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Date:         Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:00:14 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Water tank
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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At 01:47 PM 3/13/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >was windy, if that makes an difference :)

Big difference to the cooling rate, none of course to the ultimate temperature.

The little centrifugal pump hanging in the bottom of the tank in the later ones can definitely burst if it freezes. Dunno about the external one. The P-trap could be a problem too, as well as the lines themselves.

Personally I'd put water-system antifreeze in the lines and not have to worry about them. Carry water in gallon jugs inside boxes with newspaper, stick one or more hand warmers in the box overnight.

Alistair, shall we expect a graph showing number of handwarmers vs outside temp vs inches of newspaper, with correction factors for air supply to the handwarmers?

On Scamp we always carried a Sunshower(TM) on deck - clear front, black back; on a sunny day you could get a hot shower and surprisingly often it was at least warmish. Was set up for maximum economy of showering though, not for getting a glass of water from. Should have worked, though - and you could sleep with it if you put a pillow case over it.

Yrs, d


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