Hot water tank, SO36i

[Quiddle]

Can anyone advise on the model number of the Quick hot water tank on a 36i.

I'm thinking of downgrading the element size to enable water heating with 1kW genset. Anyone done this or forsee problems, other than longer heating time on shore power?

[Trevor]

Hello Quiddle,

Sounds like a good idea to me. We run the engine if we need hot water but that is another way to achieve it with a smaller gen set.

Regards,

Trevor

[Quiddle]

In case anyone else has this slightly obscure problem my solution was to fit one of these

cpc.farnell.com/united-automation/csr2-10e/power-controller-pot-10a/dp/SC11525?scope=partnumberlookahead&ost=CSR2-10E&searchref=searchlookahead&exaMfpn=true&ddkey=https%3Aen-CPC%2FCPC_United_Kingdom%2Fw%2Fsearch

which allows me to manage the power demand of the immersion heater when using the genset, but return to full power on hook up. Works well.

[ForGrinsToo]

Hi Quiddle,

I don't know if you found the Quick "boiler" specs, but it's supposed to be the 40 L version, so model might be B3 - 40.

Meanwhile, I am curious. You have a 1 kw genset which is water-cooled? If so, why convert fuel into motion to drive an alternator, to drive an inverter, to drive the electric element water heater? There's a lot of waste in that, and electric heating elements are a rather inefficient way to heat water. It seems to me a better option would be to route the genset cooling water through the water heater instead of using engine heat. If that is possible.... 1 kw is a very small genset - is it air-cooled? Where is it installed?

We have a 110w solar panel, but usually need to run the engine to top off batteries.

Geoff