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What is the purpose of having BOTH a bunk heater and an APU?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by BeHereNow97, Aug 30, 2021.

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  1. Sep 2, 2021 #21
    flood

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    Well someone been drinking the apu dealer cool aid.....

    Because your not even close on your numbers
     
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  3. Sep 2, 2021 #22
    skallagrime

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    Close but Not quite

    Apu houses an alternator and ac compressor, it is cooled with a loop of truck coolant

    Bunk heater is usually a tiny diesel fired electrically dependent heater.

    So the bunk heat power source is batteries, charged either by truck or apu

    That is the tri pack setup
     
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  4. Sep 2, 2021 #23
    BeHereNow97

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    I think I got it you explained it well.

    So the APU is intertwined through the AC via alternator, ac compressor, a loop of truck coolant and a power source for the AC.

    The APU is not very intertwined with the bunk heater as it only acts as a power source for the bunk heater (which can also be charged by running the truck to keep the batteries from dying).

    Do I have it right now?
     
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  5. Sep 2, 2021 #24
    skallagrime

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    I dont know that you should go installing them now, but close enough
     
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