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• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:45:00 EDT
  ...bentbtstr8/vanagoncafelinkspage.html</A> Coleman (Auxiliary Catalytic Heaters) Eberspacher (Auxiliary Heaters) Northstar (Auxiliary Catalytic Heaters) Webasto (Auxiliary Heaters) Gearview Review of Coleman Black Cat...
• Heater safety
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 23:29:21 EST
  ...true catalytic heaters are safe for comfort heating, and even with these, adequate ventilation is required to replenish the fresh air supply. Propane carbon...
• Catalytic Heaters (again)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:56:36 -0400
  I doubt you could use a Coleman heater without modifications, because they are designed to take propane at tank pressure. The catalytic RV heaters...
• Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Wed, 9 Nov 1994 16:51:38 -0800 (PST)
  A couple of us have installed vented catalytic propane heaters with good results. --Dave
• propane heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 31 May 2003 18:21:40 -0400
  I was just scoping out the Coleman portable propane catalytic heater designed for indoor use. Do any of you have this? Strong/large enough...
• Re: Heater safety
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 07:16:14 -0800
  ...true catalytic heaters are safe for comfort heating, and even with these, adequate ventilation is required to replenish the fresh air supply. Propane carbon...
• propane catalytic heater article
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 22:29:14 CDT
  ...HOW THEY WORK In operation, catalytic heaters burn propane over a flat pad that is impregnated with a platinum catalyst, allowing combustible oxidation (no...
• Re: Looking for heater for my 85 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Jul 96 23:44:37 CDT
  ...Box 399 Dayton, Tennessee 37321 (423) 775-2131 PROPANE CATALYTIC HEATERS ------------------------- Thermal Systems Incorporated U.S. Catalytic Corporation 2757 29th Street S.W. 870...
• Special Design Catalytic heater for westies
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 03:43:46 -0500
  ...metered propane to the catalytic material and heat your bus safely!! I am currently in touch with a manufacturer of catalytic heaters and was...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:02:41 -0600
  ...The main problem is that the catalytic heater manufacturers market their heaters for use in enclosed spaces but then in the instructin manual it...
• Re: Camping heater for any Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 13 Nov 1994 18:02:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...Thus a "12 volt catalytic heater" which doesn't use propane or some other fuel is highly unlikely. However, the vented catalytic heaters do...
• Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert S.Williams, MD-laptop
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 03:28:59 -0600
  ...install a catalytic heater in a Westie equipped with a stove and propane system? Suppose you had some cup shaped catalytic elements that you...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:41:24 -0600
  ...Coleman Propane Heaters > > I think it is a valid lawsuit and hope it wins. The main problem is that > the catalytic heater manufacturers market...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:16:34 -0800
  ...Catalytic Heaters. > Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 1:51 PM > > At 03:47 PM 11/3/98 , davidson wrote: > >I don't understand. Can...
• Subject: Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:17:24 -0700
  ...Catalytic heaters give off two combustion waste products, carbon dioxide and water vapor. I use catalytic heaters in my RV which is my full...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 15:58:51 -0500
  ...Propane or anything, I'm positive these small bottle-top >Catalytic heaters weren't available (at least on the K-Mart consumer level) >until...
• Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 1994 17:08:23 -0800
  With these installed vented catalytic propane heaters, do you still have to leave the window open a bit? If so, don't you lose...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:16:06 EST
  ...A propane heat source will burn cleaner, and have fewer moving parts. I like the idea of the vented catalytic heater, but the un...
• Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Derek Brown
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:03:18 -0700
  ...I want the forced air because in my past experience the catalytic heaters are like a camp fire: you are hot on the side...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:51:39 -0800
  ...mainly water vapor -- steam. Propane is C3H8 (I think) and so C3H8 + 7 O2 -> 3 CO2 + 4 H2O. Unvented heaters dump the CO2 and...
• Re: Special Design Catalytic heater for westies
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:32:40 -0700
  ...metered propane to the catalytic material and heat your bus safely!! I am currently in touch with a manufacturer of catalytic heaters and was...
• FS: 12V CO detector
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:14:45 -0400
  ...Great for you folks with propane heaters and/or those catalytic heaters. $25 including Priority Mail shipping to US addresses. -Karl -- Karl & Kristina Bloss...
• Catalytic Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 16:42:03 EDT
  I have examined carefully the article Joel posted last month about catalytic propane heaters for our vans and am coming to some conclusions: 1...
• Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 10:24:17 -0800 (PST)
  On Wed, 9 Nov 1994, David Garth wrote: > A couple of us have installed vented catalytic propane heaters with good > results. > > --Dave Where, how...
• Coleman Propane Catalytic Heater
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 25 Oct 96 10:11:35 PDT
  Replying to Tom F.'s comment on Coleman Catalytics...I have an older upright Propane powered coleman catalytic that runs on 16.4oz cannisters...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:01:55 -0500
  On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Stan Wilder wrote: > Having used both Coleman Gas Catalytic heaters and Alcohol Catalytic > heaters I've just got to...
• Re: Propane heaters
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 23:01:38 EDT
  ...There is also a review there regarding one of the catalytic heaters. go to: http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafelinkspage.html BenT <A HREF...
• Re: propane heaters
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sat, 31 May 2003 19:34:20 -0400
  ...propane heaters > I was just scoping out the Coleman portable propane catalytic heater > designed for indoor use. Do any of you have this? Strong...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:34:43 -0800
  ...Since catalytic heaters give off radiant heat, the venting > does not diminish heat out put. When you burn propane in a catalytic heater, > you...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:05:48 -0500
  ...Propane or anything, I'm positive these small bottle-top Catalytic heaters weren't available (at least on the K-Mart consumer level) until...
• re:Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list
  7 Feb 96 16:04:00 -0600
  All, This is primarily directed at those who have propane heaters (catalytic or otherwise in their busses/campers), but anyone with info please feel...
• Re: Buddy heater
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:38:30 -0500
  ...Maybe it's not catalytic. IMHO, it doesn't really matter anyway. Propane combusts with oxygen and you get heat, CO2 and H2O. Whether...
• Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 04 Feb 96 20:18:30 MST
  ...Has anyone researched how to make one of those catalytic heaters exhaust correctly? Do they all have an exhaust or does one just build...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:44:14 -0800
  ...Since catalytic heaters give off radiant heat, the > venting > > does not diminish heat out put. When you burn propane in a catalytic > heater, > > you...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:09:24 -0800
  ...Since catalytic heaters give off radiant heat, the venting does not diminish heat out put. When you burn propane in a catalytic heater, you...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters (again)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:13:22 -0500
  ...without > modifications, because they are designed to > take propane at tank pressure. The catalytic > RV heaters (I have an Olympian) are designed > to run...
• Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:12:15 -0700
  ...Coleman Propane Heaters I think it is a valid lawsuit and hope it wins. The main problem is that the catalytic heater manufacturers market...
• Re: I like Platinum Cat vs gasoline heater
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:35:06 EDT
  ...The catalytic burning process is far more efficient than a regular heater, so it uses very little propane. When the standard propane heater dies...
• vented catalytic propane heater wtb
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 18:17:22 -0400
  ...page, and am wondering if anyone knows of a good source(s) for heaters/etc., and what the pricing might be like. thanks, matthew
• More Mr heater..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:20:41 -0800
  ...Heater, and others, catalytic propane, create a lot of water vapour in a Vanagon. That seems to be fake news, or perhaps an exaggeration...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Joe Ernest
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:35:19 EST
  ...I also have two other 70's vintage propane fuelled catalytic heaters. As I understand it, the big advance in recent years has been...
• Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:30:03 -0700
  Forget unvented catalytic heaters, except when you leave the sliding door open. Otherwise I wouldn't have an unvented heater going inside a westy...
• Re: More Mr heater..
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:27:32 -0800
  ...Heater, and others, catalytic propane, create a lot of > water vapour in a Vanagon. That seems to be fake news, or perhaps an > exaggeration...
• Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 19:29:36 -0800 (PST)
  On Thu, 10 Nov 1994, martha rubin wrote: > With these installed vented catalytic propane heaters, > do you still have to leave the window open...
• Re: propane heaters
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 10:51:16 -0700
  ...propane heaters > I was just scoping out the Coleman portable propane catalytic heater > designed for indoor use. Do any of you have this? Strong...
• FS - lightly used Buddy heater $60 shipped
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:02:01 -0500
  ...selling my Mr Heater Buddy portable propane catalytic heater (as discussed in the ongoing "heaters" thread). I have a Propex, so the Buddy has...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters - what's the proper way?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:35:20 -0400
  Hi, What is the safest/cheapest/easiest way to install an over-night heater? I bought a Colman propane fueled catalytic heater ($30 or...
• Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:21:44 -0400
  ...I > am looking for any recommendations/suggestions on what the best propane > heaters, auxiliary batteries (I do have the box and relay under the...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:05:35 -0800
  ...Catalytic heaters produce > moisture and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Any kind of open > flame gas heater has the same problem. The gasoline...
• Re: More Mr heater..
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:02:54 +0000
  ...Heater, and others, catalytic propane, create a lot of water vapour in a Vanagon.  That seems to be fake news, or perhaps an exaggeration...
• Re: More Mr heater..
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:42:01 -0800
  ...Heater, and others, catalytic propane, create a lot of >> water vapour in a Vanagon. That seems to be fake news, or perhaps an >> exaggeration...
• Platinum Cat 6P12 info
  Historical mailing list - Ian Truelsen
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:41:01 -0700
  I just came into possession of a Cat 6P12 propane catalytic heater and I was looking to find some information about it. However, I...
• Space Heaters, Propane Stoves etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 2 Feb 97 18:15:45 PST
  I have a portable propane catalytic mfg by Coleman in the 60s 4800BTU and will keep the frost off yer punkin. These use the...
• Re: RV Shops, Puget Sound Area?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 15:07:25 -0700
  Paul writes: >I am in the final stages of getting my Thermal Systems propane catalytic >heater ready to install in my bus, but am...
• Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert S.Williams, MD-laptop
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 03:25:07 -0600
  ...I don't think codensation is a good measure of the relative advantages/disadvantages of vented vs unvented catalytic heaters. I could see where...
• Re: All catalytics are not create equal
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:57:28 -0700
  ...I plumbed the inside of the camper for propane, and installed catalytic heaters as soon as we got back home. Hung gas-powered mantle...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 18:42:21 -0800
  ...One of the reasons it was invented is because people were dying in the tents and campers from the CO that non-catalytic heaters...
• installing a vented catalytic heater (L)
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:39:42 -0400
  ...Anyone desiring a completely out-of-sight solution should go with furnace-type heaters like= the Propex or Suburban. I think the vented catalytic...
• Catalytic Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 11:43:32 EDT
  ...Also, as catalytic heaters age, the give out increased amount of carbon monoxide and other combustion byproducts. Furthermore, unvented catalytic heaters force you to...
• Re: More Mr heater..
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:25:32 +0000
  ...Heater, and others, catalytic propane, create a lot of water vapour in a Vanagon.  That seems to be fake news, or perhaps an exaggeration...