Refleks diesel cabin heater - safe to leave on overnight?

[Kukri]

Seeing the thread on Eberspachers prompted me to ask..

I have just changed boat - downsized a bit. Old boat had a Shipmate solid fuel stove (and a CO alarm!) carefully installed and I never thought twice about leaving it "in" overnight.

New boat has a Refleks - small model.

I have no experience of these, but the installation looks correct.

Safe to leave in overnight?

 

[christhefish]

i have left mine for a month when we had a real cold spell,just do obvious checks first

 

[David2452]

Seeing the thread on Eberspachers prompted me to ask..

I have just changed boat - downsized a bit. Old boat had a Shipmate solid fuel stove (and a CO alarm!) carefully installed and I never thought twice about leaving it "in" overnight.

New boat has a Refleks - small model.

I have no experience of these, but the installation looks correct.

Safe to leave in overnight?

Any room sealed, properly installed and serviced appliance is inherently safe, obviously it is not possible to speak for an individual installation without inspection though. CO alarm is always a comfort too.

 

[Woodlouse]

Seeing the thread on Eberspachers prompted me to ask..

I have just changed boat - downsized a bit. Old boat had a Shipmate solid fuel stove (and a CO alarm!) carefully installed and I never thought twice about leaving it "in" overnight.

New boat has a Refleks - small model.

I have no experience of these, but the installation looks correct.

Safe to leave in overnight?

Keep the CO alarm but you shouldn't have any problems. They get used year round in Scandanavia. I had a small Dickinsons diesel heater running almost none stop last winter. I only turned it off if I was going away for a couple of days, and only then to save fuel.

 

[christhefish]

forgot to say these were developed for Danish fishing trawlers which I assume would be on for possibly weeks at a time,mine has been faultless for years now,much better than ebers no moving parts,no power,no expensive circuit boards no comparison.the only problem is the boat gets to HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! try an eco fan to move the heat

 

[Woodlouse]

forgot to say these were developed for Danish fishing trawlers which I assume would be on for possibly weeks at a time,mine has been faultless for years now,much better than ebers no moving parts,no power,no expensive circuit boards no comparison.the only problem is the boat gets to HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! try an eco fan to move the heat

The fan is a good bit of advice. I brought a USB job from argos for £6 that I used with a 12v adaptor. Makes a world of difference since otherwise all the heat just sits in the coachroof and down low is still cold.

 

[Kukri]

Thanks everyone. I am reassured. I learned the fan trick with the solid fuel stove - you get a pool of stagnant freezing air at foot level and a hot coachroof otherwise!

 

[NornaBiron]

I have used Reflex heaters on trawlers and now on my yacht. The ones on the trawlers relied on the air from the cabin and wheelhouse, if the door was shut the fire would slowly snuff itself out causing soot to fill the cabin. The Reflex we now have on the yacht has a separate air intake and has never had a problem with air flow. The only problem that we have had is that after a few years use the needle jet in the carburetor waxed up and the flame was very low. After a good clean the fire runs perfectly again.

 

[GHA]

I've still to get a chimney extension sorted out, a little computer fan on the air intake works perfectly in the meantime. Nice having a pot of stew bubbling away in a lovely warm cabin when it's cold and wet outside

 

[oldvarnish]

The fan is a good bit of advice. I brought a USB job from argos for £6 that I used with a 12v adaptor. Makes a world of difference since otherwise all the heat just sits in the coachroof and down low is still cold.

Where did you place the fan to achieve the desire effect?

 

[Woodlouse]

Where did you place the fan to achieve the desire effect?

I hung it off a bulkhead near the top of the coachroof, pointing towards the flue pipe. I was just trying to cause as much disturbance to the hot air that would otherwise have just sat there. The difference was quite remarkable.

 

[oldvarnish]

I hung it off a bulkhead near the top of the coachroof, pointing towards the flue pipe. I was just trying to cause as much disturbance to the hot air that would otherwise have just sat there. The difference was quite remarkable.

Thanks, I'll try it