Community Forums

tireman62075 · 01-02-2014, 12:50 PM

How do the hydronic propane fired heat sytems compare to the diesel fired . Seen a 2009 dutch aire that had the propane type with a 32 gal fuel tank. that seems a little small for cold weather and your normal hot water usage. I would appreciate any input on this.
thanks. tireman

csrrsr · 01-02-2014, 04:05 PM

I'm sorry I can't help you.....but I was unaware they built MH's with hydronic heating???

**pasdad1** · 01-02-2014, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tireman62075

How do the hydronic propane fired heat sytems compare to the diesel fired . Seen a 2009 dutch aire that had the propane type with a 32 gal fuel tank. that seems a little small for cold weather and your normal hot water usage. I would appreciate any input on this. thanks. tireman

Most people would agree, the diesel version is superior. Why? Several reasons.

Diesel has higher BTU content than propane - can be cheaper to run than propane
Diesel fired aqua-hot draws from the main diesel tank of the RV - meaning you have 100 - 150 gals available vs. 32
Diesel fired burner can produce 50,000 BTU - more heat than the propane version

SlyFox · 01-02-2014, 06:00 PM

This link may help you out http://www.irv2.com/forums/f54/hydro...hot-92842.html
I would suspect the propane unit to be cheaper to run than diesel, but I don't have any experience with them in an RV. As far as the size of the boiler, that certainly sounds adequate. Some systems that I have seen installed in buildings utilize a 33 gal. HWT for an area much larger than any RV out there and these seem just fine under the coldest of conditions.