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profdant139
Explorer II
Dec 06, 2017

Mini-catalytic heater for keeping tanks warm off-grid??

I really want to enclose my underbelly and do more cold weather camping. But unless I have a huge solar array (impossible on such a small trailer), I can't power the heat tapes to keep the tanks from...
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profdant139
Explorer II
Dec 18, 2017
I have some old incandescent bulbs, and they do give off more heat than the LEDs. But they also use more power. So that is why I am thinking of an LED plastered up against the vulnerable part of the outflow tube.

It's tough to simulate freezing conditions in order to test this idea -- it gets down to the high 50s at night where I live!

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