Optional Clean Heat, my attemp for gas heat Options

[sixnotfour]

I live in the PNW and wanted to try a different approach.
1. clean no motor air
2. Instant with out motor running.
3. not gasoline.

Reading about auxi. heaters for years, I always wanted a Wabasto Esenbacher OR
or similar, with the no idle laws in place they became much more affordable, but run on diesel, yes they make gasoline (not what I wanted)
Price new 1100-2000

Searching around I found a propane fired unit Propex hs200, $700
more the teener price range.

I did consider the deisel wabasto ,but I dont like the smell of deisel and propane has the nasty odor for saftey.

I was still not sure how the thing would perform so I did a quicky install.

I only had to drill 2 - 1 inch holes and various screw hole , not bad.

As I said this is the quicky install for testing.............so far so good.


here is the unit;
http://westyventures.com/propex.html

[02loftsmoor]

then someone removed the pop off valve, aka human error

[Mark Henry]

then someone removed the pop off valve, aka human error

No, but IIRC they figured it must of failed. All the firefighters said it wouldn't explode, after they picked themselves off the ground they saw it up in the air. The tank had flattened right out (ends popped off), came down went though my buddies brand new shop roof and right through a customers boat transom. I saw it the day after, the tank was still stuck in the ground though the transom.
This happened in the early 90's so I can't find a news link to it.

All tanks that size here are rentals (by law I believe), so if the valve was tampered with it was done by the gas company and I'm sure I would have heard about it.