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Aqua Hot

Can aqua hot be set to warm coach without heat pump being used
Leonard and Sherry Casteen                             
1998 u295 36'   
Build # 5257                     
2001 Jeep Cherokee                                             
Springdale SC                                       
Australian Labradoodle    Ginny

Re: Aqua Hot

Reply #1 –
The heat pumps are in the AC units they are really heat strips. The Aquahot is a diesel fired boiler that will heat the coach with electric and or diesel. Newer Aquahot's have two electric heating elements as well as diesel. You can also run the Aquahot running down the road and the engine heat will heat up the fluid for the coach too. With no burner on as the loop is also used to preheat the engine.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

Re: Aqua Hot

Reply #2 –
The reason for this guestion when setting AH on 50 degrees  in the barn the heat strips would start  Opened engine loop also  coach is 49 degrees engine is 82 degrees  out u 295 was ordered new with AH  I failed to post
Leonard and Sherry Casteen                             
1998 u295 36'   
Build # 5257                     
2001 Jeep Cherokee                                             
Springdale SC                                       
Australian Labradoodle    Ginny

Re: Aqua Hot

Reply #3 –
Leonard,  Please call me after 8 am central time.  Rudy Legett. 7 one 3. 8 one 8  3234.

I need to know the year and model of your coach and model of heater your have.  Talk to you then.

Putting that info in your profile sure helps a lot.  See John S' profile and mine.
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas
 

Re: Aqua Hot

Reply #4 –
Quote from: John S –
The heat pumps are in the AC units they are really heat strips.

Sorry, but that's not correct.

There are 2 types of roof units. 

One is a heat pump-capable air conditioner, which use a reversing valve and act as the backwards version of the air conditioner (pulling heat from outside and moving it to inside).  The compressor runs in this operation.  This is just like a home heat pump.

The other is an air conditioner with emergency heat strips in it.  The compressor does not run in this operation.

Most Foretravels starting somewhere in the mid to late 90's (I believe) had the heat pump model as OEM.  The roof units on our 2003 were most definitely heat pump models (as was the roof unit in our LTV).  Our 1999 Lazy Daze had the air conditioner with heat strips style. 

(Noting that per a previous post, Leonard has a 1998 U295)
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320