sailaboutvic
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Has anyone yet found a way to heat up hot water without running the engine or using shore power? Other than shower bags ?
hot water question
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rogerthebodger
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Instant gas (LPG) water heater.
prv
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Or a heating coil in a diesel or solid-fuel stove, if you have that kind of boat.
Or a self-contained automatic diesel heater (somewhat like an Eberspacher for water), but they're pretty expensive.
Pete
Or a self-contained automatic diesel heater (somewhat like an Eberspacher for water), but they're pretty expensive.
Pete
VicS
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sailaboutvic
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Kettle on gas stove
well yea but I wouldnt get many shower out of that
sailorman
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sailorman
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yes, use a 2 gall water carrier with a hole in the lid, a submersible in line whale pump & a shower head with a trigger valve
vyv_cox
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Very similar to our setup. Our Whale is a submersible, with a pressure switch that triggers the pump to function in exactly the same way as a diaphragm pump. Our pump sits in a 5 gallon bottle, which in summer Aegean temperatures is perfect. Early in the season we put some cold water in a bucket, add hot water from the kettle, then run the pump from the bucket.
rob2
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Have a look at the Eberspacher website. The Hydronic units (water heaters) can be set up for heating the boat via a blower box - like a multi-port car heater - and also through a calorifier coil. They also suggest fitting a heated towel rail - mmm, nice!
Rob.
Rob.
pagoda
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They don't have to cost the earth..
Ours is an ex-BT van D5W and heats both the cabin and hot water. The calorifier is not huge - 22litres, but plenty for a couple of adult fairly quick showers. About 20-25 minutes is needed to heat up. Note the word adult.
.. teenagers' water consumption is off the scale! Cabin heat is provided by a heat exchanger with a fan circulating cabin air through it. Quite simple.The older Ebers are less complex devices as well- more user friendly.
Our engine is a venerable direct cooled 3gm, so we did not have the opportunity to use engine / calorifier heating anyway..
Graeme
ccscott49
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+21. Its what we have used for 17 years as liveaboards, had three of them so far, but mainly due to calcification, which was impossible to remove effectively, we tried!!
The last one didnt need replacing, I was away working and a corgi registered gas fitter, said the electronics were stuffed, (I told him to check the filters) I had guests arriving so had to buy a replacement, parts werent available according to him (they are, its a valiant). When I returned, to fit the new unit, I found the inlet filter almost totally blocked with calcium build up, that was the problem!! Couldnt send the new one back, so stuffed!! Probably a member of Labrador, not corgi, useless tw@t!
Gonna fit a calorifier, with new genny.
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