The Wallas 1300
You can wire a remote switch to turn it on/off from a distance such as the berth and I could see wiring up a remote thermoswitch with the unit and that remote switch. Remember, when you turn it off, it still runs from a few minutes of cool down before turning all the way OFF and the On is a similar multi-minute process. I could see a thermoswitch rigged up but it would very likely cycle the unit on-off many times during a single night and that much regular cycling may not be good for it, not allowing it to fully heat up potentially...?
It will more than heat a 22 cabin in freezing conditions and if you just crack a window you can leave it going during the night if you wanted to. CO2 detector and all... It does use very little fuel and power so we have no quams about "venting" excess heat and keeping the unit running and did recently use it during the latter half of a cool night at anchor.
It has enough output to also heat our canvas enclosed cockpit in freezing weather.
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One last note and that is the reason we really went with the 1300 over the other options which do work quite well and have more features. Noise! The 1300 is the quietest both from inside and outside the boat and being a person who can't sleep well with noise, that made the choice for me. If you can sleep through noise and get to sleep with noise in the boat then lucky you and forget about that aspect.
Greg
You can wire a remote switch to turn it on/off from a distance such as the berth and I could see wiring up a remote thermoswitch with the unit and that remote switch. Remember, when you turn it off, it still runs from a few minutes of cool down before turning all the way OFF and the On is a similar multi-minute process. I could see a thermoswitch rigged up but it would very likely cycle the unit on-off many times during a single night and that much regular cycling may not be good for it, not allowing it to fully heat up potentially...?
It will more than heat a 22 cabin in freezing conditions and if you just crack a window you can leave it going during the night if you wanted to. CO2 detector and all... It does use very little fuel and power so we have no quams about "venting" excess heat and keeping the unit running and did recently use it during the latter half of a cool night at anchor.
It has enough output to also heat our canvas enclosed cockpit in freezing weather.
http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php
http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php
One last note and that is the reason we really went with the 1300 over the other options which do work quite well and have more features. Noise! The 1300 is the quietest both from inside and outside the boat and being a person who can't sleep well with noise, that made the choice for me. If you can sleep through noise and get to sleep with noise in the boat then lucky you and forget about that aspect.
Greg
