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Old 28-09-2013, 20:29   #1
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Hi there has any one out there know if a Force 10 cabin heater will work by gravity feed or does it have to have a pressure tank.
Thanks for your input.
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Hi there has any one out there know if a Force 10 cabin heater will work by gravity feed or does it have to have a pressure tank.
Thanks for your input.
If it has Primus/Svea Burners, which I think they did, it has to have a pressure tank unless there is a lot of head to the tank. The possibility of that is doubtful on a boat.

The Dickersen drip type burners don't and will work with a day tank with a few feet of head.
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