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12-03-2007, 12:29
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dry camping
While I don't search out cold weather to test the limits of my Wabasto, I have
been in some pretty cold weather in NC. One time the temp was in the teens and I found that I can run my system, 12v circulation pump and circulation fans while sleeping , for about 10 hours before I needed shore power or the genset. I have it set for 50 degrees tonight just for precautionary purposes while it is in the driveway. I expect it to be in the low 20's this evening. It is difficult to determine just how much fuel the thing uses because it does not burn constantly. I suspect much less than the book of 1/2 gallon per hour.(stated if the burner burns constantly) For info, 1/2 of my system is Aquahot, the rest is Wabasto. The circulation pump is from Aquahot, manufactured by MP Pumps,Tecumseh Products Company, Frazier, MI. I just changed one out. Is it a school bus two wire pump. I have not received the invoice yet but suspect I will contact MP direct if it craps out again. Don't know why it failed. It is three years old. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion Pete Masterson all-electric 'Bird has AquaHot heat. Uses a Webasto burner to burn diesel -- about 1/2 gal per hour when the burner is operating. For low-demand use, it has a 2000 watt electric heating element that operates with shore power or the generator. The AquaHot is a great hydronic heating system. It also heats the engine water. I switched on the engine pre-heat at about 5 this AM and when I started up at about 8:30, the engine kicked over like it was a 95 degree day -- only it was 31 degrees outside having reached a low of 26 during the early morning hours in Lubbock. The AquaHot also provides _continuous_ hot water for domestic purposes (think shower). You never run out of hot water, but if the source water is really cold, it can get a bit less than ideally hot toward the tail end of a shower. (Hint: use your onboard tank, it's usually warmer than ground water.) You don't need the generator or shore power for the AquaHot -- but you do pay for the diesel. The advantage is that you gotta fill the tank anyway, so it's no extra trouble (there is a small Racor filter, but it's never given any trouble and gets an annual replacement). Of course, with diesel at $3.39/gal at some stations I saw today (Flying J in Amarillo was $3.21) it now costs about $1.60 to $1.80 per hour to operate the Webasto burner. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 aeonix1@... On the road at Lamar Colorado after a long day from Lubbock... On Dec 3, 2007, at 1:56 PM, bubblerboy64 wrote: > I had no idea that there even was an RV of any type that did not have > propane tanks? Guess that shows how out of touch I am. How about > heat in cold conditions? I guess you would certainly be running the > generator then? I guess you pays your money and takes your choice. > Gasoline or propane. Makes not a lot of difference? > John Heckman > central Pa > 1973 FC > > > <snip> --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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dry camping - Rob Robinson - 12-02-2007, 14:59
dry camping - Tom McCarthy - 12-02-2007, 17:43
dry camping - Pete Masterson - 12-03-2007, 01:55
dry camping - JERRY SMITH - 12-03-2007, 01:58
dry camping - Travis Martin - 12-03-2007, 04:25
dry camping - bubblerboy64 - 12-03-2007, 07:56
dry camping - Leroy A. Eckert - 12-03-2007, 10:00
dry camping - Rob Robinson - 12-03-2007, 11:12
dry camping - Leroy Eckert - 12-03-2007, 11:26
dry camping - Pete Masterson - 12-03-2007, 11:48
dry camping - Kurt Horvath - 12-03-2007, 12:22
dry camping - Leroy Eckert - 12-03-2007 12:29
dry camping - Pete Masterson - 12-04-2007, 13:23
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dry camping - medpro28 - 12-12-2007, 10:18
dry camping - JERRY SMITH - 12-13-2007, 04:49
dry camping - Ross MacKillop - 12-13-2007, 05:20
dry camping - JERRY SMITH - 12-13-2007, 06:41
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