I just fired up my 3P12 Platimum Cat heater for the first time today.  It
is a refirbished unit from Warmerwagon.

The installation is quite simple, I just got a rubber line from the Propane
shop and connected it to my BBQ propane bottle.  The physical location is
behind the passanger seat fastened to a piece of 5/8" plywood that is
fastened to the back of the battery box via two bolts.  The reason for this
is when June, July and August rolls around, I won't need a heater and I
will just remove it.

The interior of my Westie was +8C when I fired it up with the top up and
the sliding door window open.  ~10 minutes later it was 15C and warn enough
for me not to wear a jacket.  The only complaint that I have with the
heater is that the fan is noisy - doesn't it keep people up at night?  Is
there different fans that one can install that will make it quiter?  Is the
function of the fan to push the bad stuff out?  If so, would it be possible
to install the fan at the end of the pipe and suck the bad stuff out.  It's
not THAT loud, but I cannot sleep with a wind up alarm clock due to the
tick-tick-tick noise, the fan to me is just as bad.  I'm fussy I know...
but there is always room for improvements in my mind!

--   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
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