Very cool Dom. So glad you have that. What a big difference that will make moving forward and you also added value to you sailboat. Thanks for sharing. Stay warm!
The guys making the heater now have a water/air combination heater which can be used to plumb into a calorifier (indirectly heated boiler for us land rats) to get nice and toasty hot water to shower and do the dishes...
Dom, can you speak to using your heater while underway? I heard that gravity might be an issue on heel? Pretty sure, the pulse electronic pump needs to be mounted at 45° anyway under landlubber conditions?
inform your insurance company you have this because its not tested and not safe so check you covered by your insurance. Get a fire alarm and CO alarm to really not safe.
thank you Paul, i have Fire.CO alarm, i never though of the insurance very good point, I know many people use them on their boat so this info may help them as well
I would watch out about the vertical exhaust pipe run. Water tends to condense in them like mine does, and the only way to get rid of it is to have the exhaust running downhill. The muffler usually has a drip hole in it for that purpose, but would need to be on the outside of the boat. Also schedule 40 PVC pipe has a maximum operating temp of 140. Otherwise it off gasses and eventually melts, but might take a good long time at your outlet temperature.
I agree Allyn, the muffler does have a drain however i do plan on putting an exhaust through-hull and the pipe will be on a slight angel down with the through-hull well above the water line out the stern
Where did you find the exhaust tubing I can't find anything that size and the friggin one it co.es with is like a foot long. Please if anyone has information please help lol
@@VagabondEpicurean do you know brand name or anything I noticed you have nice long peice I can't seem to find it. Not that diameter anyway. Thank you very much for response as well I really appreciate it.
Same here- fellow live aboard in Deale, MD. The exhaust muffler supplied with the Chinese heaters is NOT sealed therefore deadly inside a vessel. The solution is a Wesabsto/Espar sealed marine grade silencer welded onto the exhaust. Best price I found is about $250 USD from a British Company called Heatso... www.heatso.com/
Very cool Dom. So glad you have that. What a big difference that will make moving forward and you also added value to you sailboat. Thanks for sharing. Stay warm!
Well Dom, Looks like you did your homework on this one ! Nice job! It's hard to keep a boat warm on windy days! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for the comprehensive overview, cheers!
thank you for watching
The guys making the heater now have a water/air combination heater which can be used to plumb into a calorifier (indirectly heated boiler for us land rats) to get nice and toasty hot water to shower and do the dishes...
Dom, can you speak to using your heater while underway? I heard that gravity might be an issue on heel? Pretty sure, the pulse electronic pump needs to be mounted at 45° anyway under landlubber conditions?
inform your insurance company you have this because its not tested and not safe so check you covered by your insurance. Get a fire alarm and CO alarm to really not safe.
thank you Paul, i have Fire.CO alarm, i never though of the insurance very good point, I know many people use them on their boat so this info may help them as well
How did you heat the boat before you got the new heater?
electric when at a marina or NO heat :) at anchor berrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I would watch out about the vertical exhaust pipe run. Water tends to condense in them like mine does, and the only way to get rid of it is to have the exhaust running downhill. The muffler usually has a drip hole in it for that purpose, but would need to be on the outside of the boat. Also schedule 40 PVC pipe has a maximum operating temp of 140. Otherwise it off gasses and eventually melts, but might take a good long time at your outlet temperature.
I agree Allyn, the muffler does have a drain however i do plan on putting an exhaust through-hull and the pipe will be on a slight angel down with the through-hull well above the water line out the stern
EXACTLY. Pvc is dangerous and should not be used for this purpose
Where did you find the exhaust tubing I can't find anything that size and the friggin one it co.es with is like a foot long. Please if anyone has information please help lol
i found it on Amazon
@@VagabondEpicurean do you know brand name or anything I noticed you have nice long peice I can't seem to find it. Not that diameter anyway. Thank you very much for response as well I really appreciate it.
Same here- fellow live aboard in Deale, MD. The exhaust muffler supplied with the Chinese heaters is NOT sealed therefore deadly inside a vessel. The solution is a Wesabsto/Espar sealed marine grade silencer welded onto the exhaust. Best price I found is about $250 USD from a British Company called Heatso...
www.heatso.com/
If you’re not going to show how to install one, why are you wasting my time?