Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #25 – February 25, 2019, 10:38:44 pm Electric only on the AH, coach in the coach house in the teens above zero, LR thermostat set to 45. No problem maintaining temp, it does not run all the time. Dash blower switched off, that screws up LR heat and the thermostat. Easy to go up to 55 while we are loading to go. Add diesel the afternoon before we leave, inside temps at 70, engine preheat on overnight, ready to go in the morning.This is in no way a means to prevent your coach from suffering damage from freezing. Quote Selected
Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #26 – February 25, 2019, 10:47:43 pm Great I figured that a plugged into a normal 20 amp breaker would eliminate the need to winterize a aqua hot coach in moderate winter, not minus 20 and winds Quote Selected
Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #27 – February 25, 2019, 11:00:58 pm It would be foolish to risk not taking prudent steps to prevent freezing damage to a coach if it will be in a below freezing temperatures. It takes very little time below freezing to freeze water in pex lines, valves, the water pump and other critical places. A flooded, frozen coach will be expensive to fix and very time consuming. Much more than the hour and $20 for supplies it takes to be safe. Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #28 – February 25, 2019, 11:21:45 pm Guess it depends on the circumstances. My coach plugged in next to the house. When it is really cold, will go out and check it every day. If you can do that, and you see a problem, take the appropriate actions. Quote Selected
Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #29 – February 26, 2019, 12:18:44 am Ours is currently parked outside our mountain house at 7500'. We have been experiencing lows of below 10F. The Aquahot is on and keeping the coach warm. The warning system texts me if the temperature gets too low. Quote Selected
Re: Cold Climate Use of a Foretravel Motorhome with a Hydro-Hot Heating System Reply #30 – February 26, 2019, 01:41:39 pm We had -34 degrees a couple weeks ago at home. It costs $4-5/days to run the AH continuously on electric in very cold weather and I don't think that would have been sufficient at those temps. When your pipes bust and the coach floods in freezing weather, when your water pump freezes and breaks, when valves crack, when faucet cartridges fail, when you are paying to fix everything or trying to do it yourself you will wonder why you didn't take an hour and spend $20 to protect yourself properly in the first place."Do what makes you happy" my friend Dave M would say. Until you are no longer happy. Quote Selected 4 Likes
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