Coleman says 3,000 BTU's.

Charles
'85 Westy

At 04:25 AM 10/10/01 -0400, Robert Keezer wrote:
>Is heat a boring subject?(not if you're cold)
>
>I used an Olympian 3,000 but heater before I bought a used plat cat, the
>only difference is one is vented and thermostatically controlled, and one
>is not.
>
>The Coleman heater is OK, though I used one and it made an awful smell.
>They should be made stable since anything that is not secured can fall
>over and start fires.
>Cheaper, and certainly safer than using a non-catalytic heater indoors.
>
>These I don't recommend for overnight use because the fuel source is
>connected to the heater. Unless you can place the fuel canister outside
>and bring the fuel to the heater using a hose. permanent heaters in RV's
>are required to have the fuel source outside of the vehicle.
>
>For a permanent heater, my first one, an Olympian 3000 , was mounted
>behind the passenger seat. It is still there. this, combined with the 6000
>Btu heater, give a total of 9000 Btu.
>I installed the overhead skylight to help vent the Olympian, and it helped
>keep condensation down, a byproduct of the catalytic combustion.
>
>There are also trace hazardous elements, and carbon dioxide.
>So, lot's of ventilation is need to keep this to a minimum when using a
>non-vented catalytic heater.
>
>Do you know the BTU rating of the Coleman?
>
>Robert
>1982 Westfalia

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