Monkey Hot Water Heater

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I have just acquired really nice looking dive heater. It's called a Monkey Heater.

I have the operational manual, but I was wondering if anyone has used these heaters and have any tips, tricks, do's, don't's, etc.


This thing is a beast.

The heating unit is mounted and enclosed in a steel, welded, square tubular frame, measuring 46” x 26” x 30.5”, weighing approximately 300lbs. The submersible water pump with a 25 foot umbilical is packed in the frame with the fuel tank.
The heating unit is designed to operate on a 120 VAC, 60Hz, 20 amp, single-phase power source, using #1 or #2 diesel oil.
The unit is rated at 350,000 B.T.U. an hour output and is capable of heating the outlet water to temperatures in excess of 200° F., depending on the size of the fuel nozzle used and the inlet water temperature. The heater will maintain the set operating output temperature to +/- 1° F. Do not heat salt water is excess of 135 degrees F for it may crystallize inside the coils.