Being warm and cosy in your caravan or motorhome has to be very high up on the list of important things your mobile home away from home has to offer you. It becomes especially significant when you factor in the unpredictable UK weather! However many people are enjoying all year round caravan excursions and adventures because many new models of caravans and motorhomes are now fitted with the very efficient Alde heating system. Others are updating their caravans and installing Alde heating. Imagine being agreeably tired after a fun filled day………walking through woods, cycling in beautiful countryside, visiting quaint market towns or relaxing on glorious beaches. As the sun goes down, the warmth of the day disappears. Returning to your caravan or motorhome for a hot meal, glass of wine and relaxation in the luxurious warmth of your mobile home away from home sounds fantastic. Being able to press a button and your van is filled with warmth in a few moments surely has to make it worth investigating the best heating systems that do this! Browse through our
Caravan Heaters section to find excellent offers from Leisureshopdirect.
It’s not just the air heating that is important …………so much of the smooth running of your motorhome or caravan holiday relies upon the efficiency and reliability of your on board caravan water heater. If you just think for a short time it’s not hard to come up with tonnes of reasons why touring is set aside from camping in a tent. Many of your reasons will be to do with your caravan or motorhome water heater……… washing your hands and face first thing in the morning in water that doesn't take your breath away due to it being freezing cold, relaxing in a hot shower at the end of a fun, exhausting day, not having to queue at the shower block with strangers, having hot water to do the dishes in, that you haven’t had to trudge to the campsite tap to get! Which is why at Leisureshopdirect, we consider the caravan water heater one of the most important caravan accessories and equipment for your vehicle you will ever need to purchase. It's also why we stock the highest quality and most dependable caravan water heaters around today………we know how important it is that they don't go wrong! To compare different types of water heaters look here,
Caravan Water Heaters.
Now for the complex part……how it works!
The technology behind the Alde caravan heating
An Alde heating System is a ‘wet’ system which pumps a weak antifreeze fluid through a system of convector type radiators which are fitted against the outside wall, at floor level and are all around the vehicle.
Being a combi-type boiler, the
Alde 3020 Compact HE Combi Boiler has an integrated, stainless steel hot water cylinder that holds approximately 8.4 litres of fresh water. This produces a large amount of available hot water. The central heating system must be filled with heat transfer fluid (HTF); a solution of 50% ethylene glycol antifreeze and water. Fantastic to have one caravan heating system doing both! The boiler is set to an upper limit temperature of 85 °C, i.e. the temperature of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) as it circulates around the pipes and radiators.
To ensure the best performance from this type of heating, air must be able to circulate freely around the back of the furniture. Air vents, cut into the top and bottom of the furniture must be unobstructed by carpets, cushions, or stowage, etc. In this way no hot or cold zones are created, but a pleasant sense of natural heat surrounds the caravan or motorhome.
A pump is used to circulate the HTF around the central heating system. There are three models of Alde circulation pump you can choose from to suit your needs:
1) 12 V expansion tank circulation pump. This classic pump is ideally suited for traditional holiday-makers, or as a lighter duty pump if no 230 volt supply is available.
2) 12 V inline circulation pump. This heavy duty, variable speed pump is designed for full-time motorcamping.
3) 230 V inline circulation pump. This heavy duty pump is powered directly by mains electric, suitable for seasonal pitches.
The Alde 3020 Compact HE boiler has two 230 V electric heating elements, outputting 1050 Watts and 2100 Watts, or 3150 Watts combined, and drawing 5 Amps, 9 Amps, and 14 Amps respectively.
For gas operation the boiler will work from either butane or propane or a mixture of the two. NB: Gas heating must not be used whilst driving your vehicle unless a safety shut-off device is fitted to the gas system.
Air supply is essential for clean combustion. The air intake is located in the flue terminal. For best performance, the flue terminal should be well vented. If leaving the gas heating unused for a period, ensure the flue terminal is covered to prevent pest animals nesting in the flue.
Do not obstruct the flue. Be careful not to flood the flue when washing the vehicle.
The Alde 3020 Compact HE combi boiler is heating technology at its best! It is a really economical combi bolier and it is very powerful…… smarter than others around today. It is also extremely quiet giving you nearly silent heating. The Alde heating system is simple and very effective.
Spares for Other heating systems as well as the Alde caravan heating system
Perhaps you are more of a mind to keep your current heating system functioning for a while longer. Giving it regular services and a thorough de-scaling will definitely help to prolong its life, but even the best-manufactured caravan water heaters need new parts due to general wear and tear. So here on Leisureshopdirect we stock such a wide range of caravan spares and accessories to keep your heaters in optimum condition…….from non-return valves and gas burners to elbow fittings and replacement circuit boards and many other items too, all at very competitive prices. For example look at
Caravan Electric Water Heater.
