what's this heater?

[vas]

hello all,

normally I'd not be bothered with heaters, but I have to work tomorrow and on Sat on my craft and temps are 5-10, so any help will be appreciated.

I have these in each cabin and under the step going from the saloon to the helm/galley area.

Q is, what is it, does it run on 220 or 24V? No shore power atm, so have to get the genny working (and I've not even checked oil or changed impeller on it!) not to mention that I've no clue on how it's wired in the old el.panel

Looks old enough and cabling is v.old, so maybe original fixture back in 74?

cheers

V.

 

[Bojangles]

Looks like a domestic plinth heater, 240v normally fitted under kitchen units etc. Don't think I'd be happy leaving them on when not on the boat as they use a fan blowing air over an electric element. If the fan stops and the element stays on, it could lead to trouble..

 

[carlton]

Yep - it does look like a standard 240v. fan heater. I'd be a bit wary of using them if the wiring is 37 years old.

 

[Chris_d]

That looks very dodgey, its a domestic fan heater which works by sucking cold in from behind and passing it over an element to heat it up, as it is blocked from behind and restricted above it will overheat and burn the element out if it doesn't set fire to the carpet first. As others have said the wiring is propably old and it would definitley fail a BSS test if one was ever done on many counts, I would take it off and throw it in the bin.

 

[vas]

thanks,

it's going to the bin anyway once on the hard next week.
Q was mainly to establish if there's any point trying to use it to heat the salon a bit whilst I'm working on a couple of jobs that need my hands dry and warm... Got a portable heater at home, will take it on board once I get the genny working - or wait for Sat when it's apparently going to be nice, sunny and warm

cheers

V.

 

[rafiki_]

Yes, another vote for a 240V domestic heater. Looks like an electrical fire about to happen at any time.

 

[grumpy_o_g]

If you've got a genny can't you just beg, borrow or buy a fan heater? They're about £10 over here for a cheap one I think.

 

[vas]

I think we should let this thread die!

Yep disconnected them, will move a halogen heater this week before I tackle a few issues and after I check the genny works okay (seems it's revving too much for my taste but I can only compare it to a friends 10kva massive jobbie that is virtually silent (once inside the saloon with the door closed that is).

V.