Next message: Walter Knopf: "Re: lv-ab: Water pump, or something else?"
Is there any reason you couldn't have an electric heating probe mounted into
the water tank IN ADDITION TO the gas heating unit as a means of "dumping"
extra power? I realize you'd have to keep it away from any open flame from
the propane, but that's possible isn't it? Just a thought!
>From: "Robert Clemons" <>
>To: "Darvin/Marilyn Dolyniuk" <>,
><>
>Subject: RE: lv-ab: Wind Generators
>Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:48:35 -0400
>
>
>We dump our extra energy into the water heater. I realize that you
>indicated this isn't a possibility for you, but I thought I'd use the
>occasion to share an interesting experience I had with my water heater.
>I also have solar panels that funnel extra power into the heater. I
>recently had a battery go bad, causing my battery charge at the dock to
>run constantly. I didn't notice it running for a bit. I also had my
>solar panels working. Because the charger were dumping in over 14
>volts, the solar panel energy was going into the water heater. The end
>result was that the high temp shut off shut down the water heater after
>the relief valve spilled out some of the water. My first reaction was
>that the thermostat had stopped working. It was only after connecting
>the charger, the bad battery and the solar panels that I figured out
>what had happened. Now all is well, but I need a new battery.
>
>Perhaps just store this away for a future time when something like this
>may happen.
>
>Bob
>Carpe Diem
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
>[mailto:] On Behalf Of
>Darvin/Marilyn Dolyniuk
>Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 8:10 PM
>To:
>Subject: RE: lv-ab: Wind Generators
>
>We are soon having a KISS installed and need to find something to run to
>take the excess power when the batteries are fully charged.
>We have a propane water heater so that is not a possibility. Fans in the
>engine room are possible. We only have a 35' boat so not much room for
>extra gear. Any suggestions?
>
>Marilyn
>
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