Oldbloke wrote:⚠ Spooning is NOT permitted on the forum.
It won't be on the forum, but we might be reading the forum whilst doing it
Oldbloke wrote:⚠ Spooning is NOT permitted on the forum.
bigfellascott wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Then you've got a great big 6ft fire outside...just ticking away and burning through the night...kinda going to waste when beddy time comes...I mean if BFS was down here with me...well, who says we'd need any heating at all on those cold mountain nights....
If the moneys right I'll be ya big cuddly teddy bear Seriously though what's wrong with ya brother, mother or sister?
Just take some of the wood from the fire and put it in ya wood heater that way you aren't wasting it
TassieTiger wrote:brett1868 wrote:Keep in mind that any type of combustion within an enclosed area you need to consider carbon monoxide. I'm doing something similar with building a "Cabin" from a shipping container, I used a 40' high cube reefer as it's already insulated and the stainless steel interior makes it easier to clean. I'm going to use diesel heaters that run from 12v and plumb the intake / exhaust to the exterior.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8KW-12V-Diesel-Air-Heater-W-LCD-Switch-Silencer-For-Car-Trucks-Boats-Trailer-M2/132779587088?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
I worry about several things with diesel heaters...as you've already mentioned - CO can be an issue, the wind can do strange things sometimes...fuel is a steadfast requirement for heat and of course - ar#$holes in the middle of nowhere can and will wreck anything...how do you intend to plumb it into the skin - exhaust it ? Dont you then open the "skin" to vermin ingest ? I get over paranoid about CO since a colleague jumped into a telstra manhole and did not come out...
Edit - just googled and answered my own questions re these 12v diesel heaters...but I still somehow want to try and utilise the wood fire. Someone else has mentioned running a copper pipe inside of the exhaust but run the copper into the fire and have it filled with coolant with blow off valve for pressure - the heat from the fire will get the coolant to boiling temp, copper is a good conductor of heat, so it should resonate heat upwards over the course of the day and keep the room a few degrees warmer at night as a result....but F me - complicated to set up...
bigfellascott wrote:https://www.sydneydieselheaters.com.au/