PhL0aTeR
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i was actually just hatching the idea as a way to keep the underbelly warm to prevent any ill effects from pipes freezing, etc
the idea has been put to rest..... lol
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Polishnurse wrote:You can always turn the stove on, when the flame goes out, you'll know that the CO leavel is getting a little high, or try a canary. Serious, heat travels up, if you blow that under the rig, that exhust will try to find every little opening to work it's way up to your living space. Don't even go there. JM2Cents
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sflabrkr
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I actually think it's a great idea. except instead of placing the exhaust under your coach get or make a heat exchanger and use that air instead. We use this system in small airplanes
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PhL0aTeR
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sflabrkr wrote:I actually think it's a great idea. except instead of placing the exhaust under your coach get or make a heat exchanger and use that air instead. We use this system in small airplanes
i really wasnt looking for something that complicated..... just a simple hose hookup to kick under my skirts..... lol
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hemlox
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david_42 wrote:I suspect anyone who has tried this will not be posting because they are dead of carbon monoxide poisoning.
To do it safely would require an air-to-air heat exchanger and they are not cheap.
LoL I'll ditto that
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Many a great invention has sprung from an idle question. There is a good idea here somewhere but in addition to Carbon Monoxide being such a silent and dangerous killer also consider the overheating/shut off of heater that might occur due to reduced airflow and increased back pressure. A heat exchanger with circulating fluid could work but may not be practical. I am wondering, if there is any solid state device that might convert heat to electricity?
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See this article.
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We had one of the early 'high effeciency' furnaces in our home that had a heat exchanger on the exhaust. The mfgr did everything under the sun in recalls, including stainless steel exhaust pipe venting. Had a steady drip of water coming from it all the time, very acidic, and the squirrel cage rusted out in only a couple years from the moisture content given off by the heat exchanger. The unit DID recapture a lot of the 'wasted' heat going up the pipe, but in the process, ruined the furnace because too much of it was made of tin, and not stainless, and the darn thing just devoured itself with rust shortly after the warranty expired. Sounded good on paper though. 
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I bet you wouldn't do it but once : (
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