Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:43:14 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: pelonis ceramic heater
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<P>This is the feedback I was looking for: comfort!</P>
<P>As far as energy goes, can't I hook up a solar panel (brunton or otherwise) to the battery and help the sun conserve energy... And as far as 110VAC goes, theres always my Wagan inverter (which I love....) (bought it at Frys...)<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Stefan Ufer <SUFER@EMAIL.UNC.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Mark Dorm <MARK_HB@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: pelonis ceramic heater
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:06:24 -0500 (EST)
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<DIV></DIV>>Hi Mark,
<DIV></DIV>>I own a pelonis heater, which I use primarily to heat my sail boat in the
<DIV></DIV>>wintertime. I keep the heater running at its lowest power setting when I
<DIV></DIV>>am not on the boat to keep the fresh water tank etc. from freezing.
<DIV></DIV>>What is nice about this heater is the way how the thermostat regulates
<DIV></DIV>>heat output. Instead of simply turning the unit on or off (like on most
<DIV></DIV>>other heaters), the thermostat continously decreases and increases heat
<DIV></DIV>>output to maintain the set temperature by the thermostat. This method is more
<DIV></DIV>>efficient than a simple on/off operation.
<DIV></DIV>>This heater works nicely in a Vanagon as well. I used it camping out over
<DIV></DIV>>Xmas in Quebec a few winters ago in my bus when it was -20F outside. Off
<DIV></DIV>>course you are limited to an electrical hook up for 110VAC.
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<DIV></DIV>>Stefan
<DIV></DIV>>'85 Westfalia (POSEIDON)
<DIV></DIV>>'76 Westfalia (LILA)
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<DIV></DIV>>On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Mark Dorm wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>> > I saw a pelonis ceramic heater for sale at camper world for about 80
<DIV></DIV>> > dollars...
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<DIV></DIV>> > A quote on the box was saying this guy saved alot of money on propane
<DIV></DIV>> > heating his RV...
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<DIV></DIV>> > Has anyone ever used this. It was claiming to have a great thermostat,
<DIV></DIV>> > better at regulating temperature than a lot of other thermostats because
<DIV></DIV>> > theirs was external... and not constantly cycling on and off with
<DIV></DIV>> > cold/too hot spells..
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<DIV></DIV>> > The thing was honey combed...
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