Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:14:53 -0800
Reply-To: Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Heaters for winter camping
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Actually, that was just a link I found via Google to get a picture of
the heater for this discussion. It's not the heater in my van - I
still have the rear heater in mine.
I should have used the "official" Propex site:
http://www.propexheatsource.co.uk/
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> way cool Luke,
> nice installation pics and words on your site there.
> I question joining the two hoses that used to go to the rear heater though.
> Blocking them off, or removing all together , would be better to me, it
> seems.
> With the two hoses joined......that will 'short out' hot coolant going to
> your front heater core.
> Probably doesn't hurt that much though...........but seems to me there'd be
> more heat out of the front heater with no other path for hot coolant to
> return to the engine by, so 'all' hot coolant in the heater circuit goes
> through the front heater.
>
> The propex is very nice I'm sure ! And compact, quiet, and efficient.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Bakken" <luke.bakken@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Heaters for winter camping
>
>
>>> Heating a van in winter when camped out and away from external electric
>>> power is always problematic, it seems to me. Catalytic heaters produce
>>> moisture and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Any kind of open
>>> flame gas heater has the same problem. The gasoline fired heaters under
>>> the rear seat are very pricey. So trying to get some sort of heat is a
>>> bit of a problem.
>>
>> My van has a Propex heater which works very, very well. The van is
>> toasty warm and it doesn't seem to use too much propane:
>>
>> http://home.wavecable.com/~spiders/propex.htm
>>
>> There is little danger of CO poisoning, since the interior air is
>> heated via an exchanger, but I have a CO monitor in the van just to be
>> safe.
>>
>> Luke
>>
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