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Old 04-10-2012, 05:42   #1
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Solid Fuel Heaters

Hi,

What are the best "Solid Fuel/wood" heaters on the market at the moment.

Looking for an effective cabin heater with no smell

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Old 04-10-2012, 06:05   #2
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Re: Solid Fuel Heaters

we have used a "morso squirrel" wood burner for quite a few years since we have been in cornwall,but have recently changed to a" kabola" drip feed diesel,just to avoid the constant dust,smell and constant mess a wood burner makes!

picture of the kabola,but the morso is exactly the same diamentions
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:16   #3
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Re: Solid Fuel Heaters

We have had both wood and Oil(diesel) heaters aboard our boats. And both kept the dampness way down. But the wood has some side effects! Dirt, Bugs, and smoke smell and mess above decks ! Also ya need to have a place to store wood ! Most of us have diesel aboard already! so for us the diesel heaters have worked out much better ! Just our 2 cents
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Old 04-10-2012, 06:31   #4
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Re: Solid Fuel Heaters

If you're only looking to get away from the smell, you should look at a better diesel heater, there are types that don't smell up the cabin. If my Webasto allowed smells in the cabin it would be tear down time to see what was broken.

If you want and like solid fuel, go for it. I don't have any help there though.

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