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davek0974

06/4/2012 at 8:27pm
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Does anyone know of a gas powered heater we could it to our folding camper? It would need to run off 12v and the calor gas of course?

Dave

mo mac

06/4/2012 at 9:11pm
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Hi,

What about a small space heater, runs on 12v and gas. Think you can hire them from local hss shops or similar. We have just bought a small portable fan heater for going away next weekend.

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davek0974

06/4/2012 at 9:20pm
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I have just found what is needed in a Propex or Truma air heater but at £550-£600 I doubt we will be getting one!

Normally we would get EHU but there were none left at the last site and we thought we would risk it, it was too cold unfortunately so we came home early.

Space heaters are not usually room sealed I.e. the combustion gases are vented into the room, this would not be good in a small areal, thanks anyway.

Miserly

06/4/2012 at 9:31pm
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We use a small Calor type heater,with a catalytic element. Great when it's really cold. Got it from flogas. It's a superser model,and from flogas,it came with full bottle cheaper than anywhere else without one.

JOHN BYRNE

07/4/2012 at 6:33am
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WE have just had a week away in north Devon, the nights were very cold but we were snug and warm using heated mattress toppers from Argos, they were made by slumber land and worked extremely well.
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davek0974

07/4/2012 at 8:50am
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Yes but heated toppers don't work on 12v do they? Don't forget we had no EHU.

I really would not want to leave a gas heater on all night unless it was externally vented, too dangerous.

wongers

07/4/2012 at 9:18am
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have you tried caravan breakers?for a used one.my old conway came with a built in gas heater,it sits in the floor.by the way you can get 12v heated blankets.not sure how much power they use. some here

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davek0974

07/4/2012 at 10:18am
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That's a good point, motorhomes have them too, I will look for breakers.

The ones I have seen fit in the under seat box and are fully room sealed so very safe.

I doubt that you could run a 12v blanket for too long without a flat battery, with no EHU there is also no recharge facility too

LobeyDosser

07/4/2012 at 12:28pm
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We have a 12v "electric Blanket". It is supposed to be used from a cigar lighter type socket when the engine is running, to keep you warm when stuck in cold weather. We certainly would not use it just from a battery.

I believe the Dandy also had the heater in the floor. Perhaps the Dandy Owners Club would be a source of information.

The one thing that would make me wary of with fitting a through floor heater into an FC, would be the amount of cross chassis members. I think there would be a limited amount of floor space where such a heater could be installed.

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davek0974

07/4/2012 at 2:56pm
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Heaters like these
Heater

Fit inside on the floor of a bed box etc, there are just two small pipes to the outside. Expensive though.

LobeyDosser

07/4/2012 at 3:30pm
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THIS thread may be of some help to you.

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mike.wilkinson

07/4/2012 at 6:22pm
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We have a member on our forum that has a floor heater for sale,does not require any electric and is sealed so safe to leave on,needs a hole in the floor about 11 inches by 15 inches,if you are interested look in my profile click home page,it came out of a dandy but only because he wants a propex.

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mike.wilkinson

07/4/2012 at 6:28pm
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sorry was being lazy here is a link to the thread
http://www.dandycampers.org/t1055-fs-riviera-heater

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