[stephen@keennclean]

Any help regarding best/economical mobile heaters for overnight use when electric unavailable.

[H20cleaning]

most people usually set a oil radiator on a low setting just to stop everything freezing.
personally I use a £20 Tesco fan heater on a timer for about 5.30am and everythings toasty

[stuart mc]

he wants to know how to do it with no electrical point, oil filled rads need electric

[H20cleaning]

Ooh i miss read that! Mm would know i cant imagine there is any way

[stuart mc]

I have tried all sorts stephen, never really came up with a way though, what I do now is bring in what I can from the van, cover reel and pump with an old quilt, I fill from di so I half fill up tank with hot at night, then top it up with hot in the morning, any frost that has formed is defrosted from the hot water,

not ideal but best I could come with and it works

[SPE]

Any help regarding best/economical mobile heaters for overnight use when electric unavailable.

Hi Stephen, do you have an ro system fitted in your van ?
asking because I have no electric available either but my ro is a static system in my flat.
With a little planning you can make your pump quickly removable and drain hoses at night minimizing problems in cold weather. Been doing it this way now 7 years without hot water or overnight heaters.
Simon

[Simon Mess]

Only 2 options I can think of are a paraffin greenhouse heater, which will make your van stink of paraffin!. Or a mini gas heater which I think would cost about £60-£70. Up until I moved to a house with a driveway, I was seriously considering one (having used the greenhouse heater in my old van). Some would probably be reluctant to put one unattended in their van overnight, but as far as I can tell, they seem to be quite safe, just make sure there is ventilation.

[Spruce]

I know its expensive but several members have these installed in their vans.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PROPEX-HEATSOURCE-HS2000-V1-GAS-12V-HEATER-KIT-vehicle-motorhome-caravan-camper-/141070243483?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item20d871169b#ht_1810wt_1062

They are air heaters and run off gas but draw fresh air in from the outside and exhaust the burnt gas outside as well. It is mounted on the floor of the van and 2 holes through the floor are what you need for inlet and exhaust ports.

http://www.propexheatsource.co.uk/heaters/hs2000e


also

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=166131.0

Do a search for Propex heater on this site - there are numerous threads, all recommending these. Paraffin heaters not recommended.

SIL doesn't heat his van but brings his pole and hose reel inside in cold weather. He has a stopcock on his tank and in winter switches that off, unscrews the filter bowl on his shurflo water filter and switches his pump on. The pump sucks air and pumps the water out of the pump and the hose to his outside water port. The odd bit of water in the pump which freezes won't do any damage to it.

If he covered his tank with an old duvet it would help but he hasn't had too much of a problem in the last 2 winters. Once he had the remaining water in the hose to the stopcock freeze, but we were able to get him going with a warm towel wrapped around the frozen pipe. He has one of the stop connectors for his outside port and usually leaves the joiner in so any excess water can drip out before it freezes.

[stephen@keennclean]

Any help regarding best/economical mobile heaters for overnight use when electric unavailable.

Hi Stephen, do you have an ro system fitted in your van ?
asking because I have no electric available either but my ro is a static system in my flat.
With a little planning you can make your pump quickly removable and drain hoses at night minimizing problems in cold weather. Been doing it this way now 7 years without hot water or overnight heaters.
Simon
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[stephen@keennclean]

Any help regarding best/economical mobile heaters for overnight use when electric unavailable.

Hi Stephen, do you have an ro system fitted in your van ?
asking because I have no electric available either but my ro is a static system in my flat.
With a little planning you can make your pump quickly removable and drain hoses at night minimizing problems in cold weather. Been doing it this way now 7 years without hot water or overnight heaters.
Simon
[yes I do have an RO system and use 1000 watt electric heater with a thermostat when I am close to electric point overnight.it's ideal!!
Was just looking for an alternative when electric unavailable.think I might get a little gas heater just for any emergencies??
What do you think?