Hi,
We recently bought a 2005 Itasca Horizon 40ad, and I have not been able to figure out if it was a heated basement. The operators manual does not mention this. I was wondering if anyone can help me figure this out.
Hi Darryl, we too purchased a 2005 Horizon (40kd) this winter and have also had a number of questions about our new coach. Although I love RV.net, I've had more luck with Horizon specific issues on the following website.
http://www.irv2.com/forums/f101/
This site is Winnebago/Itasca specific and all the questions and issues come from owners of a model from Winnebago Industries. I do remember this questions from someone on that site and I believe the answer was yes, they're heated, but that's just from memory.
Bob
Darryl, yes, you have a heat pump so if it gets below freezing you'll have to turn it on to gas heat. Mine stops heating on electric when it gets to 34*. The electric and gas heat both send heat to your lower compartments.
dvleemin,
Well Sir, I had the same question some time ago. After browsing through the Horizon brochure, I did find, under "Systems", it does say,
"Tank, Holding, heated compartment".
Now, doest that mean the entire area or, just the immediate area around the Holding tanks??? And, this is in the brochure for our 2004 Horizon. I'm assuming it says the same thing in the brochure for the '05 models.
Scott
Scott and Karla SDFD RETIRED
2004 Itasca Horizon, 36GD Slate Blue 330 CAT
2011 White Honda CRV EX-L,4WD w/NAV Toad 2008 Caliente Red LVL II GL 1800 Goldwing KI60ND
dvleemin wrote: Hi,
We recently bought a 2005 Itasca Horizon 40ad, and I have not been able to figure out if it was a heated basement. The operators manual does not mention this. I was wondering if anyone can help me figure this out.
Thanks,
Darryl
Except for compartments which are in a slideout (and maybe the left front compartment) your basement compartments should be heated as long as the gas furnace is running.
Like for mine, the answer is 'sorta.' Depends on your expectation/definition of "heated."
When running the propane furnace (not the electric heat pump) the heat is forced through the floor vents. The heat from the duct plus some strategic cutouts (like probably under your bathroom sink) will allow warm air to heat the bays a bit. When you run the electric heat pump the air comes through the ceiling vents and doesn't hit the bays.
Think warming them on those nights where it gets near freezing. Don't expect them to stay toasty, nor will they keep you from freezing up at sub-zero temps.
The three tanks on mine are in an enclosed compartment with an opening into the service bay. As mentioned above there are round cutouts in the heat ducts into the enclosed compartment. There is an air return grill that lets air from the compartment back into the coach. The basement compartments are not heated.
A Winnebago service technician told me the tanks will not freeze down to 20 degrees if the furnace is set at 70 degrees. i have verified that on several occasions.
Clay (WA5NMR), Lee (Wife), Katie (cat).
Full Timing in a 2004 Winnebago Sightseer 35N, Workhorse chassis, Honda Accord toad
Hmmm, the heat coming from my heat pump in my 05 Itasca Meridian comes out the ceiling vents. Heat from gas furnace comes out floor vents. I don't see how heat pump heat would be able to heat compartments.
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