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| Johnny (63.159.200.249)
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On a skoolie--other than a heated, boxed-in area or in-tank heaters, any ideas? I figure I'm missing a very obvious thing here, but....... | ||
| David & Lorna Schinske (Davidschinske) (67.216.108.67)
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You might try a waterbed heater (about $20) under tank between tank and insulation board. Lorna | ||
| jim wilke (205.188.198.36) Rating: N/A |
you might consider putting your fresh water tank under your bed. Usually wasted space anyway and it's kept warm. | ||
| Johnny (63.159.208.57)
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So mounting the tanks inside is an option? That's what I figured--but what about gray/black water tanks? I know I can use a heater, but they use a lot of power. | ||
| joe shelton (Littlewind) (67.241.230.126)
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I heat my bus with a Webasto located in the water bay. The residual heat produced by the heater is enough to keep the water from freezing. The buy is also insolated. | ||
| Johnny (63.159.186.18)
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Well, I have a few ideas....... One is to use a semi-truck fuel tank heater (or something similar) while the engine is running--powered by 12V at the alternator. I plan to do this regardless of what else I do. An insulated "box" seems to be the best method--but what's the best way to heat it? I plan to use either a catalytic or radiant heater for the bus (I do a lot of boondocking, so I don't want any electricity needed for heat). Ideas? Maybe a catalytic heater in the tank (I know I'd need to vent it)? | ||
| Tom Caffrey (Pvcces) (64.114.233.138)
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If a forced air heater, like a Suburban is mounted in the same bay as the water tanks, the ducting will keep the tanks from freezing if it's used when it's cold outside. We have one that has the return air go into the bay and then the Suburban draws its air from the bay, heats it and sends it through the ducts into the coach. It hasn't worked very well because there are air leaks into the bay and if the heater is not in use but it is chilly out, cool air comes into the coach from the heating system. I'm going to enclose the return air into a duct, but haven't got around to it because the heater looks like a real stinker to pull out. I would be interested in any comment on variations of this scheme that might be giving good results. Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576 |
