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[GMCnet] Air heater or coolant heater [message #325514] Sun, 29 October 2017 10:37 Go to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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For the 23' I need a new device to provide warmth for the coach
*without* LPG.

What is the consensus among the GMCnet: Air heater or coolant heater
plus coolant-air exchange.

If shore power is available I will use a regular electric heater, but
for the times when shore power is not an option, I am looking for ideas,
and am currently undecided between an Hydronic (coolant gets heated and
another device transfers coolant temp throughout the coach using air) or
an Airtronic (air gets heated directly).

For me: Airtronic seems to be the least effort, but has the disadvantage
of being fairly loud, and you have the burn process in the coach.
Hydronic is a bit more effort, but it is supposedly less loud, as it can
be mounted in the engine compartment, and you never have the burn
process in the coach.
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Peer Oliver Schmidt
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'76a Eleganza II 26', VA
'73 Sequoia 23', Germany, SH

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Re: [GMCnet] Air heater or coolant heater [message #325532 is a reply to message #325514] Sun, 29 October 2017 16:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hal StClair   United States
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Have you looked into some of the Webasto units Oliver? They have quite a few options, gas and Diesel as well as air and hydronic. Worth looking into.Hal

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Re: [GMCnet] Air heater or coolant heater [message #325542 is a reply to message #325532] Mon, 30 October 2017 00:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Olly Schmidt is currently offline  Olly Schmidt   United States
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Hal StClair schrieb/wrote
> Have you looked into some of the Webasto units Oliver?

I have. It is either Webasto or Eberspächer. I just want to get some
opinion from GMCnet, what others think.

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Re: [GMCnet] Air heater or coolant heater [message #325564 is a reply to message #325542] Mon, 30 October 2017 11:13 Go to previous message
Justin Brady is currently offline  Justin Brady   United States
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I don't think many have gone this route because propane is so normal and readily available on this side of the pond.

I take it it's either illegal or hard to come by there for a road vehicle?


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