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But what happens in an emergency? In the event the furnace fails, the Bristol Pacific model diesel stove in the galley can provide 6,500-16,250 BTU to heat the forward accommodation. At the lower heat setting it could maintain a temperature differential of 21 C°C, while the higher one maintains the design differential requirement of 55 C °C in the forward compartment.
At the lower setting, water pipes, etc., are protected down to -20 C°C, a not infrequent winter temperature, which is why the design requirement is the higher 55 C °C differential. Because the galley stove alone cannot heat the whole boat in the event of a furnace failure, additional heat has to be supplied by the diesel fireplace in the salon. A fireplace such as the Bubble produces only 3.5 kW (11,946 BTU), good for a 17 C °C differential overall. So it will only heat the pilothouse and salon, not the aft cabin.
Therefore in an emergency in the coldest weather we have a heating shortfall of 21,560 BTU (6 kW). This is not critical above deck in the salon and pilothouse, since there are no water pipes there. But it is critical in the aft head.