The reason these ventless propane water heaters are supposedly a risk is from co2, which is only an issue if used for a (very) prolonged period in a small confined space. This is the gist of the product literature from Bosch for the marine version of their tankless propane water heater.
My home-built water heater has been working well since I hooked it up two days ago. I still want to put down another layer of glass and make some hinged access lids, so it still needs to be finished but I wanted to test it before I proceeded with the final work. For those who care, about the engine raw water intake hose I found a product made by Shields called Sheildsflex II made in Italy- I bought some and was impressed. It is wire-reinforced but seems to be much more flexible than Triton hose. It has a thinner wall with a white layer which I think is some sort of silicone based liner for flame resistance. -Merrill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm of Bandersnatch Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Hot water project I have a small propane water heater for the washer I have never used. The installation instructions said an outside vent is optional. I cannot see how a propane water heater is significantly different than a propane galley range as far as safety goes. Actually it is safer, no grease fires... Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL 30 07.72N 081 38.4W _______________________________________________ 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
