Anyone using the Mr. Heater "Journey" catalytic heaters?
Looks very similar to the Camco Olympian heaters - Mr. Heater Journey Catalytic Heaters (Not to be confused with the non-catalytic "Buddy" heaters) Anyone using one? Like it?
Forum Discussion
Skibane wrote:ktmrfs wrote:
Unvented propane appliances dump slightly less than a gallon of water into the air for every gallon of propane burned.
Operating on the 1500 BTU "low" heat setting, a catalytic heater would need to run 2.5 continuous days to consume a gallon of propane (and thus produce one gallon of water).
One person exhales that same amount of water in roughly 48 hours (not counting daily activities such as bathing, showering, washing dishes, etc.)
So - Yes, it contributes some additional moisture, but not a huge amount.
If your in a relatively dry climate, I agree as I mentioned earlier the additional moisture may not be an issue and may help bring the RH up to a more comfortable range. But if your in an area like we are where RH is already high, add to that body moisture, small enclosed space, and cool surfaces and it doesn't take much additional moisture to get surfaces below the dew point and end up with condensation and a RH that is uncomfortable.
And if your lucky enough that the low setting of 1500BTU is enough, great, but if you need 5000BTU or more, compounds the potential moisture issue.
