Hurricane Heaters

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www.itrheat.com/Hurricane.html

 

John,
    I am happy to provide photo's of the Hurricane install.  As far as the maintenance goes the Dickenson heater is very low maintenance. I vacuum out the burner pot once a year when we were living aboard the boat. It takes about ten minutes.  We let it burn 24 hrs a day when the winds were not extreme. When the winds get above 25-30 we just be sure to maintain positive cabin pressure, in other words we make sure to not leave leeward ports open without a windward port open. I love the Dickenson, the boat is always HOT and dry and we showered everyday aboard for the 6 years we lived aboard. Great heater. I do not have a day tank. I installed a dedicated pickup from the main tank with a Walbro 2.5-5psi fuel pump. It just clicks once every 7-8 seconds like clockwork.

 

   The Hurricane seems to be very well designed and very clean burning. I have not had it long enough to swear by it yet but so far so good. A family member has had a hurricane aboard now for a year and a half with no issues, just a once a year burner pot cleaning. No smoke and super quiet operation.

   
BJ Benson   T-37 NelleBly  Port Ludlow  www.familyyachtclub.com             September 2006

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Rich,
   Another option is the Hurricane heater system. I installed one on NelleBly to provide us with on demand hot water. The Hurricane can also serve as a primary heat source. Compared to the Webasto and Espar I would have to say that it is a heavier duty system. I have owned all three. I consider the Hurricane to be an excellent source for hot water. It takes 2 1/2 minutes to get 6 gallons of scalding hot water. The system will provide unlimited hot water after the initial warm-up.


BJ          NelleBly                                                                                          September 2006

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   I Googled it and found this link right away, www.itrheat.com/Hurricane.html .

 
Harry & Melinda Schell            Sea Schell, 1981 V-42 CC #41                     September 2006

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