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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Oct 2005 - Special issue (#2005-877)
From:jimt
Date:Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:27:51 -0600

Put in a suburban or atwood furnace.  I put in a 20k btu one.  I set the
thermostat for about 55 to 60.  Was amazed at how efficient it was at
heating and set at that temp uses a lot less fuel than expected.

I used a webasto diesel HL18 heater for part of one winter season and
removed it.  I found that at high altitude and 0 or below temps that the
diesel just didn�t burn very efficiently.  Made a better smoke screen
generator than heater.  The newer Webasto diesel units are far better though
but they are not cheap even used.  Used ones on ebay will usually close in
the 650 to 850 range for the small D1LC.
jimt

Ebay item 4583462600 is one of the newer types.

On 10/21/05 8:51 PM, "Phil Zimmerman" <phil.zimmerman@MAIL.CRCN.NET> wrote:

> Date:    Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:19:26 -0700
> From:    Brian Tipsword <nobleman1962@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: propex flavors
> 
> 
> I want heat, and lot's of it.
> 
> Brian
> 
> Then get a diesel furnace!
> A Wabasto or Espar will give you a minimum of 7,000 plus Btu's.....
> Alotta dry heat....
> 
> Oh it's fryday... Ok... Then give 'ld Karl Muuuuulidoor a shout and see
> how big or what flavor... the new propex's are. Go for at least 5-6,000
> Btu's
> Id say..... 8-)
> 
> Phil
> 
>

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