Re: T&T: propane stove
Go out and get one of those one burner butane stove top portable units!
I've got one and it's perfect for small uses in the morning. Kinda makes
you feel like you're stealing, because it's cheap and easy to use. I take
it up on the flybrige sometimes when it's appropriate to make popcorn with
the kids, coffee, hot chocolate, etc.
-----Original Message-----
Go out and get one of those one burner butane stove top portable units!
I would strongly recommend NOT to ever bring one of those units onto a boat!
They lack any of the safety systems of a built in propane system, do not
meet ABYC requirements, and use propane cylinders with the cheapest valves
made - just set to leak propane into the bilge.
Remember, propane fumes are heavier than air and will setting into the bilge
waiting for a spark to blow the boat apart. To see what happens in a case
like that, see the pictures and story at
http://www.boatmoves.com/A_Propane_Disaster.htm
Propane stoves and ovens on a boat are wonderful connivances, but come with
a serious safety issue that must be kept in mind. I have no problem in
recommending the addition of a propane system, but you MUST do it right,
with the proper tank storage outside the hull, outside auto-shutoff valves,
and internal sniffers with auto-shutdown (hopefully at least two). See Larry
Brown's earlier post of just such a system.
The inside of a boat is no place for the cheap attached cylinder propane
stoves that were never intended for use in a boat. These stoves do not meet
the ABYC requirements for LPG use on a boat (see below).
Kevin
ABYC A-1 MARINE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) SYSTEMS
A-1.7.6 Cylinder And Connected Devices - Location and Installation
A-1.7.6.1 LPG cylinders, cylinder valves, regulating
equipment, and safety devices shall be readily accessible,
secured for sea conditions, and protected from the weather
and against mechanical damage, and shall be
A-1.7.6.1.1 installed in a ventilated location on the
exterior of the boat where escaping gases will flow directly
overboard, or,
A-1.7.6.1.2 if the escaping vapors will not flow directly
overboard, the cylinder shall be installed in a dedicated
locker meeting
But what about those many thousands of gas canister-fueled BBQ units
seen everywhere, and without problems, in the boating world? How are
they different from setting up a portable stove in the same area?
Warren
On Oct 11, 2009, at 9:56 AM, KevinR wrote:
-----Original Message-----
Go out and get one of those one burner butane stove top portable
units!
I would strongly recommend NOT to ever bring one of those units
onto a boat!
They lack any of the safety systems of a built in propane system,
do not
meet ABYC requirements, and use propane cylinders with the cheapest
valves
made - just set to leak propane into the bilge.
Remember, propane fumes are heavier than air and will setting into
the bilge
waiting for a spark to blow the boat apart. To see what happens in
a case
like that, see the pictures and story at
http://www.boatmoves.com/A_Propane_Disaster.htm
Propane stoves and ovens on a boat are wonderful connivances, but
come with
a serious safety issue that must be kept in mind. I have no problem in
recommending the addition of a propane system, but you MUST do it
right,
with the proper tank storage outside the hull, outside auto-shutoff
valves,
and internal sniffers with auto-shutdown (hopefully at least two).
See Larry
Brown's earlier post of just such a system.
The inside of a boat is no place for the cheap attached cylinder
propane
stoves that were never intended for use in a boat. These stoves do
not meet
the ABYC requirements for LPG use on a boat (see below).
Kevin