heat

[Greg Barrick]

Hi Ya'll,
Just wondering, as I'm trying to work on my TD @ 25 degrees. I'm planning to have my TD "campable" by the 3rd week of May for a 2 week trip out west. (North) I was given a pick-up camper for parts. (2-3 yrs old pop up type) I was wondering, IF I used the water pump, the hotwater heater and an old heater core & fan, could I make a hot water furnace for the TD??? Could it be safe and efficient??? A decent boondock heater?

[Vedette]

Hi Greg
Do you really think you need to go to that much work?
Teardrops are quite warm.......a small (cheap) ceramic heater would probably meet your needs.
Good Roads
Brian

[S. Heisley]

Hi Greg
Do you really think you need to go to that much work?
Teardrops are quite warm.......a small (cheap) ceramic heater would probably meet your needs.
Good Roads
Brian

That's kind of my thoughts: ..."Why?" If you have insulation in your camper and a good sleeping blanket on top of your bed, you should be good to go for most trips. A small portable heater should be all you need. Just heating a kettle of water on the stove to a whistle heats my camper up 10 degrees in that amount of time and I have the high ceiling space on mine.

[Shadow Catcher]

Yes it will work but you have to find a pump that will handle the heat. If you do a search for hot water circulator pumps you will find a number of them including 12V DC. You might be able to set temperature using a DC to DC buck converter to vary flow rate on the pump hence the heat.
But as pointed out if you have power a small heater will work very well.

[Greg Barrick]

Thank you all. I was just wondering, 'cause I love to tinker (ol' retired engineer) and I've read alot about people trying to heat their TD with all kinds of options. Plus, like I said, ol' whats her name & I are hoping to have this thing campable by 3rd week of May for Montana, Wyoming, Colorado etc. I expect cool and some snow.

[Shadow Catcher]

I have thought about it and since we have a 6 gal DSI water heater it would only take a bit of plumbing. Heater core with a computer case fan, I would recommend a three speed Antec 12V water pump controlled by a DC DC variable speed buck converter. Default temp on our water heater is 160. I have no idea what propane consumption would be but the small pumps are about 1A max.
If it were me I would probably use quick disconnects and insulated hoses.