Thursday, Apr 15, 2010 at 23:02
Here are some old Threads I found on Oz. Where they are talking about the incompatibility if the various gassed
Robin Miller replied:
Ran a post on these some months back - and have warned Anaconda etc that they are selling a product which specifically states on the back to use 30/70 gas mix - whereas they have wrong gas fitted to there display models and don't even sell the compatiable gas.
Labelled warned of nasty consequences !
Its possible they have released a new version -
check product label for correct gas mix to use Wayne
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FollowupID: 510036 Submitted: Monday, Jun 25, 2007 at 22:24
warfer69 posted:
Hiya Guys
Now this unit runs about 2 hours on a 220gram Cartridge..2.5hrs on low.. What the box states
that you use a 70% Butane and 30% Propane..
I am using 80% Butane and 20% Propane (standard) without any issues at all.Gone through about 10 cans so far...
It has an oxygen depletion switch and anti tilt switch,piezo ignition like the small burner you can get..
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FollowupID: 510101 Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007 at 08:26
Robin Miller posted:
Use a little stove here with those gas cans and it works ok till real cold, you probably heard from posts like these that as butane boils just below zero, its hard to get any gas pressure when cans get cold, this has lead to all sorts of cute ways to keep your gas cans warm like sleeping with it. More propane helps - as boils lower.
They are cute and effective, but I find it fascinating that you see the heaters with 100% butane cans in them on display in stores despite the warning on the label, and that they sell a product to which you cannot purchase the appropriate fuel.
Talk about potential liability issues !
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Friday, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:52
Friday, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:52
Nothing much has changed from that post - we did a bulk buy of 80/20 butanne/propane cannisters for about $1 each and they go
well in the Kovea heater.
For heating in general none of the availlable items is really adequate but the Kovea is still the best approach.
The screw on attachment to main bottle is by and large not worth the hassle and will soon fall into disuse. The heat output of 5000 btu's is one issue but the inflexibility really kills them. At least with the 6000 btu Kovea its a fully self contained and lightweight item that can easily be moved to optimize heat , and while it can only keep 1 person happy out in the open it does a good job when partially protected like in an anexe etc.
Depending on the circumtances we also use an array of infra red globes as a heater but this requires the car/gennie to be running , works
well with quiet petrol cars. These project heat even in breezy enviroments.
The only really non-fire solution off a gas bottle is to use the new modern version of those outside gas heaters which don't have the big curved top plate
and are slim and radiate out - issue here is large gas usage.
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