Interesting observation

[Jewellbags]

Just woke up on a campsite and it was a frosty night . I noticed that the side of my chausson had patches of frost on the side - with areas unfrosted due to , I guess, poorer insulation . However the Frankia behind us look pretty much covered in frost - better build quality or broken heating system ?

 

[funflair]

Let's give the benefit of doubt and say Yes it could be either or even a combination of both.

 

[Landy Andy]

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[Buzz67]

Hi Jewelbags,
Just last week collected our new 640. A Titanium Premium automatic Ford.
Haven‘t had chance to get away yet, but seems good so far.
Just wondering, anything I should look out for ?
Any advice appreciated.

 

[Shrimp]

Our Hymer often show patches of frost/no frost, depends on where things are in/on the van walls I think.

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[Jewellbags]

Hi Jewelbags,
Just last week collected our new 640. A Titanium Premium automatic Ford.
Haven‘t had chance to get away yet, but seems good so far.
Just wondering, anything I should look out for ?
Any advice appreciated.

Just sent you a private message on this

 

[dunnah01]

Maybe just not got heating on at night?

 

[M-J]

Better insulation, same as houses that have snow on the roof longer than others.

 

[lorger]

I would say the opposite, I think the Frankia has better insulation and is keeping the heat in where your van is possibly letting it out in places. Its like house roofs, the ones with the best insulation keep the snow and frost on them longer.

 

[Shrimp]

We very rarely have heating on at night, hence the frost!

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[stevewagner]

Just woke up on a campsite and it was a frosty night . I noticed that the side of my chausson had patches of frost on the side - with areas unfrosted due to , I guess, poorer insulation . However the Frankia behind us look pretty much covered in frost - better build quality or broken heating system ?

Covered in frost is a good thing as it means it is well insulated with or without the heating on. Patches means poorer insulation and harder to heat.

 

[GMLS]

Covered in frost is a good thing as it means it is well insulated with or without the heating on. Patches means poorer insulation and harder to heat.

Yup. Always interesting looking at the differences in the amount of frost or snow on roofs along a line of houses

 

[autorouter]

The frost thing is a rare snapshot of the heat loss. An infra-red thermal camera will give the same or better information without having to wait for special weather conditions.

For the comparison between MHs to be fair, the inside temperatures of the two MHs would have to be equal.

All heat is lost eventually. It's the rate of heat loss that's important. Insulation slows down the heat loss.

 

[jezport]

Just woke up on a campsite and it was a frosty night . I noticed that the side of my chausson had patches of frost on the side - with areas unfrosted due to , I guess, poorer insulation . However the Frankia behind us look pretty much covered in frost - better build quality or broken heating system ?

Having owned both Chausson and Frankia I can tell that the Frankia was in a different league for insulation.

 

[Jewellbags]

Having owned both Chausson and Frankia I can tell that the Frankia was in a different league for insulation.

Then there’s the answer - can’t get a better opinion than someone who has owned both

Cheers

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[Minxy]

The unfrosted areas will likely be where there is less insulation or there are thermal bridges so the internal heat isn't prevented from transiting to the outside.

Having had a Chausson and now our Carthago the difference is very, very noticeable ... one reason we got a Carthago as I don't 'do' cold.

 

[Jewellbags]

The unfrosted areas will likely be where there is less insulation or there are thermal bridges so the internal heat isn't prevented from transiting to the outside.

Having had a Chausson and now our Carthago the difference is very, very noticeable ... one reason we got a Carthago as I don't 'do' cold.

We haven’t been cold in our French Tupperware box so far - in fact very toasty but I guess the test will be when we venture to Norway

 

[Conal]

Strangely (to me) my double duck Morris 1000 convertible roof always has snow on it long after the metal roofs of other cars are snow free.

 

[Jonno1103]

It has grade 3 insulation so as long as it can maintain the internal temperatures it's been tested to who cares how much frost is on the outer skin?

 

[Minxy]

We haven’t been cold in our French Tupperware box so far - in fact very toasty but I guess the test will be when we venture to Norway

I'm not saying Chausson aren't any good, we used our in winter etc but when compared to our Carthago there is big difference, we hardly have to have the heating on even when it's really cold outside and I feel the cold something chronic.

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[Buzz67]

I don’t think there is much risk of being cold in any modern coachbuilt. It’s just that the less well insulated ones will cost more to heat.

 

[EuroTrotters]

We had a 2009 Frankia. Superb insulation. But it also has an aluminium frame. So could be that along with the poster who suggested heat escaping

 

[ManTheVan]

Strangely (to me) my double duck Morris 1000 convertible roof always has snow on it long after the metal roofs of other cars are snow free.

The double duck material is a very poor conductor of heat energy, whereas the metal is relatively excellent by comparison. That means that any heat energy in the surroundings will be transferred very easily through the metal, thus melting the snow or frost, whereas the double duck will keep its blanket of snow because the energy is not being transferred through it as well.

 

[Jewellbags]

We had a 2009 Frankia. Superb insulation. But it also has an aluminium frame. So could be that along with the poster who suggested heat escaping

Sorry I meant that the frankia was frost covered and therefore less likely to loose heat