That works as long as you don't loose siphon. Do you run it from a top draw or bottom draw tank because that could make all of the difference in the world.
Vern On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:23:50 EDT "Noel Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
