Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:30 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
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Jim,
When living in Alaska, I used to have a '68 Loaf with a Suburban heater
that came from a 33 foot long RV. That sucker would put out some heat. I
mounted it on the floor behind the driver seat, and mounted the
thermostat on the door post right behind the drivers head. The
thermostat also had and on-of switch built in plus the heater was
electric start. If the pilot went out, the electric start unit would
relight the pilot. The intake and exhaust was handled through a
universal port that was both intake and exhaust. Evidently the exhaust
gases and intake combustion air didn't interfere with each other. Of
course none of that mixed in any way with the space air inside the van.
The intake/exhaust port was one whereby you could drive with the heater
running. If I hit a bump, sometimes the heater would go off because the
pilot light would go off. The electric start would fire it right back up
again. What was really nice was being able to go out and turn it on a
half hour before going to work or coming home. That heater would heat
the van to the pint the snow would be melting in streams of water. I
would be snow free if it had snowed that day. Driving home would dry out
the vehicle due to the dry air and I would have little ice or few icicles.
John
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
Jim Arnott wrote:
> I have a 16,000 btu Atwood in the Adventurewagen. Thermostat set to 62
> deg
> at Leavenworth WetWesties campout a few weeks ago. It cycled about
> once an
> hour for five minutes. I had to turn it down.... In the dead of
> winter, I
> go out and fire it up 30 minutes before driving. 70 deg is very pleasant
> when it's in the teens outdoors.
>
> I might just bid on the one I linked to earlier. Putting it into the
> Westy
> would be easy and that way BOTH campers will have heat.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Suburban Type Furnace Install;
>
>
>> Important to recognize is that furnace blowers draw current. This
>> one, the
>> 16,000 btu Suburban NT-16SE, wants 2.8 amps when running. One hour of
>> operation is 2.8 amp-hours, size your aux battery accordingly.
>
>
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