Water condensation from Alde exhaust?

ybakos
ybakos Member Posts: 60
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing
In May 2024 I was running the Alde heat at 4100 feet in elevation on my 2022 Tab 320CS (Alde is version 3020). I saw a lot of water/condensation dripping out of the Alde exhaust. Is this a symptom of a problem? Have any of you seen this?

Here is a short video:
https://vimeo.com/1017752570?share=copy#t=0






2022 Tab 320 CS-S Boondock

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  • Grumpy_G
    Grumpy_G Member Posts: 750
    No problem if it's pure water. Burning fossil fuels produces mostly water vapor and heat, in the case of propane actually more water by weight than the weight of propane burned (somewhat of a simplification as the "propane" bottle does not actually contain pure propane). 
    The burner is surrounded by the heat transfer fluid, if that is disappearing then it is a problem. 
  • ybakos
    ybakos Member Posts: 60
    Indeed it is just water. But I have never seen it before during prior usage of the Alde, only recently. I'll keep an eye on it, I suppose.
    2022 Tab 320 CS-S Boondock
  • DaveAnna
    DaveAnna Member Posts: 66
    Be sure to use the “high altitude “ feature as this prevents the blackening on the exhaust. It’s the mountain picture in settings

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