Heating in a camper
Discussion
Hi all, just back from a couple of days at the East Coast, during our break we had a problem with the Propex heater ( we are old and it gets cold on a night).
The Propex was already fitted to our camper , the problem is the warm air vent has a flap which unknown to us ( pull out bed was over it ) this flap was closed, which meant the heater got too hot and a safety cut out turned the gas off, this happens very quickly and is a good thing.
However this is the problem, the cut out has to be reset within the unit which is deep under the bed, meaning the bed has to be removed which is a fairly big job. If this involves a high labour cost I am considering changing to a diesel heater, what are people's thoughts.
The Propex was already fitted to our camper , the problem is the warm air vent has a flap which unknown to us ( pull out bed was over it ) this flap was closed, which meant the heater got too hot and a safety cut out turned the gas off, this happens very quickly and is a good thing.
However this is the problem, the cut out has to be reset within the unit which is deep under the bed, meaning the bed has to be removed which is a fairly big job. If this involves a high labour cost I am considering changing to a diesel heater, what are people's thoughts.
Eberspacher/webastos are lovely but they use a wedge of battery power off hook up and spending £800+ to fit one then have a dead gas system under your bed forever more seems a little odd.
Cant be much more than 4 hrs so £250 tops to whip the bed out,reset heater and remove the flap on the vent so it never happens again?
Cant be much more than 4 hrs so £250 tops to whip the bed out,reset heater and remove the flap on the vent so it never happens again?
nagsheadwarrior said:
Eberspacher/webastos are lovely but they use a wedge of battery power off hook up and spending £800+ to fit one then have a dead gas system under your bed forever more seems a little odd.
Cant be much more than 4 hrs so £250 tops to whip the bed out,reset heater and remove the flap on the vent so it never happens again?
I was thinking of having the Eberspacher put in the place of the Propex if possible , so the labour charge is put to use, man maths Cant be much more than 4 hrs so £250 tops to whip the bed out,reset heater and remove the flap on the vent so it never happens again?
The truth is I am a bit pissed as the Propex has only run for 10 minutes from new before this mishap ,why put a flap on to restrict the flow so the thing fails into safe mode, it's not unusual for these units to be hiden away in a small camper. I am waiting for my conversion chap to return from holiday to discuss .
It Is not only the flap that can cause this, if you get a power failure during the purge cycle it goes into safe mode .
I certainly get your drift however .
Jack the van up and unbolt it yourself.
Pull out any draws and see where and how many bolts there are. Heavy things but moving the bed once unbolted will take two peeps.
The hard work has already been done installing it, hole are already there.
No need to shell out skilled labour rates for unskilled jobs.
Pull out any draws and see where and how many bolts there are. Heavy things but moving the bed once unbolted will take two peeps.
The hard work has already been done installing it, hole are already there.
No need to shell out skilled labour rates for unskilled jobs.
Gassing Station | Tents, Caravans & Motorhomes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff