[PCW] gas vs. diesel

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Hi  Pat -
 
It is a very good idea to have a CO detector in or near the sleeping  
quarters if you have a Diesel-fired heating plant aboard.
 
We have a Xintex unit mounted low in the companionway as well  as a 
fire/smoke/CO detector on the overhead in the master stateroom. This latter  unit goes 
off regularly if we leave the starboard port open while underway  
(water-cooled exhaust thru the side just ahead of the master stateroom). So I  guess 
there's enough CO in the engine exhaust to set it off.

Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"

> I am sure the need for air conditioning in the  pacific N.W. is not very 
high,
and you can go with a DIESEL forced air  heating system which is clearly
another reason for diesel power. 



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