Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:09:51 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
In-Reply-To: <eecd91b0-21c6-dce0-9275-4b0df6c3a787@westyventures.com>
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Sure, but that’s not my concern and the reasons I gave for considering moving away from propane was not meant as a generalization.
It was for my personal requirements. You might have missed that.
The number one reason for me to consider dropping propane was if I was to get an electric fridge. It doesn’t make sense for me, to keep the stock propane tank just for the stove. That and I’d like a more powerful heater for cold camping led me to try out the cheap diesel heater.
But then again I could consider a bigger propex, and a bigger propane tank. And I did consider that.
> On Apr 14, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>
> The biggest concern for those who remove propane is either they haven't
> installed a larger enough tank to supply the installed appliances for
> enough time, or are venturing into areas/countries where propane
> refilling might be difficult. Propane is far cleaner burning although
> btu per gallon does fall short of diesel.
> Propane heaters definitely burn cleaner (especially the Propex vs
> generic RV furnaces) and usually require next to no maintenance.
>
>
>> On 4/14/2020 3:47 AM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>> Is the concern over propane the fact that it's under pressure? Or is
>> there some other concern?
>>
>> I ask because I'm going towards propane, mainly because I see it as a
>> plentiful fuel resource that's pretty easy to deal with and clean
>> (from the messiness aspect not the emissions aspect).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Harry
>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 3:13 AM Karl Mullendore
>>> <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I still don't get why so many say they want to 'get rid of propane' yet then add another fuel source in place of it, sometimes in horribly unsafe locations. Buy an illegal, direct copy of a product developed over many years by a good German company (Espar), one that carries no warranty and barely any support from the sellers. If one already has a gasoline engine and tank installed, why not support a legit company that sells a superior [gas-fired] product with full warranty and support in the USA - Webasto? If a 4kw version is desired for larger vans, the choices then expand to include Espar (whose design the Chinese stole).
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