Keeping dump valves from freezing
We have a 2016 Evo by Forest River T2050 travel trailer with the "Arctic Package." That package includes an insulated and enclosed underbelly, increased insulation all the way around, and tank heater ...
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pianotuna wrote:
If you listen to his video you will find he is using heat tape that is 3 watts per foot and 3 feet long. That works out to 9 watts or 30 btu's. I don't think that is enough. For comparison, a regular candle does about 80 watts or 278 btu's.
Thus far I have had this setup out in the low twenties. The dog's water bowl froze solid, but my dump valves were fine, at least at those temperatures. I don't plan on being out much below 10 degrees Fahrenheit with this trailer.
