propex heat sorce >>>>> a gas powered blown air heater..
I purchased a Propex heatsorce 2000 for £350 from ebay recently for the simple fact that i have to pick my kids up in my 69 bay kombi and its my daily so heat is a big issue ... I am sure if you r reading this you know what i mean..
Right then down to business ... When you buy one of these heaters it comes with everything you need to fit it into your van so dont worry as long as you order a vehical kit you will get the basics of what you need out of the box with full fitting instructions ..
And this is whet one looks like
the top
The tools r in shot for scale
Underneath
The 2 pipes r the exaust and inlet
This is a list of tools i usedin my instal
Philips Screew driver
Flat head screwdriver
Grinder
drill
30 mm hole saw
75mm hole saw
center punch
marker pen
3mm drill bit
tape mesure
13 mm spaner
zink primer
The above is what is in most peoples shed/garage so if yer dont have these Blag em of some one else
My van is a 8 seater Kombi and it aint about to change so i had to look for a suitable position to fit the heater ......I wanted to try to link the heater into the bays OE heating system so the position was crucial
The Preferd positions
first choice under the rear bench
As i said this was my prefered choice BUT the mor i tryed the mor dificult it became .. it will not fitt and thats that !!!!!!! not without alot of pipe work to the OE heating system so it was not ideal
You would have to remove the OE heating ducts shown adove then run a pipe down the old center tube witch incidently is bellow the gear shift tube so you would have to mess about right to fit it hear and then have heat traveling 5 foot without even starting to heat the van
My van is a none walk through so i thought under the front bench where the spare wheel sits
Again looked and looked and looked again
But again A no go The exaust and inlet of the propex would come out directly over the shift rod under the van and you could not link the outlet pipe into the main OE heat tube
The heater comes with a nice full size drawing of where the holes need to be
So just lay it where you need and punce the center of the holes with a .........Well with a punch
Then drill yer holes
The big hole is where the heat outlet pipe is going to link up with the OE heat pipes i had to bend the hand brake and rest of cable tubes a bit so the 3" heat tube goes through
When yer drilled all yer holes dont forget to zink em or you will be sorry in a few months
"the overall length of the flue and inlet pipe combined can be up to 2 meters, if required. However, the flue pipe should never be shorter than the combustion air inlet pipe."
and that be striaght out of the instruction book.
nice thread Mr drunkenbum as I will be fitting mine soon.
The flue pipes that come with the kit r 0.75 mtrs long
This morning on my way to work was nice and warm But................
Linked into the bays heating system obviusly zaps some power but still exeptable .The heat on the screen is good and it was to hot blowing on my feet ..Fitting this propex has saved me fitting a heated front screen
And like i said earler i can still utilise the rear OE heating system ,When i get it sorted
I bought my van in June...so have just recently attempted to use the propex. mine doesn't work!! I switch the gas on...flick the control swith to the heat setting...the thing starts to make a blowing noise, then after about 30 seconds, it switches itself off! don't have a clue what to do... it's bloody freezing!!!!
I bought my van in June...so have just recently attempted to use the propex. mine doesn't work!! I switch the gas on...flick the control swith to the heat setting...the thing starts to make a blowing noise, then after about 30 seconds, it switches itself off! don't have a clue what to do... it's bloody freezing!!!!
cheers for that... very handy to have. the light blinked once the first time, but each time after that, it didn't blink at all... so looks like it's a power problem.
sorry for the threadjack. :hangloose
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