| Author | Message | ||
| Doyle Gaither (Texasborderdude)
Registered Member Username: Texasborderdude Post Number: 176 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 70.196.204.12 Rating: N/A |
I got an almost new, well little used Hurricane XL45 unit sometime back and am installing it now. Don't have the remote micro processor unit and I understand that the Hurricane is no longer made in favor of the Oasis unit. Is anyone using the Hurricane unit in your coach? If so please pm me if you would entertain some questions. Thanks... dg | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 794 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.33.54.207 Rating: N/A |
Doyle, Cole has one in his Eagle when I spoke to him a few minutes ago he said buy the parts from a marine dealer he buys from Delta Marine have you tried them. | ||
| Iver (Mciv)
Registered Member Username: Mciv Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2006 Posted From: 70.69.131.252 Rating: N/A |
My coach came with a Hurricane unit installed. It is the next size smaller. 35k BTU I believe. I toured the factory that made these units (and now make the Oasis). My unit is very well made and works fine but the heat exchanger is very small so the heater cycled quite frequently. The rep at the factory explained that is one reason they began the Oasis model. I didn't want to change units so I installed a 6 gallon 120v.marine heat exchanger upstream in my heating system. I also directed engine coolant through the heat exchanger. I have several baseboard heaters in the coach and the system works very well. Mostly like an Aqua Hot except I still use a propane H.W. tank. I have the remote unit and they still might be available at ITR industries in Richmond, B.C. Iver. | ||
| Jim Wallin (Powderseeker01)
Registered Member Username: Powderseeker01 Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 208.68.48.77  Rating: N/A |
I have an Apollo Hydroheat system in our coach. Works great. Fulltiming in Colorado, we had 17 degrees a few nites last week and had no problem maintaining 78 degrees inside. Having said that, good insulation makes a big difference. | ||
| Doyle Gaither (Texasborderdude)
Registered Member Username: Texasborderdude Post Number: 177 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 70.218.17.31 Rating: N/A |
Okay, I'm off and running. With the help of fellow busnut CatSkinner I've fired up the Hurricane (He built an Oklahoma circuit board of time delay relays and assorted controls to cycle the boiler. We burned it for one hour on a quart of diesel.... honest injun!!! and raised 24 gallons of water a total of 75 degrees.... that's 14,400 btu's or 41.5% efficient use of the 34,675 btu's in a quart of diesel. Pictures of the setup to follow. dg |