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    Posted: 24 Apr 2017 at 8:56am
I installed a propane quick disconnect for use with a Wave 3 catalytic heater.  We boondock and want to conserve battery power as much as possible.

I installed a tee between the stove and the propane line.



And ran a 6' propane line with quick disconnect to under the refrigerator.





Here's the Wave 3 catalytic heater (still in bag) connected to the propane line.



Wave 3 catalytic heater:

http://www.camco.net/product/wave-3-catalytic-safety-heater-10319/
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Looks nice, how much was it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Apr 2017 at 10:05pm
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Apr 2017 at 10:49pm
I built my own heater it runs on propane and uses 1amp of power. It's hot water heat using the HWT as a boiler, it is very quiet and works great.
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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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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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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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 5:28pm
That is just slick!  Thanks, I might just have to do that mod.
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