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Immersion Heater

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Overview

This simple gas-powered unit delivers up to 35,000 BTUs. The heater mounts to side of a barrel filled with water. A controlled gasoline drip feeds a flame at the bottom of the tube and convection draws it around the donut shaped 16 inch diameter heat chamber. The complete unit was issued with 4 inch chimney pipes, a 2 gallon fuel tank and weighed 45 pounds.

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-99.165

Inscriptions and markings

[Translations: One British thermal unit (BTU) is approximately equal to the energy released by burning a match; 41 cm diameter chimney, 7.5 litre fuel tank and 20 kilos weight]

Contextual Information

Mornings in camp started with a dawn chorus of “choofers” being ignited with a bang in advance of Reveille to provide hot water for morning ablutions.

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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