Making an rv furnace quieter
Every rv furnace we have ever had was noisy. Has anyone done something to quiet there furnace. I have considered trying to wrap the blower area in insulation. Anyone had any luck?
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ksbowman wrote:
Every rv furnace we have ever had was noisy. Has anyone done something to quiet there furnace.
My solution: Olympian Catalytic Heater, permanently mounted on the wall. Drilled one little hole in the floor and tapped copper tubing into black iron pipe underneath. The only part (other than 1/4" tubing) was a brass Tee to install onto black pipe where similar copper tubing was branching off to water heater.
Furnace is now "dead" quiet. Very easy on propane and zero 12V draw. Perfect for offgrid on solar.
A tip to those considering Olympian: if your temps are above freezing - SoCal, South AZ or wintering in Mexico - get the smallest 3,000 BTU model. I got 5,000 BTU for 26 ft trailer, this was too much, even on Low it raises temperature quickly, and there is no thermostat - only High-Med-Low.
Somebody mentioned Buddy heaters - I recall they are not catalytic, though I might be wrong.
If you are on hookups, you might consider electric heater. Fanned electric heaters can be annoying due to noise and feeling of "draft", but there are also fan-less heaters: 1500W Baseboard heater with thermostat. Amazon have some too. They are ~2ft long.
