Well, I did it. - R-pod Owners Forum

The system is really cool, well hot really, and if you can get enough heat output it could be a whole new approach in heating RV's. The question is whether the water heater can put out enough BTU's to keep up with the r-Pods less than efficient insulation and high heat loss. I sure hope it work when you test it this winter.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Originally posted by voisj

Any more questions, let me know.

rgds John

Thank you, John. I completed my system as well. The only thing left is the vent cover.

Your instructions helped a lot!

Here is the complete, picture happy, build process

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1XLm5ThZP4QmkZnx9

I hope to test it in a month or two.

Max

2018 R-Pod 180

The noise could be far worse. You could be running the roof air instead, now THAT does sound like a jet exhaust. Thumbs Down

. Earplugs might be a simple low cost solution....

Very unlikely that the furnace could produce combustion products in the trailer, that's what the sail switch is there to assure against.

The furnace draws 2 amps when running. If its on a 15% duty cycle, which should be roughly the equivalent of the Wave 3 running continuously (3000 btu/hr/20000 BTU/hr), that's about 7 amphours a day. Not a huge deal. Of course if you set your thermostat higher and the furnace runs all the time then thats 48 AH/day and that will kill your batteries pretty quickly.

But all this is secondary if you are allergic to propane combustion products. My eyes get red and itchy and I get headaches when I run a propane appliance in an enclosed space. I always leave the door open and the roof fan on when using the stove.

OTOH, if the combustion products from the Wave 3 don't bother you and you're careful to ventilate and keep flammable items away from it then its a fine solution.

1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

These look like they might be interesting. They appear to have some US distributors as well.

https://www.propexheatsource.co.uk/

1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Kevincamps, if you are good with keeping your pod above freezing all winter then you wouldn't need to worry about winterizing/dewinterizing. Just drain and shut off the rest of the system and keep the water heater and heat exchanger and inside of the pod above freezing, using the ac heating element if you have grid power available.

Or better yet don't drain the fresh water system at all and use a solenoid on a thermostat to run a little warm water back through the fresh tank and water pump feed line. That's what others have done and I plan to do.

1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold