Date:         Wed, 31 Oct 2001 07:50:09 -0600
Reply-To:     Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
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From:         Chris Smith <chris.smith@AQUILA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
Comments: To: "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
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At 05:18 AM 10/31/01 -0800, M.R. Nimmo wrote:
> >  They always were weak in heat and produced
>a ton of moisture.  The Black Cat produces more heat
>and less water
>
>Isn't condensation a product of how well the heater
>warms the interior (and creates temp differences on
>the cold windows etc.) and the amount of moisture
>inside the bus (heavy breathing)?  Popping the top or
>opening a window just a bit helps by circulating some
>of that cold dry air and removing humidity, right?

correct, read on...

>Is it correct to say that the heater "produces"
>moisture at all?

4 byproducts of burning propane are heat, CO, CO2, H2O.  The amounts of
each are determined by how efficient the method of burning the propane
is.  Water is given off in relatively large volumes using the reflector
type heater.  The Black Cat doesn't seem to produce as much from my
observations, however I don't have any of the exact numbers to say just how
much more efficient the Black Cat really is.

Chris Smith
Head Slave