Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you're heating the surfaces of the van, which won't lose their heat when you open the door.
On 11/19/02 1:23 PM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@juno.com> wrote: > 1) Thermal mass: Hydronic systems rely on a thermal mass which they heat > up. Once the mass is warm it is easier to keep it warm. I think you would > find it difficult to duplicate a thermal mass on the floor of you van. > -------------------- > Why not just add a heater core from some vehicle? > That way all you need is a fan blowing across it and some source that > produces the BTU. > All these sandwich floors are great if you've got an acre to work with > but my Westy floor is about 4" x 4" and I don't want it elevated or > plumbed. > The real problem with heating the Westy is just like the Refrigerator, > everytime you open the door the heat falls out, with the Refeigerator its > the cold that fals out .................. recovery has to be fast and > predictable. > > Stan Wilder > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com -- Eric Spletzer Webmaster SeniorNet 121 2nd Street, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA, 94105 "I'm convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% the way I react to it." -- Charles Swindoll |
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