Inventor I
So winter is arriving and I needed to sort out the climate control for the roof tent. I use packout as my main storage solution and needed something that fits.
Now going against all the advice of not mounting the heater upside down, I forged ahead. Why can this be an issue? In the side of the glow plug chamber is a small air vent which if it gets blocked will stop the heater starting.
No how does the heater start up.
1. Glow plug turns on.
2. Fuel is pumped.
3. Pre burn starts.
4. Main burn happens.
Inside the burn chamber is a mesh which the fuel runs over which is 360 degrees. So from a main chamber perspective this doesn't matter.
In the pre burn chamber where the glow plug is, it's possible for the fuel to pool and leak out the hole or block.
But the shutdown cycle does the following.
1. Shuts the pump down.
2. Reignites the glow plug to clear any unburnt fuel in the pre burn chamber.
3. Runs the fan until cool.
So in theory there is no fuel left in the pre burn chamber to leak.
Time will tell but so far so good.
Now going against all the advice of not mounting the heater upside down, I forged ahead. Why can this be an issue? In the side of the glow plug chamber is a small air vent which if it gets blocked will stop the heater starting.
No how does the heater start up.
1. Glow plug turns on.
2. Fuel is pumped.
3. Pre burn starts.
4. Main burn happens.
Inside the burn chamber is a mesh which the fuel runs over which is 360 degrees. So from a main chamber perspective this doesn't matter.
In the pre burn chamber where the glow plug is, it's possible for the fuel to pool and leak out the hole or block.
But the shutdown cycle does the following.
1. Shuts the pump down.
2. Reignites the glow plug to clear any unburnt fuel in the pre burn chamber.
3. Runs the fan until cool.
So in theory there is no fuel left in the pre burn chamber to leak.
Time will tell but so far so good.
