Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 00:57:29 -0500
Reply-To: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
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From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject: Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
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A picture of an installed Propex is available online at:
http://volksweb.relitech.com/party/1996/propex1.jpg
Take care,
TomC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl M [SMTP:thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
>
> Sorry about the lack of information on the manufacturer's website. My site
> will be up hopefully in a week or so, with more information.
>
> Condensation: I use my heater for weeks in the cold of the western
> mountains, there is sometimes condensation on the inside of the windows
> overnight, but that usually dries up during daylight hours. It has never
> been a problem. I expect that non-vented heaters will cause much more
> condensation, this one is vented.
>
> A few folks have asked how and where the unit mounts. The best location is
> under the rear seat. With it's small size, very little space is lost. An
> alternate location could be in the Westy's small cabinet to the left of
> the
> fridge. You will need several holes cut and/or drilled: Two about 1.25" in
> the floor for the burner intake and exhaust tubes. One about 3" in the
> face
> of whichever cabinet you decide to mount in, for the warm air vent. Then,
> one about a half inch for the propane source to the heater. Only one power
> wire goes to the heater, plus the thermostat wiring. The thermostat can be
> mounted on a cabinetry face such as the Westy rear cabinet. You can tap
> into
> the existing propane tank line to the kitchen, using a tee. Not difficult
> at
> all to install these heaters.
>
> Propane usage: You can expect the stock size Westy tank to last about a
> week
> and a half, less if you are also running the fridge or stovetop.
>
> Thanks for your interest, feel free to fire away with any other questions
> I
> may not have answered.
>
> Karl Mullendore
> Westy Ventures
> Gapland, MD 21779
> 301.432.4645
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Now, that's very nice, but what about an exhausting information on
> > your goody. Because that web site is really only a few sentences
> > long and really not much is told. What about condensation. A friend
> > of mine thought he has a leak into his camper when he woke up in the
> > morning and rivers were flowing down the windows...
> > Tell us a lot please.
> > Zoltan
> >
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