| [GMCnet] Weekly Specials - Adventure RV [message #289026] |
Mon, 19 October 2015 12:47  |
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oops, the name is Pelonis, not Pelton! Here is a new one from Amazon that appears to be a redo of the older classic design with variable fan speed and variable heat:
http://www.amazon.com/World-Marketing-B6A1-Pelonis-Classic/dp/B000KKMCS8
I purchased one of the original for each of our two coaches from eBay a couple of years ago. I think I paid around $50 -60 for them.
Jerry
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Ken,
Take a look at the older Pelton electric furnace that you can still find on eBay and a few NOS. The best of those varied both the fan speed and the heat output to maintain a set temperature so they run only when needed and only as much as needed. An external thermostat is attached to the power cord to measure ambient air a bit away from the heater itself. A degree knob controls the set temp. By varying fan speed and heat output they do a great job of maintaining temperature inside a GMC while plugged into shore power or while the generator is running during mild weather or as an adjunct to the propane furnace. We find them far more comfortable and useful than the typical on/off box heater. You do have to be careful when looking at these, however, as the company changed hands several times and some models turned into nothing more than an on/off box. You want the thermostatically controlled unit that varies both heat output and fans speed.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
glwork@mac.com
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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 21:18:36 -0400
From: Ken Henderson
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Weekly Specials - Adventure RV
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Mac,
That's a timely suggestion since I've been looking for a replacement.
Big question, unanswered on any box I've seen: Does the thermostat on
your heater control the fan SPEED and will it shut off the fan
completely? I don't like the sound of the darned things running when
not heating.
TIA,
Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Weekly Specials - Adventure RV [message #289040 is a reply to message #289026] |
Mon, 19 October 2015 19:23  |
Ken Henderson
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Thanks, Jerry. I also had a Pelonis once; don't remember what became
of it, but that one DID act as we like. I think I'll contact them and
try to find which of their models have that feature.
Ken H.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Gerald Work wrote:
> oops, the name is Pelonis, not Pelton! Here is a new one from Amazon that appears to be a redo of the older classic design with variable fan speed and variable heat:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/World-Marketing-B6A1-Pelonis-Classic/dp/B000KKMCS8
>
> I purchased one of the original for each of our two coaches from eBay a couple of years ago. I think I paid around $50 -60 for them.
>
> Jerry
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
>
> glwork@mac.com
> http://jerrywork.com
> =============
> Ken,
>
> Take a look at the older Pelton electric furnace that you can still find on eBay and a few NOS. The best of those varied both the fan speed and the heat output to maintain a set temperature so they run only when needed and only as much as needed. An external thermostat is attached to the power cord to measure ambient air a bit away from the heater itself. A degree knob controls the set temp. By varying fan speed and heat output they do a great job of maintaining temperature inside a GMC while plugged into shore power or while the generator is running during mild weather or as an adjunct to the propane furnace. We find them far more comfortable and useful than the typical on/off box heater. You do have to be careful when looking at these, however, as the company changed hands several times and some models turned into nothing more than an on/off box. You want the thermostatically controlled unit that varies both heat output and fans speed.
>
> Jerry
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
>
> glwork@mac.com
> http://jerrywork.com
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> Message: 14
> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 21:18:36 -0400
> From: Ken Henderson
> To: GMCNet
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Weekly Specials - Adventure RV
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> Mac,
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> That's a timely suggestion since I've been looking for a replacement.
> Big question, unanswered on any box I've seen: Does the thermostat on
> your heater control the fan SPEED and will it shut off the fan
> completely? I don't like the sound of the darned things running when
> not heating.
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken H.
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