Does your Motorhome have Electric heating?

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Might seem like a daft question, but, when on EHU , and not wanting to use the gas fire and blown air ducting, we occasionally use a portable blown air heater to take early morning or late evening chill off in the van.
This then got me wondering.
Do vans have an electric blown air heating facility as well, or can they be fitted.
Our water boiler is gas only ,due to van age, but am aware that these can be both electric and gas, and wondered if such was available?

 

[headlight]

Yes, my van has blown gas heating and blown electric heating.
I can use either.
I also have the choice of using gas or electric for hot water.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Yes, my van has blown gas heating and blown electric heating.
I can use either.
I also have the choice of using gas or electric for hot water.

Aha!
So if I may ask, what is the heating element for the electric side and how/ where is it fitted please?

 

[tonka]

Alde wet heating.
Has both gas and electric

 

[kev54]

My Truma Combi 4E can choose warm air on gas or EHU. The warm air heater operates in the same unit, but separately from the water heater ( that can be heated by either source. It all depends on what unit you’ve got!

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[Puddleduck]

Ours has gas and electric as well. They can be used one or the other or both together.

We also have a small fan heater which is usually used to blow air round the van in hot weather - stand a container of water (or ice if you have it) in front of the fan and you have a basic air conditioning system.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Alde wet heating.
Has both gas and electric

Thanks for that.
I suspected that a "wet" system with radiators would be dual fuel capable, but I was more referring to a "dry" electric heating system, if such a thing exists?

Edit: saw early replies so thanks to all responding.
Threads crossed in posting.

 

[Tombola]

Aha!
So if I may ask, what is the heating element for the electric side and how/ where is it fitted please?

fitted in a truma (that does both)
choice of 1kw or 2kw for leccy blown , or a mixture of either with gas aswell
the leccy ones are no good really if proper cold to get to temp, better with gas or mix then use the leccy to hold it.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Motorhome is gas only. Caravan is both.

Our frankia had Alde which was Gas & electric. But I modified it to use diesel and waste engine heat.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Aha....
Now see how and what one of these is.
So I guess that if I removed our gas fire and water boiler and refitted one of these then I would cover both bases.
I will NOT be fitting myself, would go to a qualified installation fitter.
Thanks.

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[mikebeaches]

fitted in a truma (that does both)
choice of 1kw or 2kw for leccy blown , or a mixture of either with gas aswell
the leccy ones are no good really if proper cold to get to temp, better with gas or mix then use the leccy to hold it.

At risk of being being pedantic, I think the the Truma elements are rated at 900 watts and 1800 watts (rather than 1 kw & 2 kw).

 

[Dramfineday]

Our MH has both gas and electric heating using the Whale warm air system (ducted air). This is a separate unit from the water heater (also Whale) so may suit your requirements.

 

[headlight]

Aha!
So if I may ask, what is the heating element for the electric side and how/ where is it fitted please?

The electric side on my van AFAIK consists of 2 x 1KW elements housed in the same unit as the gas.
I can choose 1KW or 2 KW electric heating, gas only or electric and gas together.
I've never used both together.
On the rare occasions I am on hook up I have used the electric which I have found fine.
The last time I used the electric heating was when I was at Vanbitz the week before Xmas having a B2B and shunt fitted.
It was minus 8c overnight and I used the 2KW to bring the van up to temp then when I went to bed I switched to the 1KW setting.
It was 21c in the van when I woke in the morning so my electric heating seems to work fine.
I do have good insulation though.

 

[donkey]

You say you have a gas fire, probably a Trumatic. These often have an electric heating element built in. They can sometimes be retrofitted with elements etc.
Try some Google searching for Trumatic conversions.

Geoff

 

[headlight]

At risk of being being pedantic, I think the the Truma elements are rated at 900 watts and 1800 watts (rather than 1 kw & 2 kw).

I think you may be right although my controls definitely say 1KW and 2KW.

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[mikebeaches]

We ordered a Dreamer pvc (from Rapido Group) and specified the option of electric underfloor heating.

Unfortunately, the van order was screwed up after waiting 9 months, so we never did get the electric floor...

 

[Lenny HB]

Ours is a TruaCombi C6, gas only. Every van we have had has been gas only, new van on order is gas only.

I can't see the point of paying £650 for the electric option when it's cheaper to run the heating on gas rather than electric.

We do carry a small fan heater but rarely use as when you heat the lounge with a fan heater the washroom stays cold so you open the washroom door and get condensation in there.

 

[Whitebirdyman]

I have electric underfloor heating in addition to a gas/electric Truma combi. It would be pretty useless for heating the MH up from cold but it gives a gentle, silent heat to keep a steady temperature once warmed up with the Truma.

 

[Itsmcb]

Yes, my van has blown gas heating and blown electric heating.
I can use either.
I also have the choice of using gas or electric for hot water.

Same as me

 

[DBK]

Might seem like a daft question, but, when on EHU , and not wanting to use the gas fire and blown air ducting, we occasionally use a portable blown air heater to take early morning or late evening chill off in the van.
This then got me wondering.
Do vans have an electric blown air heating facility as well, or can they be fitted.
Our water boiler is gas only ,due to van age, but am aware that these can be both electric and gas, and wondered if such was available?

We have a Webasto Dualtop heater which is diesel or electric. The electric is a good option when on EHU as it is quieter than the diesel heater. You can choose between 1Kw or 2Kw.

Of course using EHU for heating, if you are not paying on a metered connection is potentially a bit of a liberty. The rules of the French CCP Aires state you should only use EHU for charging batteries. So we shouldn't run the 'fridge on 240 volts or the heater.........

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[Nirvanauk]

Post a picture of your control panel if you can.

 

[Chasnam]

We have a whale gas and electric water and space heater , very efficient ,retro fitted by a local (West yorks) mobile technician in a day at home
Chasnam

 

[Chasnam]

Forgot to say separate units

 

[Newfie]

You could add a roof mounted AC unit that provides both heating & cold air

 

[busbuddy]

My 2006 swift has electric and gas heating/hot water...truma
Heating is blown air off the back of the gas fire, the electric element (which is usually fitted wrong and the cause of most of that eras rattles) was an optional extra according to the truma instructions. Control says 500w, 1000w, 2000w for settings.
I assume the water heater electric element is just fitted in the boiler as a unit so you either specify gas only or gas/electric

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[Despicable]

We've a warm air blower system that runs on either electric (EHU) or gas. The problem here is with Wife No 1: she doesn't like:
a. Being cold; and
b. Having Emmerdale Street and Coronation Farm being interrupted with a noise (ie air blower systems and me talking/farting/snoring/breathing).
So we got a small convector heater; the advantage here is it doesn't make a noise, unless being thrown at me for breaching her noise abatement rules, and we don't get that sudden drop in temperature when the blower stops blowing.

 

[Hoovie]

Most proper Motorhomes (e.g. British ones, not weird Hymers ) usually have both Electric and Gas options for Room Heating, Water Heating and very often Hobs as well.
My own is selectable between Gas only, Electric Only with 500W, 1000W & 2000W, or combined for Room Heating; and Gas only, 850W Electric only, or Combined for Water Heating

Ours is a TruaCombi C6, gas only. Every van we have had has been gas only, new van on order is gas only.

I can't see the point of paying £650 for the electric option when it's cheaper to run the heating on gas rather than electric.

I think if you are using exchangable bottles rather than refillable, Electric is likely cheaper generally. Most vans don't have Refillable systems.

And even WITH refillable, not cheaper if the EHU is a set price it isn't

I was away for 5 days around a week ago. non-EHU pitch so ran on Battery power and Gas for Heating. But after 3 days gas seemed low - and switching to the Calor would be much more expensive than refillable - so moved to an Hookup pitch for one night. Set fee per day, so as well as using Electric for room heating, used electric for water heating and recharged batteries. Think you can tell which day I plugged in

(FWIW, I worked out that the Watts I drew would be covered in the set EHU uplift charge based on the current typical per kW charge)

We do carry a small fan heater but rarely use as when you heat the lounge with a fan heater the washroom stays cold so you open the washroom door and get condensation in there.

 

[Lenny HB]

Most vans don't have Refillable systems.

Everyone I personally know with a Motorhome which is quite a few people has a refillable system, don't know anyone who uses exchange bottles.

And even WITH refillable, not cheaper if the EHU is a set price it isn't

Rarely a set price we were on a site over Easter so had to pay full price EHU was €6/day. When it went back to cheap rate on Easter Monday ACSI rate which includes EHU was €23 but standard rate without EHU was €21.
Obviously we didn't bother with EHU.

IMO it's British Motormes that are weird the Hymer brand alone produce more Motorhomes than the entire British industry so they must have got something right.

 

[Two on Tour]

Our van came with gas and electric blown air heating but it's noisy and naff, so we always use the Chinese diesel heater that I fitted.

 

[vanVhome]

I quite like the option of both. This is a screen shot of the truma app which allows me to switch the heating on before I get up.