Converting Gas Fire to Gas & Electric

[Sam_374394490]

Hi

We have an Adria Altea 542DT (2009) model.

We wanted some advice as to whether it is possible to convert our heating which is run off the gas gas bottles). We would like to know if it is possible to convert it to both gas and electric. We will be caravanning all year round and this will be our first year using the caravan in the Winter. The cost of running the heating off the gas bottles, will prove to be very expensive. As the hook up to the electric on most sites is included in your site fees, this would prove a much more economical way if we were were to convert the heater. The heater is the standard truma caravan heater, that is standard is most caravans.

Many thanks for all your help.

sam

 

[Philspadders]

most fitted space heaters run off both 240 and gas. are you sure this is only on gas?

 

[Murdan]

Yes you can buy the truma heating element and thermostat for the heater but it's quite expensive around

 

[metz]

Hi Sam, Yes you should be able to fit a Truma ultraheat to your room heater, the problem you may find though is on some foriegn vans there is not enough room at the back of the installation box for the ultraheat's control box due to the position of the blown air ducting, so check first, I've had a couple this year where it has been impossible to fit because of the location of thse pipes. Probably why it's not been fitted in the first place.

 

[Sproket]

Sam

When we bought our Hymer it only has gas heating so i bought one of these Truma Ultraheat additional Electric Heater & arranged to have it fitted when the van was serviced..

The other way to look at it is:

It cost me about