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    Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 10:42am
If your asking about my unit, It has 2 fans, 74 CFM and draws 0.25 A the pump draws 0.5 A, but most of the time I don't use fans or pump. I just let it work on gravity.
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What is the current draw for the fan motor and circulating pump?  This seems like a nice concept and avoids having an LP hose hanging out inside the trailer.  
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The Marwayne Hydronic Heater definitely gets the PodMod of the Century award! And..no doubt a lot cheaper than the Aqua-Hot Cabin Heaters I have considered.

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Neither the Buddy heaters nor the Wave 3 heater are 100% efficient. Both are very near 100% efficient though. The Buddy heaters are much less expensive. I expect that both work well, and neither requires any battery power to operate.

I really like Marwayne's hydronic heat modification though. I'm not sure I'm up to duplicating it though.
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That is just slick!  Thanks, I might just have to do that mod.
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Posts: 347 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 8:01am
Originally posted by Danielw1

Do you think the buddy heater is as efficient as this? Buddy heaters I already have...
I didn't realize the furnace used so much power with the fan. When I bought my camper I figured propane heat should be good for days and days. I did just get the two 6v batteries so that should help. Thanks for posting about the heater, I am going to look into them.


There's been a bunch of posts on other forums comparing Buddy heaters and the Wave 3 heater. 
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Posts: 347 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 7:59am
Originally posted by jato

Looks nice, how much was it?


$208 from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Camco-57331-Olympian-Wave-3-Catalytic/dp/B000BUV1RK
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Posts: 3329 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 5:08am
Marwayne, I like your response!  Can you further elaborate on how you did the heater?  We boondock a lot and this sounds like a great idea.  Thanks
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