| Author | Message | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1263 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.110.9 Rating: N/A |
My 4905 has only Electric or coach heat. Previous owner stayed in Fla. campgrounds and plugged in in the winter. I thought of adding propane furnaces, but didn't want to add them and tank.An oil furnace setup sounds best to me but don't want to use hydronic since it is more of a hassle to install in my finished coach and since I'm used to hot air heat at home. Does anyone have experience with the Espar Airtronic heaters? I thought two would probably be the easiest to install. | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1428 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.68.121.208  Rating: N/A |
Espar Airtronic or Webasto Airtop heaters are well regarded by the truckers for their bunks. A couple of those will certainly serve a busnut well. Be sure to pay attention to the BTU output of the models you are considering. The smallest ones might not be enough. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| John and Barb Tesser (Bigrigger)
Registered Member Username: Bigrigger Post Number: 108 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 24.179.147.233  Rating: N/A |
The only downside to Espar heaters when I had them in trucks is that they used a lot of 12 volt power to run the fans and pumps. Of course if your plugged in or the vehicle is running, that doesn't make any difference. Also my semi's never had any house batteries, so you were always in danger of using too much of your starting batteries for comfort. Other than that, they worked great and really put out a lot of heat. | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 51 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
On Freightliner trucks, any sleeper truck will have four batteries of the start/deep cycle combo variety. Also will have a 12.1v auto turn off of the cab lights (headlights left on can still run down the batteries). If you don't have deep cycle batteries this little feature can save you a jump start in the morning. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 602 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 66.82.9.92 Rating: N/A |
IF you go for a system like this battery charging may become a big hassle. IF you drive as a trucker , long hours, the recharge might be just fine , BUT as an RV the drive day may not be long enough to charge them back up. Solution is a smart 3 or 4 stage Volt regulator from the boat guys, and toss the auto style unit that may be built in. You probably wont need a bigger alt , just smart controls to manage it. FF |