Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 17:11
Wayne David the Coleman is a catalytic heater which others gas heaters are not.
This posted on caravan
forum
by Neil Short on Sun May 17, 2009 8:01 am
looking at the 3000btu for the Coleman heater compared to a burner on your stove or the oven looks a non event
if you
check the net they talk all over the world using the Coleman heater in campers, trailers, tents, motorhomes everywhere. Why would they supply Coleman heaters in rental cars in Canada for use inside the vehicle if they were so dangerous
How much is a burner on the stove 10000btu and oven probably 14000btu and you are quibbling about 3000btu from an appliance that is catalytic and produces minimal toxins.
Coleman heater would have to be safer than those that use an oven or gas ring to heat the van. Looks like an indefensible discussion with the Coleman heater the winner.
Colemans Press Release
Coleman Introduces BlackCat™ Heater
Catalytic Design Approved for Use in Tents
Designed for recreational use and heating enclosed areas, Coleman’s new propane-powered BlackCat catalytic heater will be a welcome companion to campers and others who venture
forth during the frosty seasons. Suitable for use indoors, the new heater also can provide relief during power outages or other
home emergency situations.
The BlackCat heater utilizes platinum catalytic technology. It produces flameless warmth and is whisper quiet, just the prescription for keeping the chill at bay inside a tent or RV on a late-fall campout. The flameless nature of the heater head significantly minimizes the chance that material will ignite on contact.
Although the BlackCat heater has an eight-inch heating head to deliver bone-warming performance, the unit is compact, lightweight and portable. Tipping the scales at a mere 3.75 pounds, the heater is convenient for waterfowlers and wintertime anglers to carry to the ice fishing shanty, duck blind or goose pit.
Coleman offers BlackCat heaters in both a standard match-light model, and in an electronic ignition model for convenient matchless lighting.
Rated at 3,000 Btu, the new catalytic heater runs on a 16.4-ounce disposable propane cylinder, which is easily attached to the unit and powers it for six to eight hours. A pressure-regulated system ensures constant output in all temperatures and almost noiseless operation.
Other features include a retractable stand that provides stability when the heater is in use, yet the stand folds out of the way for storage and transport. An integrated wire guard protects the head of the heater.
Suggested retail prices are $60 for the match-light model, and $68 for the electronic ignition model.
Catalytic Technology
Fueled by disposable propane cylinders, Coleman catalytic heaters are reliable sources of heat that operate using platinum catalytic technology to provide warmth without flames. The catalytic process converts nearly all of the propane to heat energy. In the catalytic process, propane is brought into contact with oxygen in the air in the presence of a catalyst. The resulting chemical reaction generates heat.
In addition to comfort and efficiency, the catalytic process produces fewer gases (such as nitrous oxide or carbon monoxide) than conventional flame or radiant combustion at normal oxygen levels. It is important to remember that all combustion consumes oxygen; although all of the Coleman catalytic heaters have been approved for indoor use, some ventilation is required to minimize oxygen depletion.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne David (NSW) - Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 17:51
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 17:51
paulnsw - Thanks for the
information.
Sounds too good to be true.
I'll copy your
information and investigate.
Thanks & cheers for now.
WD
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