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Originally Posted by skijunkie
I would love to have one of the gas espar heaters. They look really small compared to the propane heater options from SMB. Is the one in the pictures the smallest espar 5 they have listed? Is there more to it mounted under the van?
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I assume that is directed at me. Yes, that is an
Airtronic 5. The smaller Airtronic 4 and Airtronic 2 are not available in gas models. The 5 is more than enough for our extended van - a smaller unit would probably be sufficient. We've spent quite a few nights in temps down to -20°c with the top popped and we've been comfortable.
What you see is all there is to it. Exhaust is routed down through the floor, and heat output is directed to the front side of the EB50 bench on the passenger side. Battery box on the right contains two 6V golf cart batteries.
Here's another view. About the size of a shoe box.
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Originally Posted by skijunkie
You can see our build thread here:
Our build
V10 gas, no propane, all electric. No water heater.
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I think you posted the wrong link - that link goes to ilovegt100's Sprinter build.
Sorry for the small hijack. To the OP, if a big concern of yours is heat in an all-electric, gas rig, your options are probably limited to:
- a catalytic heater, which requires carrying alternate fuel
a gas Espar (SMB doesn't install, but would someone else?)
a diesel Espar, with a dedicated diesel tank
An electric heater is probably not feasible for overnight heat due to the large power demands. For our needs, which includes many nights staying at the ski hill in sub-zero temps, the Espar is ideal. If we couldn't have the Espar, I would have had to succumb to propane.
Also, our fridge is 12VDC only, and works very well.
Cheers,
Brent
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