Propex Heater Caravan & Motor home heaters UK

Welcome to Jacksons Leisure Ltd range of Propex blown air heating and hot water heaters.

The Propex HS2000 heater and the Propex HS2800 heater are automatic, thermostatically controlled blown air heating systems fuelled by propane or butane gas. The Propex Heatsource range is designed for a variety of automotive and marine applications as a source of heat totally independent of the engine.

Propex Heaters

Owners of a caravan, motorhome,  horsebox, yacht or motor cruiser , in fact any type of leisure vehicle, can enjoy the benefits that Propex blown air heating or Propex hot water heaters can bring.

Having good quality water heating and blown air heating means you can also extend your season, with many of Propex customers not only being able to use their leisure vehicles throughout the winter but also enabling them to roam further and discover new delights, gone are the days of having to put your holidays on hold because of the weather. With your caravan, motorhome or boat being such a big investment why not ensure you get the most from it by using a Propex heater or water heater.

For over 20 years the Propex name has been associated with quality air heating and water heating products. From the early days of heaters designed for the leisure market and with the new Propex Heat source range, Jacksons can now supply some of the most advanced gas heaters available today for a variety of applications from motor-homes and caravans to marine craft and horseboxes . Based in the Wirral we supply products across the UK by mail order or customers can collect from our warehouse.

Propex heaters run on clean burning Propane gas or Butane gas so are entirely independent from the engine fuel supply, Propex heaters produce less pollutants and are cheaper to run than diesel heaters.

All Propex heat source blown air heaters conform to the latest European Standards for gas fired heaters where focus is very much on safety. All Propex Blown air heaters and water heaters incorporate leading edge electronics that are constantly monitoring all operations of the water or air heaters to ensure maximum efficiency.

Thank you for visiting our website, we hope you find it informative. If you cannot find the information you are looking for on air heaters or water heaters for your caravan, motorhome, sailing yacht or boat then please feel free to contact us by using the contact us form on this site or calling 0151 334 0222.

History Of Propex

In the beginning came the X1 heater (circa 1985), a 1.6kw heater commissioned by the GPO and fitted into the engineers vans, these heaters were supplied with a one hour timer, once the engineer had had his hour of heat he had to get a move on or suffer the cold as the heater would not reactivate for another hour. (A directive from the GPO not ours) In total about 12000 X1 heaters were manufactured, with production being based in Lincoln.

The success of this heater led to calls from the motor-home fraternity for an efficient reliable heater gas for them and so the COMPACT 1600 was borne, this was the same as the X1 heater but being squeezed into a smaller box with the controller being mounted externally. Production of the COMPACT lasted until 1999 and moved from Lincoln to Verwood and finally to Southampton as the business grew and new manufacturing facilities were required.

The introduction of the CE requirements put an end to the Compact heater and cleared the way for the Heatsource range of heaters, the initial models were the HS1600 and the Propex HS2800 Heater with far greater monitoring, lower electrical current consumption and gas efficiency than had previously been seen whilstfully meeting the new European requirements of EN624.

Since then the HS1600 developed into the HS1800 and is now at the Propex HS2000 Heater with further advances being made in motor control and airflow sensing increasing reliability and reducing current consumption even further.

In 2002 Propex struck a deal with Belling and took over the rights to the Propex Malaga 4 water heater & Propex Malaga 4E water heater with, production moving to Southampton.

In September 2008 Propex Heating and Leisure agreed a strategic partnership with Munster Simms Engineering in Northern Ireland. Munster Simms world class LEAN manufacturing facilities based in Bangor, Northern Ireland ensures Propex is well positioned to continue its growth and benefit from the vast Research and Development facilities available there, this partnership has already seen the release into the market of the highly acclaimed combined gas and main electric heater, the Propex HS2000E Heater, with plenty of new ground breaking developments waiting in the pipe line.