[Phil J]

Hey Guys,
Can you use one of the Corwoods heaters for a 2 man set-up or would you need a  heater for each reel?
Thanks, Phil.

[Smurf]

If you mean a portable gas water heater for on demand use then you best use a water heater for each reel.
180 inc vat all the same seems way over priced per unit to me as you could buy 2 else where for that price and still have change 

[Plankton]

Would the others not have an issue with the 20 mins cut off.

[dave f]

personaly I would not buy owt from cawwoods  I bought a heater which they claimed the heator had no 20 min cut off which it did when I confronted them they alterd their web sight I tried to get my brass back but the guy was always out and he would contact me later still waiting months later avoid at all costs

[paulben]

where is best place to buy from but not flea bay

[DaveG]

Hey Guys,
Can you use one of the Corwoods heaters for a 2 man set-up or would you need a  heater for each reel?
Thanks, Phil.

Yes.. we've done it for years

[Spruce]

Smurf is right.

However another cleaner on the other forum puts his heater before the pump. A strange way of doing it? As the pump will handle temperatures of 60 degrees, this works for him.

One could do the same but branch the hot water into 2, a pump for each operator.

I'm not sure if you could do that with a Corwoods heater, but I would follow Smurf's advise and buy an LPG tankless heater off Ebay for around £80.

Just please vent it properly.

[Dave Willis]

I have my heater before the pump (single operator) my theory being no pressure in the heater itself has to be a good thing.
Get any excess pressure due to hose swelling or air in the system and the pressure release valve will have to blow to protect the heater.

[Smudger]

I don't use lpg heaters but if I did then I would have thought having the pump before the heater would be the best option

Darran

note: post modified due to useless autocorrect spelling on iPad

[dave f]

I don't use log heaters as well the use to much wood

[Smudger]

I don't use log heaters as well the use to much wood

D'oh !!!!!!

[Roy Harding]

You can use one heater for two men. However you need to have the temperature  different to using one man.
You have to watch, that if one of you shuts his flow off all the heat goes to the other person, and if its for 5-10 mins can crack the glass, trust me 

Roy

[dazmond]

I have my heater before the pump (single operator) my theory being no pressure in the heater itself has to be a good thing.
Get any excess pressure due to hose swelling or air in the system and the pressure release valve will have to blow to protect the heater.

How does that work dave?my  l10 only works on water pressure goin into the boiler.it  ignites the burner at 60-80 psi from my pump.

[Dave Willis]

Easy, I open the valve on my pole hose, the heater fires up and away I go.

[Phil J]

Hi Dave G,
Please could you give me some more info on your setup?
Thanks, Phil.

[DaveG]

What do you need to know? 

[Smurf]

I have my heater before the pump (single operator) my theory being no pressure in the heater itself has to be a good thing.
Get any excess pressure due to hose swelling or air in the system and the pressure release valve will have to blow to protect the heater.

I tried doing it that way round today and it did not work on my fastar 8l min heater even with the pump running flat out.
Put it back the way it was and the heater fired up straight away no probs even with the controller set quite low.

[Dave Willis]

Strange - never had a problem. Had loads of trouble with pump before heater due to pressure build up and not being able to adjust the digital controller fast enough. Blew two hose reels apart, blew the pressure relief valve in the heater and burst a pole hose. (Fogwash).

I can't see any difference between sucking water or pumping water - you're still moving water through a pipe at the same volume and speed.
Only problem might be if the pump can't handle the heat but they seem rated high enough for my needs.

[Smurf]

Strange - never had a problem. Had loads of trouble with pump before heater due to pressure build up and not being able to adjust the digital controller fast enough. Blew two hose reels apart, blew the pressure relief valve in the heater and burst a pole hose. (Fogwash).

I can't see any difference between sucking water or pumping water - you're still moving water through a pipe at the same volume and speed.
Only problem might be if the pump can't handle the heat but they seem rated high enough for my needs.

Dave, during my quick test it might have been sucking in air somewhere so I might have a look at it another time.
I suppose the best solution to stop pressure building up when using hot when shutting off the flow from the pole is to use a springs remote to start/stop the pump when needed.

[Phil J]

Hi Dave,
Type  of heater, how it's configured, etc ?
Thanks, Phil.