[ausev] heater/defrost

[Mark Farver]

Typically, the heater core is replaced by one or more ceramic heating 
elements like those found in small 120V AC powered cube heaters.  The 
elements work just as well on DC as AC, and provide instant heat.  In 
some situation people will keep the existing water system, and use a 
water heater element to warm the coolant.  This is more complicated, and 
takes much longer to start outputting heat.

Here is one EV supplier selling the heaters, 
http://www.canev.com/KitsComp/Components/Heater.html

but salvaging them from cheap cube heaters ($25 at end of season sales) 
works nearly as well.

Mark Farver


ross B wrote:
> I'm new to the list and have been wondering about all the systems involved
> in the transformation process... how have others compensated for the loss
> of the traditional hot water heating system? Are there "safe" electric heating
> coils that will fit within existing heating/cooling systems? Easier to keep
> the system as is and heat the water/coolant electrically?
>
> Thanks,
> Curious Ross
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