Okay, we run our heater from the main tank we sleep on, but if you don't mind, place it higher than the stove inside the cabin and run the line over to the stove... Should let the fuel flow smoothly and keep it warm enough to flow as well.
Noel N.Y. RUSSELL Office Coffee Service "Java Powered Service" 866-527-2394 -----Original Message----- From: caleb crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 18 October 2007 15:39:11 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] gravity feed from a jerry can 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 pumpI 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!CalebI 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 Bristolin Belfast Maine this year. Last year I installed aDickinson heater and used a Nauta flexible tank in thechain locker/forepeak. It worked, but I was glad to tear it out andsay good bye. I'm trying to make a 5 gallon jerry can gravity feed the stove with a primer bulbbut 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 dieseland with two cans I can just switch them out and keep things simple. Also the jerry can on the roofnear the stove pipe may keep the fuel warmer. last year in Portland on the coldest nightsthe diesel flowed poorly and when you most needed the heat - you got the least. 50% whack with kerohelped 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 crosbyB27Belfast Hbr.Maine _______________________________________________Liveaboard mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboardTo subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html caleb crosby, socdirector cinematographercalebcrosby.com207 577 3750new website coming- Mar 07 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
