Heating the bus

[TomC]

I would stick with propane heat. If you're going to sit for more than a week in cold weather, call the local propane supply company and have them bring a 500lb stand up tank (125gal). I've seen many a long timer in RV parks with the big propane tanks hooked into the RV. Good Luck, TomC

[luvrbus]

Why spend that kinda of money for floor heat ? there are all types for a lot less money NuHeat has been used for years in the higher end bus conversions at a friction of 3500 dollars Home Depot even sells the floor heat that some serious bucks for no more than you get from floor heat IMO,no engine pre heat or hot water and a bus is nothing like a side walk or a house good luck on this one

[Oonrahnjay]

Why would spend that kinda of money for floor heat ? there are all types for a lot less money NuHeat has been used for years in the higher end bus conversions at a friction of 3500 dollars Home Depot even sells the floor heat that some serious bucks for no more than you get from floor heat IMO,no engine pre heat or hot water and a bus is nothing like a side walk or a house good luck on this one   

      Kinda what I was thinking (at least for me ... somebody else does it "his way").  And it's "New Technology" which is too often (IME) code for "buy this and we'll see if we really figured out how to make work".

[Ed Hackenbruch]

 I bought 2 cube heaters for $5 each at a yard sale to replace one that had died. Hoped that they would last for a year each if i was lucky. So far the first one is still working fine after 8 years and still have the other one for a backup.  We also have a couple of Olympian Propane catalytic heaters that we can use if it gets too cold. I used the other $3490.00 for fuel for the bus. 

[Dave5Cs]

Yep we have 2 small cubes too. One swings back and forth and the other one I hang up in the Bedroom if it gets cold at night. We have a suburban heater but never had to use it. I tested it to make sure it worked and it needed a new board but haven't even put it in yet.

[solodon]

thanks for the additional input.  While I'd been considering hydronics I felt that the expense and complication of installation were more than I wanted.  I looked at Warm Waves because I'd not known about Nuheat.  I've looked now at Nuheat, and feel that while the cost of the product may be less, the labor and cost of installation would make it about the same as the Warm Wave in the final analysis.  So it comes down to cost of operation.  The comments about the small electric heaters helped me rethink how I was able to be comfortable in my travel trailer this past winter with 2 small electric heaters (1500 watt each) with a propane Mr. Heater for the sub-zero type temps.  This in an '84 trailer with whatever passed for insulation in that era.  I KNOW my coach will be better insulated.  I believe I'll insulate, and not finish the floor and see how things are this winter with the same two heaters.  Thanks for the comments.  Don

[pvcces]

Dave5Cs,
If you decide to replace the board in your furnace, we have found that the Dinosaur brand is much better than the OEM. You can get rid of the blowing cold air when the furnace fails to fire.

Good luck.

Tom Caffrey

[Dave5Cs]

Tom Thanks, but i already got a Dino board and just haven't put it in yet. When we got the bus it was in but wasn't working So I rebuilt it new Sail switch and all else. I also got a remote board extend unit for the board. I put the unit back in but haven't hook up the extend unit. Just haven't needed to use the heater. When we have we turn on the little cube and it works well for very little cost.

Dave Walker