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Post by Roy on Nov 24, 2009 12:28:34 GMT
Hi, Has anyone any first hand knowledge of the Sigmar 100 Bulkhead Diesel heater ? I was thinking of fitting one in our rear cabin and would like a bit more info, before committing myself. Are they efficient, easy to fit, how economical? etc.. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.   Sigmar 100 Bulkhead Diesel heater |
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Post by Roy on Dec 5, 2009 12:51:30 GMT
An alternative heater I came across, for our back cabin was this solid fuel stove called a Davey hotpot stove. Very compact at around 403 tall by 150 square. anyone with any personal knowledge on this heater, would also be appreciated.  |
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Post by phil on Dec 10, 2009 13:18:27 GMT
I looked at the Davey heater for mine but when I mentioned it to the insurance company they said they wouldnt insure me with one of them fitted...they were fine with the Machine Mart potbelly though....I suspect that the fire on the canal boat near Stafford may have been caused by one of these stoves....If you look at the instructions on the web site that advertises it (I saw it on Marine Chandelry.com) it says it can be bolted to any vertical or horizontal surface with suitably spaced bolts to prevent heat transfer (or very similar wording), Now the advert also says the entire stove is designed to get hot so..in my opinion... you will get heat transfer through the bolts to whatever it is bolted to! The canal boat caught fire because heat was transmitted via the stove securing bolts through the tiled insulation into the wood pannelling behind the tiles and this is what caught fire!
Pot belly stoves stand on legs and very little heat goes downwards to the floor, I have tiles to the rear of mine and yes they get hot but not enough to ignite the wood behind...Just my Dad's and my thoughts.
Hope it helps and I have no eveidence that it was a Davey Stove that caused the fire...but the fixing instructions sound abit odd!!
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Post by Roy on Dec 10, 2009 14:46:25 GMT
Thanks for the info on the Davey Heater Phil, I will have give it a lot more thought, . .  I would also like to take a look at your pot stove next time we meet and see if I would have enough room for one in my back cabin. |
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Post by phil on Dec 10, 2009 15:55:43 GMT
No worries, will b around and about sometime.
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Post by Roy on Dec 11, 2009 16:36:04 GMT
With regards to the Davey heater and the heat transfer through the fixing bolts.. Their fitting instructions do state you must stagger the fixing bolts and it shows you this on the fitting instruction diagram. so that the bolts don't go directly from the fire to your bulkhead. see below...  So one can only assume they didn't fit it correctly on the narrow boat. |
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Post by phil on Dec 16, 2009 12:08:03 GMT
People dont always follow instructions although sometimes it is hard to depending on space available...how hot would just one fixing bolt get considering it would probably be in plywood? I would bolt the stove to a sheet of asbestos(or similar) the bolt the asbestos with a gap to the wall. I didnt get one because a) insurance company didnt like it b)expense!
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Post by Roy on Dec 16, 2009 15:13:28 GMT
I must admit they are pricey for what they are,
compared to say, an ordinary pot stove.
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Post by Roy on Feb 17, 2010 17:13:54 GMT
OK everyone,  I've got fixed up now, I have now made the aft cabin bigger, by removing a built in bench seat. and I have installed another solid fuel stove. and its lovely and warm throughout the whole boat now.  |
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