Taylors Diesel Heater

[alex_rogers]

I'm looking into the possibility of fitting a Taylors diesel cabin heater ( 079D ) to my 28 ft yacht. The one problem is that it will have to go on a bulkhead adjancent to the saloon berth ( some way off the sole ) and this only leaves room for about 50cm of flue before it passes through the cabin top. The installation guide states a 1.3m minimum flue length. Is this really going to be a problem?

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[timevans2000]

Yes. You need a minimum draw on the chimney. If you dont have this then it is likely that fumes will not be sucked out of the boat

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[Trevethan]

I wouldn't risk it... a short flue means little draw on the chimney, which increases the chances of negative pressure inside the cabin.. and there fore a cabin full of fumes.

Unless you can contrive a "balanced flue, I wouldn't bother


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[dovekie]

You can still achieve sufficient flue length outside, i.e. above the deck. We have about 1m inside and 1m above deck for good measure. Its in detachable sections and we don't use the heater underway. You can also take care with the cabin hatches to have positive pressure inside the cabin, so if you're at anchor head to wind, open the forehatch a chink and shut the main companionway. wind blows in and cant get out. Conversely if the wind astern keep the main hatch open and shut the forehatch. Good little heater, no electrics, silent, and you'll probably develop obscure rituals to light it

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