Cat Platinum Heaters

Eagle Andy · October 13, 2009, 07:56:15 PM

Hey Fella's Iam looking for Information On my Cat vented Heaters . I have three of them and they are my only source of heat in the bus. One of them works great but Iam haveing trouble with the other two. They were in the bus when I bought it and I have no info on them. I looked in the past post not much help from 2002. I understand the company in wash went out of bus. Anybody have any info . That would be helpful Thanks Andy

fe2_o3 · October 13, 2009, 08:16:13 PM

Is this them? http://www.ventedcatheater.com/ ...Cable

Eagle Andy · October 14, 2009, 05:45:29 AM

THANK YOU THANK YOU YOU DA MAN

bevans6 · October 14, 2009, 07:01:36 AM

How do you like them? The one that works, how does it do for you? How are they vented out to the exterior? They look like what I am searching for, to be honest.

Brian

PP · October 14, 2009, 09:27:40 AM

I have 3 in my coach and I love them! They are vented out so there are no problems with condensation and they use very little 12V DC or propane and yet maintain a very comfortable heat throughout. They are thermostatically controlled which makes it easy for me to roll over in the bed in the morning and just flip up the thermostat for the one in the BR to warm up the air before getting out from under the sheets. We have only had one minor problem with the one in the lounge which runs pretty much non-stop all winter. The little motor in it started making noise from an accumulation of dust. I cleaned it thoroughly and stuffed it back in. That was 2 years ago and no problems since

(Knock on wood) I give them a hearty thumbs up! The initial cost might be prohibitive, but they will pay for themselves if you full time or spend a lot of time in colder climes. I cringe when I hear about people using diesle fired boilers and their consumption of oil. Heat is heat and these are very economical. Running 2 of them almost nonstop last year (7 mo.s) I consumed approx. 65gals of LP. My .02$ worth, Will

PP · October 14, 2009, 09:31:14 AM

I should add that mine are vented with a hose similar to radiator hose (@2"). The exhaust never gets hot to the touch and is routed through the cabinets and up the walls to the roof. They blend in with the other vents on the roof with little rain caps on them.

LarryN 4106 · October 14, 2009, 10:16:16 AM

You say these are your only source of heat. So, is does that include heat when you are "on the go"? They keep your coach warm when driving down the road?

bevans6 · October 14, 2009, 10:23:57 AM

Email from arnie:

The smaller model 3P12B new with vent kit, $449.45, the larger 6p12B new with vent kit $533.97. Shipping at 20# rate from 98512. Lead time is the issue, right now it will likely take until the first of the year to catch up due to an unexpected number of orders.

Not all that exorbitant. I'm liking this more and more.

Brian

WEC4104 · October 14, 2009, 10:38:25 AM

I have a 6P12B installed in the front living space on my bus. I agree with the advantages mentioned in some of the earlier posts.

I also have a Suburban propane furnance. If I step into the bus when it has been unused for days and is dead cold inside, I'll reach for the furnace thermostat for a quick warm up. But while the bus is being actively used, more often than not I just run the vented Cat. The Cat's hum is barely audible, and sure beats the noisy Suburban fan cycling on/off.

Chuck Newman · October 14, 2009, 11:45:36 AM

For those of you that have used both vented and unvented cats, have you noticed a substantial difference in moisture build up over time? Thanks.

Chuck

Eagle Andy · October 14, 2009, 07:12:32 PM

Brian While we are underway I use the coach heater up front . I can say ditto to everything Will said about the Cat's I lit mine off the other day with the outside temp at 29 and before to long with just the one up front the bus was 50 degrees . I guess I will have to check my fan motors and make sure they are clean . Thanks for all the info . Chuck I have not had any contensation at all with mine .

PP · October 15, 2009, 10:24:24 AM

LarryN, These are my only source of stationary heat. I have cab heat up front when on the road which does an adequate job of keeping the coach comfortable. I've never used the Cat's while going down the road so I couldn't tell you if the venting would work or not due to backdraft. We had non-vented catylitics (sp) in our old skoolie and the windows and skylights were always wet with condensation. It's rare that our skylights drip now unless the wife is cooking noodles or something along those lines and forgets to turn on the exhaust fan or open a skylight (they pop up 3" for ventilation). Hope this helps, Will

Eagle Andy · October 17, 2009, 07:57:08 AM

OK it's Saturday morning am about to undertake trouble shooting my Cat heaters. I have power to the heaters , but I can't seem to get them to fire. I took the motor out and it was kind of stiff (dirty) cleaned it . I have gas to the unit . should I take the gas valve out to see if it stuck ? Ii hate tearing in to new things Iam not sure off but heck how do u learn . any thoughts thanks Andy

WEC4104 · October 17, 2009, 08:03:37 AM

Andy:

The link that Cable gave you has a sub-link that discusses the procedure for cleaning the PD Tap. While you are tearing into it, this might be worth performing. Here the sub-link..

http://www.ventedcatheater.com/9.html

Wayne

Eagle Andy · October 17, 2009, 08:12:06 AM

Thanks Wayne . I looked at that site Cable sent but I guess I missed it . I just looked at the one you sent and bingo thats what I needed . Thanks again Andy