Burdekin
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Haven’t fired mine since last winter, hopefully will be fine. Just need to fill the jerrycan.
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Haven’t fired mine since last winter, hopefully will be fine. Just need to fill the jerrycan.
Shox Dr
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The Spiders arent going to be happy
Burdekin
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Better check the exhaust first I suppose, who knows what might be living in there.
slim_boy_fat
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Barking Mat
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That's what I figured.
The replacement heater arrived today, unbroken, not got any further than pulling it out of its box, tomorrow ....
I've got one on order as a birthday present i'm paying for
Thats a good point actually, I have some birthday money sat in a drawer I think this may well be all the justification I need
DAPPH
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HSS hire used to do a snazzy 110 volt conveyor belt set up ..run a string out from a ground floor window . Viola 25 second food delivery still on a very warm plate .
Barking Mat
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Evening.
Autoterm update, this one works, which is a good start.
My mate in the South (same company), is installing two on a bigger boat, although we both have the same manual, well it's not that clear, so following a conference call thing, we ruled out some niggling installation instructions.
Then I took it all down, moved the mounting board and painted it.
Hope this helps anyone installing one.
This is my new revised installation, fuel filter and pump now less than one meter from fuel tank, and shiny yellow bracket holds the silencer 30 cms from fibreglass hull structure, all now covered in kevlar.
The exhaust pipe on each join is notched both sides and covered in high temperature metal tape, to provide a gas type seal after tightening up with suitable clamps, (posh jubilee clips).
The black stuff is what was provided, it was nowhere near long enough, and has been put aside.
The entire length now covered in Webasto proper stuff.
That's a 5mm hole drilled for the drip hole, as per instructions.
Yellow bracket I knocked up this morning, well solid.
Well it works, just got the rest of the ducting to do.
First hour it ran produced a horrible smell, provoking a throbbing headache I've bought home.
Unpleasant smell to be expected for first few hours according to the manual. Doesn't mention headache.
The exhaust gets between 400 and 500 degrees in temperature apparently.
Hope this helps anyone doing the same.
Autoterm update, this one works, which is a good start.
My mate in the South (same company), is installing two on a bigger boat, although we both have the same manual, well it's not that clear, so following a conference call thing, we ruled out some niggling installation instructions.
Then I took it all down, moved the mounting board and painted it.
Hope this helps anyone installing one.
This is my new revised installation, fuel filter and pump now less than one meter from fuel tank, and shiny yellow bracket holds the silencer 30 cms from fibreglass hull structure, all now covered in kevlar.
The exhaust pipe on each join is notched both sides and covered in high temperature metal tape, to provide a gas type seal after tightening up with suitable clamps, (posh jubilee clips).
The black stuff is what was provided, it was nowhere near long enough, and has been put aside.
The entire length now covered in Webasto proper stuff.
That's a 5mm hole drilled for the drip hole, as per instructions.
Yellow bracket I knocked up this morning, well solid.
Well it works, just got the rest of the ducting to do.
First hour it ran produced a horrible smell, provoking a throbbing headache I've bought home.
Unpleasant smell to be expected for first few hours according to the manual. Doesn't mention headache.
The exhaust gets between 400 and 500 degrees in temperature apparently.
Hope this helps anyone doing the same.
You shouldn't get any smells or headaches!
Make sure you have 2x CO alarms installed.
No smell at all with ours!
Check everything!!!
Burdekin
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Started mine for the first time this winter, started and ran no problem.
Barking Mat
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it's the silencer, it's smoked, as it heated up, no smoke coming out the exhaust.
But this drain hole has got me thinking.
Will definitely order a couple of carbon monoxide detectors, something to do with its manufacture, the silencer?
all photos of installation have to be sent off to validate warranty, it's been followed to the letter.
Even contacted the rep over inconsistencies and contradictions in manual...
We 'll see.
Good point, well made.
Apparently the Kevlar cooks into position ?
bigegg
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Doesn't Kevlar give off phosgene gas when its heated?
<Edit: no. Teflon does though. Sorry. Carry on.
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Mine came from here and delivered a couple of days after ordering - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Air-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
