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Post by lollygagger on Jan 1, 2017 11:57:38 GMT
One thing that would improve my boat immensly would be an instant gas water heater for the kitchen sink. Heating a whole calorifier full, or boiling a kettle is not convenient.
Is it a BSS no-no to retrofit one? I think I read it might be but might there be a way I can get around that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 12:59:26 GMT
No problem with fitting one in terms of BSS.
there may be issues complying with the RCD but if your boat is old enough to not need to comply with the RCD then that issue goes away.
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Post by lollygagger on Jan 1, 2017 13:03:02 GMT
No problem with fitting one in terms of BSS. there may be issues complying with the RCD but if your boat is old enough to not need to comply with the RCD then that issue goes away. It's 28, I'm guessing that's old enough? Any recommendations? |
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Post by Jim on Jan 1, 2017 13:11:31 GMT
I got a paloma, works fine, and fitted it when doing my rebuild. I had an older model on our last boat. I don't have the pilot light lit all the time though, uses too much gas.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 13:14:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 13:20:50 GMT
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Post by Jim on Jan 1, 2017 13:31:13 GMT
One thing that would improve my boat immensly would be an instant gas water heater for the kitchen sink. Heating a whole calorifier full, or boiling a kettle is not convenient. Why is boiling a kettle 'not convenient'? Is it because of the time waiting? You could get an always-hot insulated pot that is electrically heated and draws power intermittently. Mine is set at 98C which makes a lovely cuppa. I'll add a link shortly. I have something similar but cheaper - kettle on the woodstove. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 14:03:03 GMT
That's a nice bit of kit! While on the subject of low wattage stuff. m.ebay.co.uk/itm/351698825135Happy with this - the kettle is an all stainless body unlike the shite Swiss luxx thing I had off Amazon that made every brew taste of plastic. The toaster browns evenly and both will run off the nasty Clarke 1000w generator. |
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Post by lollygagger on Jan 1, 2017 14:38:45 GMT
I suppose it would be foolish not to consider a bigger one and getting rid of the calorifier.
Would 11 ltr/min be enough for a shower?
How do they cope at that moment when the water pressure dies down for a few seconds before the pump kicks in? Or would I need to get rid of the pressure tank whatsits? I have two of those. I feel a plumbing tidy up might be be a good idea.
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Post by lollygagger on Jan 1, 2017 14:47:09 GMT
Kettle is OK, but say I just want to wash my hands quickly under the tap, I waste a lot of water getting hot to the tap from the calorifier by which time I've washed in cold water. That kind of thing. Do that a few times and the washing up and the calorifier water starts to cool noticeably. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 14:48:29 GMT
I suppose it would be foolish not to consider a bigger one and getting rid of the calorifier. Would 11 ltr/min be enough for a shower? How do they cope at that moment when the water pressure dies down for a few seconds before the pump kicks in? Or would I need to get rid of the pressure tank whatsits? I have two of those. I feel a plumbing tidy up might be be a good idea. You can keep both, you need an l port valve to select which you are using. I wouldn't ditch the cauliflower. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 14:54:43 GMT
11 litres per min is plenty and is, I think, the capacity of my water pump. But also remember that the shower mixer means you will use less than 11 litres of hot water from the geyser.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:04:25 GMT
The big disadvantage of geysers or 'instantaneous water heaters' used to be that they were very sensitive to pressure; if someone else opened a tap while you were showering the geyser would go out and the shower would go cold.
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Post by lollygagger on Jan 1, 2017 15:08:05 GMT
The big disadvantage of geysers or 'instantaneous water heaters' used to be that they were very sensitive to pressure; if someone else opened a tap while you were showering the geyser would go out and the shower would go cold. This is why I asked how they get on with the pressure tank things. Just before the pump kicks in the pressure drops a lot. |
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Post by tadworth on Jan 1, 2017 15:39:42 GMT
Wash your hands in cold water, and man up.
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