Aqua Hot fuel consumption (was Re: dry camping)

[Ross MacKillop]

Hi,
With your experience with Aquahot. I'm a newbi.
When dry camping -Start aquihot with both thermoststs and hot water calling
for heat. Burner runs as does recirc. pump. The burner may cycle on and off.
After a time the Therms are satisfied as is the hot water. IMy recirc pump keeps
running, Shouldn't it shut off until the therms or WH calls?

2nd question-- When on the road- engine hot- my burner comes on- I think
it should not as the engine coolant should be sufficient. The manual says that
the recirc pump will run until the retained engine heat is depleted. I think
there may be another recirc pump from the engine for this purpose.

2006 450 LXi
Ross macKillop

----- Original Message ----
From: p_a_lazar
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:42:29 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Aqua Hot fuel consumption (was Re: dry camping)













Pete et all,



I have seen erroneous postings about the Aqua Hot numerous times

pertaining to fuel usage.



The Aqua Hot under 100% duty cycle (running 24 hrs a day) will ONLY

burn 3 gals a day, NOT 1/2 gal an hour like a generator.

BUT, since it couldn't possibly run that much, you really shouldn't

give any thought to fuel consumption.



I have had an Aqua Hot in my last two coaches and NEVER winterize,

only use the AH. Last winter, when I didn't use the coach for 3 months

(an all time first for me LOL) I used 100 gals of diesel over 90 days

of use with temps between 10-30 degrees.



Don't just take my word for it, call them and ask for yourself, but it

*really* doesn't use much fuel.



Paul 97wb43



--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Pete Masterson

wrote:

>

> The 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>

>














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