Basement heat

[Roger Bowton]

Our 06 Monterey with Hydro Hot Does not seem to heat the basement unless the heat is turned on in the living area. Is this normal?

[JimDyer]

You  shouldn,t need to have the thermostat turned up to  get basement heat, as there is a basement heat thermostat, but, yes, the system needs to be turned on. Otherwise, when the basement thermostat calls for heat, there won't be any there.

[LEAH DRAPER]

Another question related to basement heat.....

There are two thermostats (or 3) in this system right?  (Living room, bedroom, and basement)

Is the basement thermostat setting independent from the house settings?  What is the basement thermostat set at?  Anyone know?

[Robert Mathis]

We had our first really cold night last night (33 degrees). I had the heat on in the coach at 45, and the electric hot water on in the Aqua hot. I put a remote thermometer in the bay with the fuel tank and Aquahot and the temp was 54 in that bay. I guess the aquahot keeps that bay pretty warm. The coach is stored in a barn with one end open to the elements.

[Roger Bowton]

Anyone know where the bay thermostat is located and is it adjustable?

[Gerald Farris]

The basement thermostat on my coach is above the holding tanks and it is not adjustable. However it can be replaced with an adjustable unit if desired.

Gerald

[Ken Buck]

On my 07 Contessa the basement thermostat is a button type, on/off, non adjustable. It is wire tied in the plumbing bay to one of the pex hoses and just hangs. The bays do stay very warm so I'm guessing it comes on somewhere around 50 degrees. It looks similar to this. http://www.senasys.com/shop/products-page/2511-34-heavy-duty/

Ken

[Joel Ashley]

The thermosensor/thermostat for our basement is in the waste tank bay in front of the passenger side rear wheels, along with several Aladdin modules, solar panel circuitry, water pump enclosure, etc.  The bay sector is not adjustable like the other zones, so no thermostat as in the living areas.  I believe it kicks on the bay heat (you can see the exchanger in the bay) when ambient temps get into the 40's F;  the exact number I don't recall offhand, but I read it in one of my manuals a few years back.  As long as the hydronics is on, and doesn't fault somewhere along the line, the bays are protected from freezing.  The temp. in the bay with the AquaHot unit itself will obviously get warm just because of the burner there.

If it seems the waste tank bay isn't heated, it's just because it's set in the 40's and not the 70's like you set the living area at;  whether the bay exchanger is on or not shouldn't be tied to your living area thermostat.

Joel

[Jeremy Parrett]

Hi Joel,
  thanks for the explanation.   I have another heat exchanger to find eh?   We have finally unravelled the mystery.   Jeremy

[Orman Claxton]

Jeremy
Look in the bay just ahead of passenger side rear tire, it will be a snap type thermostat on/off.
Feel free to call me anytime.
Orman Claxton

[Keith Moffett Co-Admin]

The only "basement heat" I have found in ours is a fan with speed setting and a refer. style cut out (copper bulb)switch.  All of this is located behind the water manifold in the plumbing bay.  The entire pannel must be removed to gain access.
Note: ours has the Hurricane syst.
Keith M.

[Jeff Watt]

Is there an upper temperature adjustment for the basement? Reason I am askiing is it seems to get pretty warm down there. For instance, yesterday it was about 64 outside, but the basement was reading 82. This morning the outside temp is 56 and the basement is 72.

The aquahot was on electric for these readings. I have just switched to diesel to get some extra heat as the electric can't seem to keep up with 50+/- outside temps.

Jeff

in not so sunny Aransas Pass, TX.

ps. On the Aquahot site they have a service rep in Mission, TX - Jack's RV Mobile Service - anyone ever used this service?

[Gerald Farris]

Jeff,
The basement thermostat is a nonadjustable "button" type thermostat on most Beavers. The extra heat source in your basement is probably not from the AquaHot system, however it is most likely from the inverter. When the inverter is in the battery charge mode, it creates a fair amount of heat that it dissipates with it's own fans into the surrounding area (your basement).

Gerald

[Jeff Watt]

thanks Gerald,

as always, you are a wealth of information,

Jeff