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Hi all i have looked through previous threads and cant see what I'm after so I'm sorry if this has been asked before So here we go we have finally decided to go for a Propex heater as we really want to use the van alot more in the colder months the kids aint to keen on extra blankets so im needing to spend some beer tokens on rectifying this problem. What it is is there are different ones to choose from ie do i need a double blower or just a single for my devon van?is it easy to fit? and am i right in thinking that if i buy a double blower hs2000 model can i hook one blower to my dashboard to de mist the windows and one maybe under the RnR bed to fill the cabin or could i do this with a single blower and get a union to split it to both places..........Any help and recommendations would be greatly received and anywhere that sells them cheaper please let me know currently im looking at £529.00 for a double blower complete with everything or so they say

Just bought single outlet Propex HS2000 full kit (with all the extras/regs/hoses/etc) from JK - cheapest I had found on t'interweb. Fitting next week

Hi thanks for the response i did see them in JK how are you planning to hook yours up? are you going to have just the one blower in the dash or in the living area?

Not sure what you mean by single and double blower? All propex's have one hot air out pipe and one air in pipe inside the vehicle.

Hi again you can get some propex that have 2 outlets for hot air

themurphys wrote:Hi again you can get some propex that have 2 outlets for hot air

I think that you may be mistaken - the propex only outputs hot air out of one outlet hole.
You can then split this output to two separate hot air outlets by using a 'Y' connector on the hot air pipe but the actual propex 'metal box' only has one hot air output.

I think that some have plumbed them into the demist ducting but that would seem pretty daunting to me depending on where you mount the metal box (most put it under the R&R bed).
For simplicity I'd suggest mouting it under the bed with a single output - for most folks that is perfectly adequate.

The install is pretty do-able but fiddly with the most difficult bit being getting the gas supply from wherever your gas bottle is to wherever you put the propex - you need to use copper pipe so need to be able to bend the pipe to fit into the van - requires a decent amount of pre-thought to get a safe/neat install.
You also need to drill through the bottom of the van to install the intake and exhaust pipes - so need to position the metal box so that the holes drilled don't interfere with any pipes/cables/structure under the van.

The install manual on the propex page is a pretty useful read to get an idea of what it takes;
http://www.propexheatsource.co.uk/suppo ... =downloads

Also have a trawl through old forum posts on here as I managed to find quite a few pics of other folks installs that were really useful when doing mine.

Finally - as the propex manual says - it needs to be installed by a corgi reginstered installer or inspected by a corgi registered installer!!

It's quite normal for me to be mistaken lol it's just when I was looking on the propex site it says single outlet, double outlet and triple outlet for bigger vans so I just assumed that they were extra blowers.... Thanks again for your advice

they do have more than one outlet, depends on the model!

which model?

jamesc76 wrote:they do have more than one outlet, depends on the model!

Really? Now I am confused - as far as I can see they all look something like this (with one hot outlet)



Granted, once you add the hose to this, you can split the hose as much as you like but the actual heater only has one hot outlet?

Same as Webastos and Eberspachers - you split off as many outlets as you want from the single heater outlet. I can't find any with more than one outlet!

Propex say:
'The heat is ducted to one or more outlets through tough highly flexible 60mm or 76mm ducting. In the case of multi-outlet installations, the first outlet is an open outlet with directional control and the rest are closable and are used in conjunction with the appropriate sized plastic Y-branches. '

Ive ordered one for £469.00 which is full kit there is only one blower but as Oldie says you split the cable with the Y branch, its being delivered tomorrow so hopefully wont take too long before im all toasty

Got mine installed last month. The install went well, and now we have heat! Here's some pics of the install where the rear heater used to be.


I put the thermostat on the closet wall. The solar charge controller shows how many amps the propex is drawing while the gas is ignited and blower on.



Made a box to protect the propex and still be able to use the storage area I created by removing the original heater.



Single vent

I protected the hot air pipe too as its flimsy

@ Timwhy
why is the thermostat so high up?

surely a lower level would allow the heat to reach you knees before the heater turns off (seeing as it's warmer up there)