Glyn and Debbie
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people keep saying run your gas heating whilst on the road, well in my autotrail cheyenne you can't use anything in the habitation area whilst the engine is running, so alternative heating would be necessary.
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Very good point!
Have you also considered that an automatic energy selection fridge can also spark up on the residual gas left in the line when you stop your engine?
-Just another thought!
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the AES fridge mainboard has a timer, which delays the fridge from trying to light on gas until 15 minutes after the engine stops, cutting the 12v feed:thumb:
Sorry Vlad, I didn't realise I was taking any tone....maybe you could enlighten me. You asked for advice......I gave it.No need to take that tone Snowbird,I have received very good advice on many things on this forum and acted on a few.I took on board your earlier threads and was thinking along the lines of going for gas on the move. As things developed questions arise along the lines of have I the right flue do I need modifications is it safe .I travel with 2youngsters and a dog ,I love them dearly and would hate to make the wrong choice.
If it ever did go wrong and I wanted to relocate the wife to act as a blast shield where would be the best place to sit her.
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the AES fridge mainboard has a timer, which delays the fridge from trying to light on gas until 15 minutes after the engine stops, cutting the 12v feed:thumb:
No, sorry mate!
Our Thetford switches over from 12V to gas the moment you stop the engine!
I've just been out and checked!
No, sorry mate!
Our Thetford switches over from 12V to gas the moment you stop the engine!
I've just been out and checked!
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Coming back over the moors from Whitby today , we noticed the drop in temperature in the MH. By the time we got to Pickering it was 3 degrees.
We usually have the kids with us , so the Webasto is on whilst driving when its cold , that keeps the whole of the hab lovely and warm.
As we didn't have them , or the dogs , along with us we only had the cab heating on. You could definitely notice the difference in temperature. It was draughty from the back .
Rather than put the diesel heating on , i got my big furry blanket and tucked it under our luton mattress.
Leaving it to hang down the back off our driving seats , blocked off the hab and the chill. We even had to turn the cab heating down :thumb:
A good idea:thumb:
On a long trip however, in colder conditions, what will keep your water system frost-free? Like us, I imagine the Webasto will come to the fore!
Just another thought!
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just found it..... and i was wrong... dometic say the delay is 20minutes
see here
http://www.dometicapproved.co.uk/page.aspx?p=3way
fit one of these in the hab side of the van Broken Link Removed
No, sorry mate!
Our Thetford switches over from 12V to gas the moment you stop the engine!
I've just been out and checked!
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Very good point!
Have you also considered that an automatic energy selection fridge can also spark up on the residual gas left in the line when you stop your engine?
-Just another thought!
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Hi Steve,I have got a divider and had not thought about closing that.Its always the simple things you overlook.
The large opening window in my van is above the rear lounge I have a smaller one with an extractor fan above kitchen.Both have surrounds with perforations for venting.From your advice am I right in thinking you were not using gas fire on move?
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We have a Spanish built motorhome and it has a heater vent in the living area that we can open to heat the living area whilst travelling. It works the same as the heating vents in the cab when the engine is running. If a Spanish motorhome can have this, why can´t other manufacturers fit them? Especially for motorhomes built for colder climates.
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