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CoryDane RTSII
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 3:51 am: | |
Having the RTS, my model came with an engine heated wall on the drivers side. Uses two hot water heat exchangers, one on top the other. These heat exchangers are in four sections (RTS has 8 5' sections).
I had thought of putting in a 4 foot home electric heater (much like you see in any home along the wall) minus a good portion of the metal case, 120vac for use when in a park. From the inside you can switch how many units you want on, or put each set of two on their own thermostat.
I beleive with the help of forced air, that this could serve for an electric heat supply.
NOW, consider this, setting up the Water Recirc pump to run, this heat would also be available for the engine? To be used to preheat the engine, or to keep it warm???
Dunno, haven't thought it all out, but was thinking this was a different idea if it worked...
Would there be any fire concerns with the electric heaters? I've never seen one fail.
Perhaps my mind is just running wild, but from the first glance, it seems like it could work well, at least in theory????
Any thoughts??
If it sounds like it would work, I could take the wall down to install 4 heaters, if not, its an idea and just that, moving ahead.
Thanks
cd |
John that newguy
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 8:38 am: | |
Most of those home heaters use 220, and a lot of it. I'm not sure
if the heating elements can take the type of vibration a moving
vehicle produces, but it might be an item of concern..
Have you considered using conventional baseboard hot water
radiators piped to a separate 110/propane water heater with a
loop to the engine cooling system? It seems to me, that you'd
have more flexibility that way, rather than just electric.... |
tim broussard
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 8:41 am: | |
Have the same set-up in my RTS.
Read a post from somewhere far far away in which a fellow said he installed a single element electric element directly into the housing that the sidewall heater gets its water from. Rigged the pump to circulate at the camp site and he had hot water for the heater and to heat the block.
When I get to that point will look at this very closely.
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CoryDaneRTS
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 12:22 am: | |
Thanks for the thoughts
The heaters I am looking at are 120vac, I don't beleive in 240vac in a bus conv. Too hard to supply!
Its all theory right now, but, I am trying to come up with some kind of numbers to make it look real in the real world.
Will be doing some searching as well. loads of fun
cd |
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