Freeze protection heaters

[ernieekberg@...>]

Harry- hope I didn't make a mistake when i ordered these. I don't know if troy
has a dedicated 220v circuit on his Newell. It says on the website that you can
put 2 wires together. Don't know what that means, but they will be delivered
next week. i'll report what happens with these units. The price cannot be beat,
however. Ernie-83PT40 in Wyoming
----- Original Message -----
From: hsaddock
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:34 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Freeze protection heaters


I am also looking to replace my old freeze heaters but I'm not sure
these units are right for those with coaches without a true 220V
circuit in the coach. It appears from the information on the link
below that the fan in the unit is 115VAC BUT the heating elements are
220VAC. That would mean that they could not be plugged into or wired
into the standard wiring in my coach and a special 220V circuit would
need to be added to my circuit breaker box and then they would only
work when the coach was plugged into a true 220V 50amp circuit. The
price is excellent but I believe 115V units would be a better choice -
unless your coach already has 220V heater circuits wired and you
always plug into 220V 50amp circuits when you plan on needing the
heaters.
Harry Saddock
83FC35
South Windsor, CT

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
>
> Thanks, Troy- I'll order 3 of them. Ernie-83PT40 in Wyoming with 24
year old heaters
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Troy Tikalsky
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Freeze protection heaters
>
>
> They work surprisingly well and draw about 12 amps. There are 2
inside the coach and 1 in the bay where the water tanks and lines are
located. The fan is wide and slow so they are very quiet. A single
heater in the storage bay area 2'x4'x8.5' kept the water lines and
tanks from freezing when it got below zero a few weeks ago.
>
> Troy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ernieekberg@...
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Freeze protection heaters
>
> Try- are those heaters very efficient? They look like the size
that I could use. Ernie-83PT40 in Wyoming
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Troy Tikalsky
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Freeze protection heaters
>
> Surplus Center has units similar to the ones used in my coach.
>
> http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?
UID=2007020123015286&item=16-1329&catname=electric
>
> Troy Tikalsky
> 1986 Newell
> Waconia, MN
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ernest Ekberg
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:45 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Freeze protection heaters
>
> While I was stopped due to the bad weather, I was doing a check
on my
> heaters. The kitchen heater was running but putting out no heat.
I
> took one of Brenda's hair dryers and put it in that compartment.
Works
> like a charm.
> My rear heater by the hot water heater, the fan was barely
moving.
> Don't know why- these things are just 24 years old. Took the
partition
> out of that compartment and added a ceramic heater to that area.
> Perhaps this was the problem I was having last year. Time to look
for
> new heaters. Anyone know where we can find small, compact heaters
like
> came in our coaches? Ernie-83PT40 in Buffalo, Wy, for a short
time, I
> hope
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