Propex heatsource hs2000 gas question

Yes and has anyone got one of those kombialarm things?

 

Butane is BLUE (capital B) crap in cold pRopane is RED (capital R) good in cold is my way of remembering it (pRopane is also patio gas) i use patio gas and run cooker and propex of it, i did a thread on it but I'm on my phone so can't link it.

 

There is now a small chance of me remembering which is which for more than two minutes, cheers Ricky.

 

Which is why you have a co meter + if your on hookup you don't need to worry about gas fired heater being on as it would use electric rather than gas.

Imagine having all your crap with you and need to find space for a small heater. Already we have to use a trailer for any camping of more than 1 or 2 nights.

The gas doesn't last long either.

Having propex you can have it on whilst driving, you can't with an electric heater.

The propex is around £400 with electric added around £530

This year I've probably spend around £100 in gas (guess this depends on when you camp, how many nights you camp and our lovely weather) so I believe having the HS2000E would have saved us money.

Considering 99.9% of camping we do is on hookup it would have been easier for us to have the HS2000E

I still stand by what I said and that is wish I got the HS2000E

 

Thanks for your advice folks.

 

I carry two bottles but not soft enough to have heating.

 

As Razzy said, I too like the idea of the 2000e, there have been many occasions when an electric heater would have saved us using gas, and having it built in to the propex there would be no need to carry another heater. The next van i think i will go this way.

We run propane and have been camping when other butane has frozen. The only thing i would say about running it at night is watch where you position the vents out propex melted the duvet where it was hanging quite close to the vent!

 

i'm actually one of the people who regrets buying propex, it was one of the things i thought i "must" get when i got the van, think carefully how much you'll camp without electric hook up before buying the gas only one, i think i've used mine about 5 times in 3 years, mostly if i camp without the mrs (rare) or without electric (even rarer - 'cos mrs insists on it) if i had my time again i'd not bother.

 

I use my van ( when its back on the road!!) all year round incluting winter not just camping but everyday vehicle so on those very cold mornings (I leave for work very early) it would be nice to get some heat before I was about 10 miles done the motorway so think I would get my use out it.
@Majorhangover I hear what you are saying hence my reluctance to put the heater near the bed. Think the storage box in the cab is close enough for heat but far enough for safety so to speak?
Can I ask if anyone has the double vent option or is the single pipe enough heat for our vans?

 

Single is enough

Note that 1 vent is fresh air the warm is the warm air.

This is where mine is. Just behind the vents



I have a shelf on top so I've not lost massive amounts of storage.

 

i have a propex under the bed and a 6kg propane under the sink until i get round to fitting a undertank
It uses very little gas but we don't have it on all the time we tend to use it in short burst like when getting up one bottle £24 will last a year with cooking as well
Use to use a oil rad but as soon as you open the door it takes a age to warm up again also we like to goto sites without electric

 

If you want a warm cab while driving then it's best to have the output up front in the cab somewhere. However, this alone is unlikely to give a warm cab for your commute, perhaps a blast of hot air to thaw fingers etc, it will take ages to heat the whole bus. You will have to contend with cold air on the front panel acting like a heat sink, draughts from pedal holes and door seals as well as heat escaping to that huge void behind you that us the rest of the bus. Seal up gaps, get good mats (and perhaps a bra thingy) and sort some kind of thermal curtain to hang being the cab seats to stop heat loss to the rear.

 

had one in my old t25 that was a daily it was great put it on go and have a cup of tea then off to work in a nice toasty and defrosted van

 

I've often wondered about using a cheap central locking kit from ebay as a remote start for the propex

 

Hello mate, yes ive got my propex in the front. My bus was originally a non walk through which a PO put single seats in the front and chopped the bulkhead around. The beauty of having it in between the front seats is I have a splitter on it so I have warm air in the cab( I use it as a daily) and another vent facing the rear seat/bed for passengers or camping, this vent I can close to give me all the air in the cab for when I'm winter driving. I have my gas bottle in the rear in my sink unit.

 

Propex general are great and don't use that much gas. Being room sealed they are safe too (we do have a CO monitor mind). Ours in under the bed and runs off LPG as we have a Westy underslung tank (£7 to fill from empty with Autogas which is nice) that said I wish I had got a 2000E as I wouldn't need to carry a fan heater as well to use hookup. The only issue with propex is that if you leave it on for a long while it does eat the leisure battery. The Propex does heats the bus fast so we use it sparingly. We have camped in Edale on a snowy February weekend and were warm as toast.

 

thinking of getting a propex heater soon,,do i need some extras when i am heating when driving,cos i got no heater blower in my bus,,and norway gets a bit cold,

 

If you fit it under the bed it won't warm you in the cab as you drive - too many draughts in our bus for that. We do run it whilst driving and the kids say its toasty warm in the back

 

Thanks all for your advice. @hippie bus first of all as mentioned above seal all the draughts you can in the cab and rear. I went a bit OCD with this myself foil backed foam everywhere, sealed off all holes , ensured the standard heaters are sealed up properly and I also wrapped the big pipe from the back to the front. It does work quite well, I even can defrost the windscreen but I do motorway travelling a lot.
I think for the propex soltion for driving you need additional brakets for the inlet and exhaust pipes which I dont actually know what they are for? (Stop the pipes flapping?)
There is a diesel burner option also which is webasto amongst others but almost double the price of the Propex?

 

We also have a 0.4kw oil filled heater from Argos. it is brill because it doesnt trip the RCD on the campsite even with the kettle on. It is enough to keep the van warm all night. We only use the propex when there is no hook up.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4152291.htm