| Propane Control:
Xintex S-2A |
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| Botany Bay was
originally delivered with a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fired stove.
This was a popular alternative to propane during the 70's since Natural
Gas is lighter than air and will not pool in the bilges with the
resultant explosion hazard.
The advent of inexpensive propane fume detectors integrated with a solenoid to turn off the propane if a leak were to be sensed resulted in propane being the preferred fuel for stoves aboard boats. Propane is readily available almost anywhere in the world and it can be filled with no advanced technology. This propane fume detector has worked very well since I converted Botany Bay from CNG to Propane. The system is now 5 years old and one of the sensors had to be replaced because it would trigger when propane is not present. A new sensor solved the problem. This unit has two sensors, I have one installed under the stove and the other installed under the propane fired hot water heater. |
I installed the control beside the main hatch which happens to be an arm reach from the stove. This is an ideal position, I see it when heading off the boat and I can see it from the V-berth to verify I turned off the gas. |
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