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Question about installing Diesel Heater
Right now the wooden box is just sitting on the hull with 1 inch of medium
density foam separating the two. Could be that making the box was the wrong way to go because it has just made the vibrating mass heavier. I'll have to do some experimenting. "Matt/Meribeth Pedersen" wrote in message ink.net... Gordon, I think either Dickinson or Sigmar recommends mounting the aux fuel pump on an isolator. Their version is an old radiator hose screwed to a bulkhead, and the pump screwed to the hose (but not into the bulkhead). Have you tried that or is the noise something different? Matt "Gordon Wedman" wrote in message news:yFUkb.19090$At.15505@edtnps84... On my boat the previous owner installed an Espar and put a T connection in the fuel line going from the main tank to the Yanmar fuel pump. It has been like this for years and seems to work fine. The line from the T connection to the Espar pump runs downhill for a ways before going up to the pump and I think this keeps a slug of fuel in the line at all times and prevents entry of air. As I'm living on my boat I recently installed a Dickenson Newport so that I can have 24 hour heating. Since I'm going to use a fair bit of fuel I decided to connect it to the main tank as for the Espar. I put a second T in the line next to the Espar pump and ran a hose to a Walbro pulse pump and then to the Newport. This is working fine although I've not tried sailing with it yet. The stove seems to burn diesel just fine although there is soot on the glass door. I'll just need to seem how often it needs a cleanout. There is no smoke coming out of the Charlie Noble. As for the "noisy" pump, I built a wooden box for it and lined the box with some scrap engine compartment noise deadening foam. The stuff I used has about 1/4 inch of foam, 3/16 inch of plastic and then more foam. The box is located next to the fuel tank, behind the bulkhead at the aft end of my quarter berth. After all this I can still hear it go "tick" every 4 or 5 seconds. It is a bit annoying but I cannot hear it if the radio/stereo is on. I also cannot hear it while sleeping in the V berth. I'm thinking of extending the hoses/electrical connections and mounting it further aft in the boat however I may just get used to the noise. Often you cannot hear it due to the many random noises on the boat. Gord Wedman C&C 37 Nanaimo, BC "John" wrote in message ... Hi, As the other reply indicated, if your fuel tank is a foot or more above the carb, you are lucky and won't require a fuel pump. I personally can not live with the noise of a fuel pump so I went with a day tank. It seems like a lot of hassle but gravity works perfectly, no noise and provides the perfect pressure at the carb head. I have been using a 2 gal refillable day tank for over 20 years with no problems. To the guy who mentioned using JP-4 jet fuel, thanks for the tip. I'll have to give it a try. We can get stove oil here in Victoria and a few other places but switching to diesel sucks. Then I do get soot on my deck and have to run the stove at a higher setting to keep the flame hot. Good luck with your installation. cheers john MLapla4120 wrote: Hi, I'm installing a Dickinson Newport heat on my boat. I have only one line coming out of my diesel fuel tank ( it's the fuel line for the engine). What I need to do is supply the heater with fuel. My concern is that if I install a Y-adaptor, some air may get into the fuel line. Then I'll have a constant source of irritation from having to bleed the fuel line. (possibly) Is my only option installing another line? Drilling another hole in the tank and making a fitting solely for the heater? There's got to be a better way. Also, to give you more info, the fitting in the tank is high up on the tank and inside the tank, there is a tube that runs down to just below the bottom of the tank. Mark |
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Question about installing Diesel Heater
It was Sigmar. page 8 in this manual for the isolation idea.
http://www.sigmarine.com/support/Manual.pdf If your box mounted to the bulkhead without touching the pump or hoses I bet you'd have nearly silent operation. Matt "Gordon Wedman" wrote in message news:NQdlb.30567$At.15615@edtnps84... Right now the wooden box is just sitting on the hull with 1 inch of medium density foam separating the two. Could be that making the box was the wrong way to go because it has just made the vibrating mass heavier. I'll have to do some experimenting. "Matt/Meribeth Pedersen" wrote in message ink.net... Gordon, I think either Dickinson or Sigmar recommends mounting the aux fuel pump on an isolator. Their version is an old radiator hose screwed to a bulkhead, and the pump screwed to the hose (but not into the bulkhead). Have you tried that or is the noise something different? |
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