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    Rich, thank you for your answer to my question on the Aquahot system. When going thru the cold nights in North Carolina were you using the Aquahot system on diesel? It does work very good on diesel, but I was a little disappointed that I could not use the electric for heat also. I guess the disappointment was due to the dealer telling us that you could heat with the electric Aquahot or diesel. (electric when it was available or diesel if not hooked up to electric)

    Thanks again,

    Sandraw

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    MIKE and SANDRAW: I have a Monaco Camelot with the Aqua-Hot system--it is excellent! I will want this system on any coaches I may have in the future! I went through the entire North Carolina winter last year with a low temperature of 8 above and absolutely no problems. And we have just come through one of the coldest nights so far in NC with wind chills below zero. The basement stays heated and I have an auxiliary heater in the service bay to help with the coldest nights.

    To Sandraw: the electric element is really meant for heating hot water--I do not believe you will find it useable for winter heating. If I am alone in my rig and it is not winter, I use the electric element rather than the Aqua-Hot for heating the water but you can run out if the shower is very lengthy! The Aqua-Hot setting will keep you in hot H2O without any problem. My system also has an engine pre-heat setting so that I can turn it on about 2 hours before I need to fire up the Cummins--makes it much easier on the starter and the motor to have it pre-warmed before cranking it up, especially on these chilly mornings!

    Safe travels!

    Rich H.

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    The technician that serviced our Aqua-Hot said that the unit will operate on 110 volt Electrical. However it needs the full access to 50 amp service and is only a 1500 watt element. I don't know if I would relie on it for a lot of heat. In most cases the Aqua-Hot will have vents into the bays with a thermostat that will turn on the system to prevent the tanks and water line from freezing.

    If you have a Beaver, what year is it? A friend of ours has a 1999 Beaver Patriot Thunder and it has a Hurricane Unit. I don't know much about it but understand that it is similar to the Aqua-Hot.

    The bases of the Aqua-Hot unit is that it operates like hot water heater. The unit has a fluid that is kept at Approx 184 degrees. Upon demand from the thermostat a pump will circulate warm water through a radiator and a low speed fan will force air across the radiator and into your living area. At the same time it is keeping your hot water hot and ready for use. Great unit and works well if maintained.

    Down side it does burn diesel. So if you are camping for and extended time be sure your tanks are full before you park. Just like your generator it will stop working if your fuel tank goes below 1/4th.

    But also note that I am a novice and may not all of which I speak.

    Happy Rving and keep warm.

    Herman, thank you for your insight. Our Beaver is a 2008. It is our first with the Aquahot system. We were told that it would heat with either electric or diesel, but found it to be inadequate for heating the coach when the tempuratures were below freezing. I thought maybe we were not doing something right. Do you think the heat on electric would be warm enough to keep the bays from freezing? The heat works really well on diesel.

    Thanks again,

    Sandra

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