On the smaller diesel units it would be a welcomed option to offer a diesel/electric hot water/hydronic heating system, critical for 4 season and off grid usage as LP looses pressure quickly and runs out fast in cold temperatures with heavy furnace, hot water and stove usage. With LP generators further consumes the lp supply. Finding LP is also becoming more difficult and the cost of LP is skyrocketing. Thus the market is going to 12v refrigerators, induction cooking, diesel generators and diesel boilers for hot water and hydronic heat with max solar packages. Just some observations and thoughts to consider.
The issue is really size and cost. The Aquahot takes up an entire cargo bay...whereas a furnace takes up a small space inside. The Aquahot is also over 20X the cost. I have personally camped in the low teens, single digits with zero issues on an LP furnace. For certain applications, we agree the Aquahot is the way to go, but the vast majority of people don't camp in the winter, so it would be a wasted cost and storage space for most. We'll continue to test and provide options as we move forward.
On the smaller diesel units it would be a welcomed option to offer a diesel/electric hot water/hydronic heating system, critical for 4 season and off grid usage as LP looses pressure quickly and runs out fast in cold temperatures with heavy furnace, hot water and stove usage. With LP generators further consumes the lp supply.
Finding LP is also becoming more difficult and the cost of LP is skyrocketing.
Thus the market is going to 12v refrigerators, induction cooking, diesel generators and diesel boilers for hot water and hydronic heat with max solar packages.
Just some observations and thoughts to consider.
The issue is really size and cost. The Aquahot takes up an entire cargo bay...whereas a furnace takes up a small space inside. The Aquahot is also over 20X the cost.
I have personally camped in the low teens, single digits with zero issues on an LP furnace.
For certain applications, we agree the Aquahot is the way to go, but the vast majority of people don't camp in the winter, so it would be a wasted cost and storage space for most. We'll continue to test and provide options as we move forward.
I say don’t use the heat pump below 50f.
That is a good rule of thumb, but they can all work down to freezing. Then it would be a good idea to use furnace so the plumbing stays warm.