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Old 06-20-2011, 05:44 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Where are you getting the compressed natural gas from? unless you have a home compressor or some other source then most people are not going to be able to have a device like this work so how are you making this work?
A gas heater like this needs to be vented to the out doors for two reasons, first one of course is so you do not suffocate your self and die from CO poisoning, 2nd reason is so you do not die because you can not see out your windows, the heat from a flame like this contains water vapor, so it will be like heating the inside of your car by filling it full of people, they all give off water vapor and steam up the windows.
I agree with using fuel to create heat, batteries tend to be charged with some sort of fuel so they have heat loss in every step up until you heat your vehicle with that fuel charged battery.
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