Hi ladies and gents, hope that someone can help me, I am half way thru converting my Caravelle and would like to fit another source of heating for when we are camping. My van is a petrol 2.1.
I would like a independent heater, that runs of gas, diesel or what do you think.
Like so many of us , I am on a budget so good second hand would be better, or again what do you think
Thanks for any help
Barry
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Re: Additional heating
A propex gas heater is probably the simplest and most readily available secondhand, there are a lot of old propex heaters around as BT used to fit them in their vans. I bought one off eBay and it is working fine but did require new ducting and a little bit of fettling.
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Re: Additional heating
Thanks , I am watching one on eBay at the moment, but it needs 12v for the fan ? Is this right.marlinowner wrote:A propex gas heater is probably the simplest and most readily available secondhand, there are a lot of old propex heaters around as BT used to fit them in their vans. I bought one off eBay and it is working fine but did require new ducting and a little bit of fettling.
Won't this drain my leisure battery quite fast .
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Webasto Airtop 2000 have running draw of 9 to 25w after start up. Have pm'd you with what I have available at present.
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Re: Additional heating
The fan (essential) does draw from the leisure yes but it doesn't draw too much and will usually run for a night or two. After all, its not on permanently. By then you've usually gone off sightseeing or out to get more food/beer and charged the battery up. I don't use hookup at all (entirely self-contained) and manage fine. If you set the heater to kick in only when it gets exceedingly cold, it'll last even longer.
During the week I use my Propex first thing in the morning to warm the interior and leave it on until I arrive at work. I also have a remote control so no need to even go outside to put it on. If you use gas for a cooker, its fairly simple to add the Propex to the same line.
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During the week I use my Propex first thing in the morning to warm the interior and leave it on until I arrive at work. I also have a remote control so no need to even go outside to put it on. If you use gas for a cooker, its fairly simple to add the Propex to the same line.
More on Propex heaters here: https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ca ... ior_Propex" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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