This is an awesome video- thanks! A few quick points some folks might be interested in. The AquaAlarm products are great but there are also some manufacturers (eg Silicon Marine and NASA) whose products provide the current exhaust temperature as well as audio/visual alarms. It can be nice to also see a graph of the engine warming up and one can also see temperature climbing before an alarm is triggered if for example you have a partially blocked heat exchanger or some barnacles in thruhull but not enough restriction yet to trigger an alarm. There are also stainless steel probes that go inside the exhaust engine, which may be a good option for some engines where it is hard to get the band clamp on the metal exhaust elbow. Many good options for this and 100% agree with your video that this is super cheap “insurance”.
What a great idea for a simple but important alarm. This switch looks like the Aquastat switch used in hydronic heating systems that keep the fans off until the fluid comes up to temperature, which keeps the fans from blowing cold air. Great job Gio. Thank you Skallywags for another great video.
Thanks for doing another Tech Tip, Gio. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliantly simple, I'm thinking I need to add one to my boat.
Oh, you need one!
This is an awesome video- thanks! A few quick points some folks might be interested in. The AquaAlarm products are great but there are also some manufacturers (eg Silicon Marine and NASA) whose products provide the current exhaust temperature as well as audio/visual alarms. It can be nice to also see a graph of the engine warming up and one can also see temperature climbing before an alarm is triggered if for example you have a partially blocked heat exchanger or some barnacles in thruhull but not enough restriction yet to trigger an alarm. There are also stainless steel probes that go inside the exhaust engine, which may be a good option for some engines where it is hard to get the band clamp on the metal exhaust elbow. Many good options for this and 100% agree with your video that this is super cheap “insurance”.
Thanks for the added info, we'll check these out and add to our resources!
What a great idea for a simple but important alarm. This switch looks like the Aquastat switch used in hydronic heating systems that keep the fans off until the fluid comes up to temperature, which keeps the fans from blowing cold air. Great job Gio. Thank you Skallywags for another great video.
Yes, exactly, I won't own a vessel without one - if it has a wet exhaust system, that is :)