Looking for opinion on Wave catalytic safety heaters. They are more affordable than Atwood furnaces but I don't have any experience with eighter unit so I can't make an educated comparison.
Posted 2009-09-01 4:48 PM (#110201 - in reply to #110129) Subject: RE: Heaters
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I have the Wave #6. I had it put in my weekender LQ by an RV shop. I don't have anything to compare it to but I can tell you that its a comfortable heat and it reliable and quiet. I would give the Wave high marks.
Posted 2009-09-01 5:01 PM (#110202 - in reply to #110129) Subject: RE: Heaters
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Catalytic heaters are designed and sold to only be used "in well ventilated areas". Many LQs are almost air tight, and you may have to worry about oxygen depletion or burnt combustion gases, when burning any fuel in an unventilated fashion. If you use these products, be sure to keep a window open and have new batteries installed in your CO detector.
Atwood and other furnace manufacturers use outside air for the combustion, and externally duct the burnt gasses in a vent. The warm inside air is not a direct product of the combustion process.
Posted 2009-09-01 6:07 PM (#110205 - in reply to #110129) Subject: RE: Heaters
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When I use my wave I have to open up a window a few inches, kinda strange, I'm trying to get it warm in there and I have to open that window for air. In comes the cold air.
Posted 2009-09-02 8:55 AM (#110219 - in reply to #110129) Subject: RE: Heaters
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When sleeping in my lq trailer with our Atwood furnace running I always leave a window open just because it's a little safer and don't have to worry about a lack of o2 in my trailer. Either one you get a little cold air is better than being dead in the morning.
Posted 2009-09-02 6:15 PM (#110232 - in reply to #110219) Subject: RE: Heaters
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Posts: 406 Location: Minneapolis, MN
Originally written by brew26 on 2009-09-02 8:55 AM
When sleeping in my lq trailer with our Atwood furnace running I always leave a window open just because it's a little safer and don't have to worry about a lack of o2 in my trailer. Either one you get a little cold air is better than being dead in the morning.
Both the Atwood and Suburban have the combustion chamber closed to the room. They draw in combustion air via the vent tube. One part of the vent draws fresh air for combustion, the other part is for the exhaust of fumes from the combustion process.
You don't have to worry about the furnace depleting the o2 in the trailer.
Heaters
