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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sun May 11 2008 - 14:07:58 EDT
Has anyone out there hooked a Dickinson diesel stove up to their Webasto (or
otherwise) furnace water hose system, the purpose being to heat additional areas
of the boat?
We have a Dickinson (Antarctic model) in our salon, which is claimed by the
manufacturer's manual to use 1.29 gallons of diesel/24 hours on a "low fire,"
which describes our flame. At present, the Dickinson stove nicely heats our
salon and pilot house. We use it all the time, but our staterooms don't get
much warm air. We heat the entire boat with the Webasto 2010 just a few times a
year (when guests are aboard) because we really don't need it, the consumption
is higher (.4 gal/hr x 24 hrs. = 9.6 gallons, the .4 per the tech sheet in the
manual), and maintenance can be a lot more. In colder months, while at the
dock, an AC dehumidifier dries and somewhat heats our staterooms. It's
surprising how much warm air the dehumidifier produces.
It's been suggested to me that I ought to install the Dickinson-manufactured hot
water coils inside our Antarctic model, then connect the metal coils to the
existing Webasto hose system, using the Webasto pump, or another pump, to
circulate hot water to the heat radiators throughout the boat.
The idea is intriguing. Has anyone out there tried this?
I would guess that we wouldn't get as much heat in our stateroom radiators as
the Webasto furnace delivers, but some heat would be better than none. Our
Dickinson is lit a good 12 or more hours a day. At present a large amount of
BTUs are thus merrily going up the Dickinson's chimney, delivering no
benefit. According to the Dickinson manual, the coils can heat up to 20
gallons of water. We probably don't have more than 5-7 gallons of water (a
guess at this point) contained inside the Webasto hoses. I looked at a
Dickinson coil for another model today...the coil has an ID of about a
half-inch, as opposed to the 3/4 ID of the Webasto hoses, implying a possible
restriction for a pump trying to move water. The coils, which would sit over
the flame, appear to be about 18 inches in length.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Vic Kucera
Pacific Star KK42
Ketchikan, Alaska
Has anyone out there hooked a Dickinson diesel stove up to their Webasto
(or otherwise) furnace water hose system, the purpose being to
heat additional areas of the boat? We have a Dickinson (Antarctic model)
in our salon, which is claimed by the manufacturer's manual to use 1.29
gallons of diesel/24 hours on a "low fire," which describes our flame.
At present, the Dickinson stove nicely heats our salon and pilot
house. We use it all the time, but our staterooms don't get much warm
air. We heat the entire boat with the Webasto 2010 just a few times a
year (when guests are aboard) because we really don't need it, the
consumption is higher (.4 gal/hr x 24 hrs. = 9.6 gallons, the .4 per the
tech sheet in the manual), and maintenance can be a lot more. In colder
months, while at the dock, an AC dehumidifier dries and somewhat heats
our staterooms. It's surprising how much warm air the dehumidifier
produces. It's been suggested to me that I ought to install the
Dickinson-manufactured hot water coils inside our Antarctic model,
then connect the metal coils to the existing Webasto hose system, using
the Webasto pump, or another pump, to circulate hot water to the heat
radiators throughout the boat. The idea is intriguing. Has anyone out
there tried this? I would guess that we wouldn't get as much heat in
our stateroom radiators as the Webasto furnace delivers, but some heat
would be better than none. Our Dickinson is lit a good 12 or more hours
a day. At present a large amount of BTUs are thus merrily going up the
Dickinson's chimney, delivering us no benefit. According to the
Dickinson manual, the coils can heat up to 20 gallons of water. We
probably don't have more than 5-7 gallons of water (a guess at this
point) contained inside the Webasto hoses. I looked at a Dickinson coil
for another model today...the coil has an ID of about a half-inch, as
opposed to the 3/4 ID of the Webasto hoses, implying a possible
restriction for a pump trying to move water. The coils, which would sit
over the flame, appear to be about 18 inches in length. Thanks for any
thoughts. Vic KuceraPacific Star KK42Ketchikan, Alaska
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