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08/9/2018 at 3:39pm
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Today’s hot topic, so you are away on EHU, is it best to heat your van with a small fan heater considering no on going maintenance costs or run your main heating boiler ?.
I think a small fan heater any thoughts
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08/9/2018 at 6:32pm
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As you have probably paid for power as part of the pitch fee why would you not use the electric heater?
Only issue is potentially overloading the supply.
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08/9/2018 at 7:30pm
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What on going maintenance costs? Personally I would also use the main heating which is likely to be more efficient than a stand alone heater.
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09/9/2018 at 2:25pm
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For years whenever on EHU I used an oil filled radiator, it worked superbly and was silent whereas either the vans heater or a stand alone fan heater made noise.
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09/9/2018 at 4:06pm
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We used an oil filled heater when we had no blown air heating. It got the van tepid when it was frost & snow outside. Fan heater is way too noisy to leave on all night in cold weather.
We now have blown air heating & can set the temperature to more than tepid if we wish. I assume OP can too. And we don't have a radiator taking up space in a tight area.
OP has paid for the fitted heater, why not use it?
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09/9/2018 at 4:38pm
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David I think the ongoing cast will be use of the heating system that will need servicing and repairs which will cost, if a have a small fan heater not costa for service.
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14/9/2018 at 6:34pm
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We have had 3 vans from new, in our M.Homing life. The only reason we have used a fan in our vans is to cool them down. The heating in each could be run on gas or electricity. The controls have been easy to operate and we have found them to be more efficient / effective on gas. Our gas, not site gas. We have paid for the electricity in our site fee, and have never had any problems that cost us anything to put right. We use our van certainly up to / into December and have never been cold in the evening or during the night. If, should we need, we will notch it up a degree or two. Andy, save the fan heater for home, you honestly will be 'better off' if you are on site electric.
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14/9/2018 at 10:18pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Buzzy-Beans on 09/9/2018
For years whenever on EHU I used an oil filled radiator, it worked superbly and was silent whereas either the vans heater or a stand alone fan heater made noise.
As above. We were out early this season when an elderly couple arrived late at night on site and chose the pitch next to us just as we were getting ready for bed. After spending over half an hour getting their van sited, they promptly switched their on board blown air heating on full. The roar made sleeping difficult for others and continued until they wakened the following morning when they turned it down.
Oil filled radiators do not make any noise which spoils other peoples peace and quiet and are efficient. We sometimes use our blown air system on site but never during the night.
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15/9/2018 at 6:57am
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Hi Belper Bloke,
Like David I would use the onboard equipment.
You are not avoiding servicing by not using it, in fact it will probably require as much cleaning out because of dust deposits building up.
Regards,
Greg
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