I am very interested in warm water for my van.  All of the good ideas I've read
about use the coolant as a heat source.  I was wondering if any of the shadetree
engineers had ever considered the heat from the refrigerator as a source for a
heat exchange to warm the water in the tank.  Since the refrigerator is going
all the time, it wouldn't require starting up the van in the morning to have hot
water.

Any feedback?

Jeanne
'87 Syncro Westy
Santa Rosa, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: Ty Graham <tyg@OZ.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 10:11 AM
Subject: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog

> Looks like a foot long device you drop in your water tank to raise the temp
> to 40 degrees Celsius, a Warmwasserheizer.  Looks like a pretty clean
> install.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this device?  Can anyone translate better
> than Babelfish?  Anyone want to tell me how many Optimas I'd need to drain
> in order to heat up a Westy water tank?
>
> Reimo catalog, page 231
>
> Warmwasserheizstab Campingstar
> Warmwasser in Kanister oder Tank thermostatisch geregelt.
> Max. 40 degree - keine Verbruhungsgefahr
> Einfach nachrustbar
>
> item 67036 12V/75 Watt  DM 108.90
>
> or ...
>
> Warm water heating staff Campingstar warm water in cans or tank
> thermalstatically regulated. Max. 40 degree - no verb resting danger simple
> nachrustbar
>
> Ty Graham
> '91 Syncro Westy
> '86 Syncro Doublecab