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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Ice Shack Tips => Topic started by: trmotorsports on Nov 08, 2010, 03:11 PM
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Does anyone know of a small vented propane heater? Kinda sick of the condensation with the big buddy heater, but cant find a small vented heater, all the ones I see are way too much for a small bob house.
thanks
Tyler
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http://www.nuwaystove.com (http://www.nuwaystove.com)
Try this.
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platinum cat - I have an older model that works great
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this heater is the cats a.. it works great. our shanty is 8x10 heats up great never any co2 to worry about. we have a detector just incase... in the lowest the shanty stayed at about 75 degrees, it was -4 that night.
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A non vented, Blue flame heater burns 99.9% efficient and has no condensation. And (just a tip) with burning any type of fuel you should have a detector.
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A non vented, Blue flame heater burns 99.9% efficient and has no condensation. And (just a tip) with burning any type of fuel you should have a detector.
That is simply not true at all. The chemical reaction for the oxidation of methane (natural gas) is as follows:
CH4 + 202 -> CO2 + 2H2O
That means that there is twice as much water vapor being produced than carbon dioxide. It really is as simple as that. Once the air in the shack/shanty touches a cold surface, the air temperature will be reduced to the saturation point and condensation will occur. Insulation prevents the air from touching cold surfaces and condensing.
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Condensation is usually a problem with insulation. It will be humid inside the shack but once that air touches a cold surface, it will condense. I have an insulated shack and don't get dripping issues. But with the flip over and a bigger heat you will see it more. I'm not sure what a bob house is, but whats your insulation like?
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A bob house, in this instance, is a small house for a guy named Bob.
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That is simply not true at all. The chemical reaction for the oxidation of methane (natural gas) is as follows:
CH4 + 202 -> CO2 + 2H2O
That means that there is twice as much water vapor being produced than carbon dioxide. It really is as simple as that. Once the air in the shack/shanty touches a cold surface, the air temperature will be reduced to the saturation point and condensation will occur. Insulation prevents the air from touching cold surfaces and condensing.
I haven't had any problems with condensation in my shack at all when burning my blueflame heater (Propane). But when I used my Big Buddy heater there was condensation on my windows. I have a total of 5 windows in my shack. If your fourmula is true where is it going?
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I found an old propane space heater at a garage sale for $5.00. The seller told me it was natural gas but I brought it home thinking about converting it and then realized it was made for propane. It was built by the Watt company and I have since seen similar versions made by the same company. I use it in a 12x6x6 Clam pop up and I love it. The inside of the ice shack stays dry and frost free. And, my eyes don't get irritated like they do from non-vented heaters, both Mr. Heater Buddies. I think you'll enjoy using a vented heater.