Hydronic and Espar Heat
Last year we modified our Winnebago View to be able to use the motorhome (full water, showers, dump tanks, without Propane) throughout the Wisconsin winters. I thought I'd share the writeup that I di...
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06ViewH,
Thanks. You said that you were able to raise the temperature of the water. What temperature do you think most RV hot water heaters are pre-set to? I assume you keep you system running all the time, but if you were to turn it on in a cold coach, how long till you start getting some serious heat out? Sorry for all the questions, but I am looking to build something similar to heat my bathroom that doesn't have heat....but is right next to the hot water heater. I have a new residential hydronic heater core (just a length of copper tubing with aluminum fins on the outside) that I was thinking of using for this application.
Steve
Thanks. You said that you were able to raise the temperature of the water. What temperature do you think most RV hot water heaters are pre-set to? I assume you keep you system running all the time, but if you were to turn it on in a cold coach, how long till you start getting some serious heat out? Sorry for all the questions, but I am looking to build something similar to heat my bathroom that doesn't have heat....but is right next to the hot water heater. I have a new residential hydronic heater core (just a length of copper tubing with aluminum fins on the outside) that I was thinking of using for this application.
Steve
