Catalytic Heater

I installed a catalytic heater in the RV this weekend:

It’s an Olympian Wave 6.  The advantage of a catalytic heater is that it requires no electricity, so it’s perfect for boondocking. Also, it creates Carbon Dioxide as a bi-product, not Carbon Monoxide, so it’s safe to have it in an enclosed space.  The only caveat is that it does consume oxygen, so the windows have to left open a 1/2 inch or so to provide enough ventilation that the oxygen in the interior in replenished.

The door assembly of the RV folds inward when the RV is folded down, so I had to mount the heater on rails so that it can be moved out of the way before folding up the RV.

Here it is in position when in use:

 

And here it is when it’s been moved over:

 

Here’s the view on the inside of the cabinet.  I had to cut the copper propane line and install a "T" for the heater. I used my fancy new flaring tool and, yes, the first time I did forget to put the flare nut on the line before flaring the pipe end.  Grr!