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I've a 7870 also and reckon this model is as well prepared for low temperatures as any (and much better than most).
A common practice in winter seems to be to place a bucket under the grey water outlet and leave the drain tap open. The bucket canbe emptied as required.
The current Bessacar 400 series does not have a double floor, all of the tanks are under the floor. The fresh water tank can be heated. There was a factory option at the time of order, but of course if you bought from dealer stock or did not order the tank heaters then they will not be there.
The fresh water tank is insulated, but the blue pipe from the tank to the inside of the van will need lagging. Tank heaters can be fitted after market, and the identical units are sold by CAK tanks. The Sargent power supply unit is also prewired for the tank heaters.
As has been said before, the Bessacar E400 range is certified to Category 3 insulation standard, which is the highest grade. Other manufacturers may have better insulation standards, but they would not be able to make any certified claims. Whilst it is not a cheap purchase, the Bessacar E400 series is still classed as being at the budget end of the market. Others vehicles may perform better in extreme cold, but their cost is prohibitive to many.
For not a lot of money it is possible to improve the insulation that you have.
Whilst it is not the best, I am sure that you will find many owners thoroughly enjoying their skiing holidays nice and warm in motorhomes with insulation far below the standards of yours.
Gerry
we have had hols in -15 in our firenze class 2 insulated and had no probs just need to think ahead. leave heating on low when not in van
open the locker door where the fresh water tank is stored if you can
leave the waste drain open and catch in a bucket and take a hammer to hit said bucket to remove the ice cube that forms over night and do not leave your beer or wine under the van to cool down and then forget it. go enjoy
ps anti freeze in the wc cassette is worth thinking about.
[align=justify]Hi, very informative response from"geraldandannie" on winterisation classifications however can anyone tell me if a Dethleffs Esprit I 7870 is a cat 3 winterised van as standard? It's a double floored vehicle. The dealer says it is cat 3 but also says it does not have any tank heaters! is it possible to be cat 3 winterised without tank heaters?
thanks in advance for any info, Jimmy
We don't have heated tanks and we have been down to -12 and never froze up yet. Our tanks are inside the double floor.
We have been on sites this year and last year and everyone around us has been frozen up but we have been ok
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