermaid and that of a Cruisair. My Cruisair dries the air to much. Perhaps itÂ’s the way a system disposes of its condensate? If it goes into the bilge, it probably increases the humidity. Ron Rogers From: Charmaine With the Mermaid and like reverse cycles... I would caution about the heat.. I find it a very moist heat, so much so that I usually have the alcohol oven on to keep things from getting damp. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
