RJ Howell wrote:This is news to me. I did not know a diesel heater adjusted while running like a thermostat from high to low. I thought I read it was dial set to high or low and ran at that rate until you adjust it. Interesting.
It depends on the controller you get. Some of the cheap Chinese heaters only have high to low settings but some of them have thermostats (Levanor does). My Espar has a thermostat that throttles the heater when it gets to the set temperature. It also will turn it off if it's so warm that there's no need for heat and then start it back up if it gets colder. The van is so large (compared to a teardrop) that mine usually runs all the time when it''s below 32F.
Santa is bringing a
mattress warmer for Christmas so we'll see if that's a workable option for us.
27W on low is a manageable load for the van. I like to have backups so that if one piece of equipment fails I have something to use in it's place. I have always wanted an Electrowarmth bunk heater but it seems their quality has slipped and they're being sued for advertising American made on Chinese products.
Bruce