| Heat exchanger [message #365350] |
Sun, 11 July 2021 00:59  |
boybach
Messages: 566
Registered: December 2020
Location: Vancouver Island
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On my shakedown cruise last week I was both surprised and happy to see just how efficient the heat exchanger is and even more surprised as to how well insulated the tank must be!
I parked up around 5 pm and at midnight the hot water was still so hot that I had to add cold just to wash my hands. At 9am the following morning the water was still too hot for a shower without mixing it with cold. This was 16 hours after the engine stopped running and without any other power source. (electric switch off the whole time and no propane)
Impressive!
Larry
Larry - Victoria BC -
1977 ex-Palm Beach "Ol' Leaky" 40,000 miles, PO said everything working but forgot the word NOT. Atwood helium fridge, water heater & furnace. SS exhaust system, Onan, Iota Converter, R134A, New fuel lines & heat exchange hoses
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| Re: Heat exchanger [message #365355 is a reply to message #365350] |
Sun, 11 July 2021 08:25  |
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Matt Colie
Messages: 8547
Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
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Ready for a funny little?
A friend and client's sloop (please note that) had a water similar to ours. He came home from cruising North Channel and Georgian Bay and was complaining that they were frequently out of hot water and asked me what could be done about it. To figure out the problem, we sat down with his logs for the cruise....
It turned out he had gone three or four days without running the engine at all......
Ya Think?
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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