Thanks Vern, that'd do it for a genny that runs once in awhile.
But this stove goes all winter and tho Dickinson says they'll work on
a pump
I like gravity cause it's the way the stoves are designed, it's
simple and it worked
last winter flawlessly. Also I'm solar powered and have to keep
things inside of
15 AH/day of DC draw. That winter sun doesn't stay in one place long!
Caleb
I tried to do the same thing with a generator except I was
using a normal boat tank. The problem is that things like
this do not have fuel pumps and won't maintain the flow.
My solution was to get an electric fuel pump and put it
in line. I actually had it running from a 12v inverter so
that if the generator shut off it killed the fuel pump so
the pump didn't keep running. I think you are going to
need something like this as well.
Vern
On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:52:44 -0400
caleb crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
Cold's coming. I'm wintering aboard my 27 Bristol
in Belfast Maine this year. Last year I installed a
Dickinson heater and used a Nauta flexible tank in the
chain locker/forepeak. It worked, but I was glad to tear
it out and
say good bye.
I'm trying to make a 5 gallon jerry can gravity feed the
stove with a primer bulb
but it won't maintain a steady flow rate no matter how I
tweak the vent cap.
I'd like to make the jerry can work because I'll be
hauling my diesel
and with two cans I can just switch them out and keep
things simple. Also the jerry can on the roof
near the stove pipe may keep the fuel warmer. last year
in Portland on the coldest nights
the diesel flowed poorly and when you most needed the
heat - you got the least. 50% whack with kero
helped but not enough.
Brrr.
I saw one link on a military jerry can with a spout that
_might_ work.
http://www.davidsonproducts.com/gastransit.htm
Anyone have any suggestions for a getting gravity flow
out of a jerry can?
Or can anyone suggest a DIY approach to making a tank
affordably.
Many thanks-
caleb crosby
B27
Belfast Hbr.
Maine
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