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[Pudsey Bear]

Hmm, I bow to your superior knowledge.


Err nope it's called blown air heating, I think Alde is the only real one, but underfloor would be the very best.

 

[barryd]

Hmm, I bow to your superior knowledge.


Err nope it's called blown air heating, I think Alde is the only real one, but underfloor would be the very best.

That is just the different technology to provide the central heating though. The effect or end result is the same I would argue. If its all over the van and is thermostatically controlled then I would class it as central heating. You want your van to maintain say 20c then it will do that through its central heating system. Makes no difference if its Alde, Truma or underfloor the end result is the same. If we are going to get nitpicky that is.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Me? Nit picky?

Nah just trying to get this thread to 100 pages...

 

[mistericeman]

Me? Nit picky?

Nah just trying to get this thread to 100 pages...

Careful ....

you're pushing on an open door there with some folks ;-)

 

[Pudsey Bear]

NOOOOOO!!!

 

[barryd]

Careful ....

you're pushing on an open door there with some folks ;-)

Kev's also probably getting paid by Phil to drive traffic to the site.

Im just blabbing on here to put off doing the ACF50 treatment.

 

[Tezza33]

I have a USB rechargeable fan that is positioned to blow downwards across the front. This distributes the heat brilliantly and without the heat losses through the ducting.

I also use a USB rechargeable fan but with a 650w oil filled heater, we have had a central heating problem at home and for the last five weeks I have used this heater with the fan behind it in the house, I was amazed at the difference it made, it doesn't dry the air the same as a fan heater either.
The fan was purchased from Amazon after a recommendation from campervanannie

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B087M48R5B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Kev's also probably getting paid by Phil to drive traffic to the site.

Im just blabbing on here to put off doing the ACF50 treatment.

I wish, the dosh would be useful.

 

[r4dent]

You do get blown heating and in the US they class it as CH, but it isn't here.

Most new vans use Alde or Truma wet heating.
These are a heated fluid is circulated by a pump though a pipe to (hidden) radiators. i.e. Central Heating.

 

[barryd]

I wish, the dosh would be useful.

I get £50 for every thread I manage to get to five pages.

 

[r4dent]

Nah just trying to get this thread to 100 pages...

I'm not going to help you achieve this !!!!

Whoops

 

[mistericeman]

Any heat source that circulates the,heat via ductwork or pipe work and radiators can be classed as central heating ...

We tend in the UK to use the term 'central heating' to refer to a wet system using radiators ...

Central systems in the US tend to refer to ducted air systems WITH AC/Furnace/boiler at their heart .

 

[mark61]

Interesting, wonder what the real definition of central heating is?

You could probably heat a van up using the hob, but you wouldn't call that central heating, would you?

Without knowing any better, I'd call central heating a wet system with radiators.

 

[mistericeman]

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You had to do it didn't you

 

[barryd]

View attachment 137401

Thats that settled then!

 

[Tezza33]

If the heater isn't in the middle of the van is it still called central heating?

 

[r4dent]

If the heater isn't in the middle of the van is it still called central heating?

Don't know, but 2CVs have central locking because from the drivers seat you can reach all 4 doors

 

[guerdeval]

I had a Hymer S820 once upon a time and it had both underfloor and Truma ? Blown heating

 

[guerdeval]

Damn, I thought that would start page 3