Thanks for the info. Sounds like a new solution to an old problem (the Mensa definition of intelligence).
Congratulations... Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > [Original Message] > From: Lee Haefele <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 3/22/2009 6:51:57 PM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Hot water heater > > 5...@12v for 30 minutes, so about 25AH @ 12V per day. Now that I am further > south and the days are longer I always have this much excess solar. > Lee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Hot water heater > > > > > > > > Lee, have you any idea of the 12 volt amphours the heater uses on a daily > > basis? > > > > Norm > > S/V Bandersnatch > > Lying Julington Creek > > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Lee Haefele <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > >> Date: 3/22/2009 7:07:59 AM > >> Subject: [Liveaboard] Hot water heater > >> > >> I have been very successful heating hot water with 120V inverter power > > from > >> battery, restored by excess solar power. > >> I changed the element in my junky 10.5 gallon Atwood water heater to a > > 2000 > >> Watt/240V, at 120V this is just 500 Watts. This does not overload my > > 1700W > >> inverter or wiring. Anyway, what I found was that 1/2 hour a day of > > heating > >> gives me hot shower water. A smaller tank would take less time and a > > more > >> insulated tank (Mine has 1/2" fiberglass insulation) might hold this for > > 2 > >> days. Adding up the BTU input does not give these figures, there must be > >> some carry over day to day. I use a 1 hour home depot bath fan timer so > >> that I don't forget to turn it off. > >> Lee Haefele > >> Leopard 38 Alesto 2 > >> moored at Jalousie, St Lucia > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.22/2015 - Release Date: 03/20/09 > 19:01:00 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
