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08-17-2018, 07:56 AM
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#21
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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I have a competitor's 400w unit on a wall in our S & B house behind my recliner. The recliner sits in a corner and it's chilly there sometimes. Does the job for us.
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Don, Mary and Spooky the cat.
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08-17-2018, 12:11 PM
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#22
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Gainesville. Georgia
Posts: 544
Year: 1992
Coachwork: bluebird
Rated Cap: 72
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Infrared Heaters
I used two infrared heaters to heat my bus through the winter here in Georgia. As Bansil mentioned the heat is different that other sources. I installed a 10K propane heater for that "touchy feeling" you don't get with the infrareds.
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08-18-2018, 03:58 AM
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#23
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New Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 6
Year: 2000
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 71
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Seems like it might be something to consider as a supplement. Thanks for that!
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08-28-2018, 09:05 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 260
Year: 1980
Coachwork: Crown Coach
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 671T
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We have one of these little diesel heaters in the tiller cab of our ladder truck at work, they throw a decent amout of heat and hardly burn any fuel. It has a 3gal tank that gets filled probably once in the winter. Granted its heating a much smaller space, but it usually gets left on while the truck is out so the cab is warm when you come back to it. Unit is mounted inside the cab with the exhaust ducted outside.
Here is a link to a similar unit on eBay
http://https://www.ebay.com/p/Belief...c4714bffed7a1c
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08-29-2018, 11:42 AM
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#25
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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I couldn't get the link to work.
I did find the heater and it looks like a bargain for $198.
https://www.ebay.com/p/Belief-Air-To...84904cffe4e23f
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08-30-2018, 02:50 PM
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#26
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Bar Harbor Maine
Posts: 67
Year: 2005
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Vision
Engine: C7 caterpillar Allison automatic heavy foot
Rated Cap: 72
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ive got a Alpine mobile home oil fired hot air furnace in my skoolie runs off the fuel tank works great ! one stop fueling ! and the dry hot air really helps with condensation as well i ran duct work but they have a cottage base option as well ! and i have a 18" box stove lol i burn those sawdust blocks from tractor supply they are great they put out 7000 btu compared to much lower btu's burning wood and it last 2 - 3 hrs per block with 0 mess if you open it on a trash bag then you can take bag out shake it or dump the dust in the stove if ou have a top loader good luck ! ,richard
PS Im in maine and we have extreme cold -20f + wind chill so thats why a trailor furnace however a a mini split 1,2,3 zone heat pump would be much cheaper and easier all the way around hope this helps
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08-30-2018, 03:18 PM
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#27
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2014
Location: West Ohio
Posts: 3,719
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International 1753
Engine: 6.9 International
Rated Cap: 65
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I'd go with a heat pump, that way you have heat and ac together. Come winter time, I'd travel far enough south so that you stay in the heat pump's efficiency range.
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08-30-2018, 03:30 PM
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#28
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Main has EXTREME cold at -20F???? In Montana, that would be considered springtime!
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08-30-2018, 05:53 PM
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#29
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 290
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Amtran Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Main has EXTREME cold at -20F???? In Montana, that would be considered springtime!
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Well that’s nice to know!! I’m moving to the Kalispell area right in the middle of winter.
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08-30-2018, 06:02 PM
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#30
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Main has EXTREME cold at -20F???? In Montana, that would be considered springtime!
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Maine and Montana have the same winter average low temp.
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09-02-2018, 09:15 AM
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#31
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,497
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 24v
Rated Cap: 72 pax
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There are quite a few mini split units that act as both heat and AC . There are even ones that work down to 5deg F
That being said there are other options, household electric baseboard and Electric radiant floor come to mind.
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Originally Posted by JDOnTheGo
Your subject and text leave me guessing but some options might include the following. Of course, it varies depending on how much heat you need, what power sources you have available, and so forth...
Diesel fired air heater
Diesel fired coolant heater (then radiant floor heat and/or heat exchangers)
Electric baseboards
Ceramic heaters
Wood heat
Oil filled radiator type heater, electric powered
Roof mounted heat pump
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09-02-2018, 04:23 PM
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#32
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Asetechrail
Well that’s nice to know!! I’m moving to the Kalispell area right in the middle of winter.
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That's part of the tundra. In Billings, it's a bit milder.
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