--- In [email protected], "boatsafetyscheme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Four quick points, poorly maintained gas fridges with badly > positioned or crushed flues have been responsible for several fatal > and very serious carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings. For your own > safety it is worth ensuring that everything concerning the burner > and flue are correct. > > There is no requirement by the BSS for fitting a room-sealed fridge > (although we advise you to do that if chosing a gas powered > replacement), unless you have a petrol engined boat. Being room > selaed it draws the combustion air directly from and vents the > exhaust directly to the outside of boat, much reducing the risk of CO > poisoning. Further background on CO is published in a pdf on the > Yahoo site for this list and on our website > > I believe that some of the older three-way fridges do not have a > thermostatic cut-out running and this means they run continuously > and some people find that this strains their boat's 12v battery > supply. I believe more modern electric fridges are far more > efficient and place less strain on battery resources. > > As a BSS examiner, Roger Alsop's details are published on our > website. They are Comet Marine, 10 Marlins Turn, Gadebridge, Hemel > Hempstead Herts HP1 3LQ: Telephone: 01442 399103; Mobile: 07956 > 656063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Rob I must question what you have just said about room sealed fridges. I have correspondance that indicates your Boss has other ideas in that a Thetford 3 way fridge has been ruled non-compliant. Either you are allowed non-room sealed units or you are not. The BSS seems to be saying you can have them unless you replace them. This was the situation until the scheme was revised, but I thought that had been removed. I agree with all you said bar that though. Tony Brooks
