Camp fire in the living room

[tims_rv]

The thing to remember with any direct vent combustion heater is they
consume oxygen (even the cleanest burning ones). The rule of thumb is
you will need to provide at least 1 square inch of ventilation for
every 1,000 btu's. For instance if your unit is 8,000 btu's, and you
had a window that was 8" tall, you would open that window 1". If that
window was 16" tall, then you would open it 1/2". Another thing to
consider is these heaters introduce moisture. It works out to about 1
cup of water for every gal of fuel burned. The result is fogged
windows and a stuffy coach. Due to potential safety hazards, these
heaters are not recommended and must be used with extreme caution.
Hope this helps. Tim

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wayne Willy
<badbillybiker@...> wrote:
>
> Hello...
> Curious about the omission of a "Comfort Glow" propane wall
mounted heater. (Just a brand I have as there are others)
The "gravity" unit is 99.999% (I think) efficient and does NOT need
to be vented as it also has a LOS...
> Have one in my basement... totally self contained, thermostat,
piezo igniton, really no moving parts and works. My regular furnace
rarely comes on and excess heat (if there is such a thing in winter)
goes upstairs to keep the rest of the house "warm". These are about
$179.95 and are avaliable at Lowes and.. Home Depot... This unit
works whether there is power or not... $.02 worth
>
>
> Jack and Liz Pearce wrote:
>
> Howdy Ralph and Charolette.
>
> Well, I reckon that eventually we are going to get some of that ice
> storm down here in Hondo. I think that it was Tuesday PM where this
> park lost power. Jack went out to the power post and turned the
breaker
> off. When he can back in, I held the STOP part of the toggle for the
> generator for about 45 seconds, then pushed START. The genny fired
up
> and we had power. I was very comforted by that purring sound.
The
> park was really dark except for about 2 lights from other rigs. 40
> minutes later, the park had power restored.
>
> We were wondering about Mike and Sue Bulriss up there in the Hill
> country. Didn't know that they couldn't get to their coach. Geez!!
Sure
> was sorry to read that.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jack and Liz Pearce
>
> 1993 WL, wintering in Hondo, TX
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
> wrote:
> >
> > Good morning:
> >
> > We, in Oklahoma, have just gone through an ice storm. With power
> outages on
> > and off. Last evening we were without power for about 6 hours and
> while
> > waiting for the lights and heat to come back on, I went out to the
> coach
> > and kicked in the LP heaters.
>
>
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>
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