Is this water cooled? Does it need to be hooked up to the radiator? I am looking for a 12v heater for my 10x12 shed
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No it's not water cooled. And no it doesn't get hooked up to a radiator. And depending on your climate and how well insulated your shed is. I don't think this by its self could heat your shed. That's a rather large space to heat. And this heater is rather small. One wouldn't be enough to heat a space of that size. 6 of the larger 24v ones could I'd think. But you would need one massive battery bank to do this with. I have a 12v model. And I use it in my truck cab so I don't have to run my engine as much. On high the heater pulls 50amp an hour. Without a charge going to the batters I thave. I only get about 2 hours of use on a 330 amp hour battery bank. The closer the volts gets to high 11's the less heat is made with the unit. I hope this helps.
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This unit has nothing to do with water. It needs 50 amps at 12 volts to operate. Just not feasible to use in a shed. If you have 120 or 220 electric to your shed, go with an electric or gas (propane or natural gas) space heater. I had a friend who made a small solar collector to heat water and used a cast iron radiator unit from an old house to heat this sized building (10x12, insulated). On sunny winter days he had to shut it down to control the temp inside. No pump, just natural circulation of heated and cooled water. (Science....OOOOH)
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The actual cooling unit is 12V, but the controller board is 110V, so it uses a plug. Although it doesn't cool well. And after a number of repairs and modifications to try to get this thing to work without leaking, I eventually threw this thing in the garbage.
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It's is made for a 12v system. It does not take electricity as it's only a pressurized tank that is made to eliminate an RVs water pump from turning on and off from less than full water flow situations.
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Yes. I installed a 12v 50w reflector several months ago and so far so good. I guess they are worried about heat on plastic parts.
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It is free standing and requires 6" clear space behind it so motor won't overheat. Mine never has cooled adequately except in winter time. If you purchase, keep boxes around since they claim any returns have to be in original packing .... And you must also pay shipping on return.
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The heat of the motor did not appear to be an issue as it is cooled down by the water passing through in my experience despite the plastic head. If you will continuously run it, the wear in the motor is more of an issue. The motor is relatively well built, so I think it should last, it is pretty cheap for what it does anyway. The motor I received runs up to 9V though, not 12V. It gets stuck at 12V, fyi...
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You could use this for any cooling/heating functions - this is a passive dual relay controller - that is to say that while the unit itself runs off 12 v dc - it will power whatever voltage you want up to the rated amps of course - you have to supply the power source independent of the 12 v dc to drive the unit - also it is dual function - you set a temp and it will take care of both cooling and heating - it will close a relay turning on cooling or it will close a relay turning on heating depending on the preset temp and operating range you set.
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this is a 12 volt heater you can use in your car , truck, or anything that runs on a 12 volt system. The cord is stored on the side which doesn,t show in the picture
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There is no active cooling. I have mine mineing about 3 feet from me also. I did mount it vertically after reading other reviews, logo facing out. It's runs a touch warm but seems fine! Zero down time.
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Standard outlet is OK but I would not expose to the weather. Using it in a covered shed would be OK but not sure about rain. Also be sure to get the fan and exhaust hose. The heat generated will blow bulbs which are expensive without the exhaust fan cooling them down.
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Larry, I haven't used mine yet, but yes, you would need a 12v power source where you operate. I have no intention on finding a creek to operate mine. I am collecting some great dirt in plastic buckets, and then I transport them to wherever is easiest for me to run my Sluice. I carry a 100+ gallon water tank in my pickup, so I can pull my gold from wherever I like. Will work fine at home also. Buckets of good dirt is the key! The Sluice looks great. It has rotten instructions and I can't find any online. Normally all I need is a final picture of the item to help assemble, yet they don't even include that. Amazon has the only pic. I could find. Good luck! Larry, I haven't used mine yet, but yes, you would need a 12v power source where you operate. I have no intention on finding a creek to operate mine. I am collecting some great dirt in plastic buckets, and then I transport them to wherever is easiest for me to run my Sluice. I carry a 100+ gallon water tank in my pickup, so I can pull my gold from wherever I like. Will work fine at home also. Buckets of good dirt is the key! The Sluice looks great. It has rotten instructions and I can't find any online. Normally all I need is a final picture of the item to help assemble, yet they don't even... » Read More Larry, I haven't used mine yet, but yes, you would need a 12v power source where you operate. I have no intention on finding a creek to operate mine. I am collecting some great dirt in plastic buckets, and then I transport them to wherever is easiest for me to run my Sluice. I carry a 100+ gallon water tank in my pickup, so I can pull my gold from wherever I like. Will work fine at home also. Buckets of good dirt is the key! The Sluice looks great. It has rotten instructions and I can't find any online. Normally all I need is a final picture of the item to help assemble, yet they don't even include that. Amazon has the only pic. I could find. Good luck! « Show Less
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to some point, how cold does it get out side? I had it in a room 12x24 and it ran all the time and never got above 0 c, it was -20 outside
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do you mean fresh water as in the lake water? if so it wont work. you need a closed cooling system so that the water/coolant can circulate, like a car. most boats cool with lake water, it pumps it from the lake, thru the engine and dumps it back into the lake. this heater wouldn't do any good
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I bought this water heater for my sons hunting cabin...he said it was fabulous. ..I know he had to buy plumbing parts..but also he haf to do fancy electrical. ...becsuse the cabin runs on a generator. ...I will ask him when I see him...but he gives it a 10...hope it helps
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Cold and hot. Two 30 Amp circuits are best (steam generator and pump). Use GCFI.There is an installation video on their website.
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the thermostat is going to respond to the temp in the entire area. You would have to block off an area to heat only that, or use an inexpensive space heater which you switch on and off. I bought mine to keep my well house/storage shed just above freezing. It is working well for that.
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Only thing I used was some thread sealer to attach the fitting to the heater.Very easy to set up and works REAL nice.I use it in a 10x12 ice shanty and theres 5 heat settings.You could wear shorts it gets so hot.Hope this helps and good luck.