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MandMkuzie's avatar
MandMkuzie
Explorer
Oct 18, 2016

Heater Advice please

Well the remodel of our travel supreme is coming along. We fixed the electrical grounding issue, thank you for all the advice on that.

Water closet remodeled, bunkhouse remodeled to accommodate residential size twin beds, still installing led lighting throughout
I am in the middle of replacing the ductwork for the furnace, but after doing more research am not that interested in using the furnace unless necessary.

I am considering purchasing an infrared fireplace, but would also like to add an effivient gas heater in case of a power outage. I was thinking of possibly a wall unit.

Any suggestions?
  • blofgren's avatar
    blofgren
    Explorer
    Oct 19, 2016
    RustyJC wrote:
    pianotuna wrote:
    Many "basements" don't have outlets. They rely on heat losses through the rather inefficient OEM duct work to prevent freezing.


    Perhaps so. Our last 2 Mobile Suites (2004 36RE3 and 2014.5 38RSSA) both have had furnace outlets in the plumbing bay.

    Rusty


    Agreed. Our Corsair has a furnace outlet into the docking bay, another into the insulated tank enclosure, as well as one into the front belly storage compartment along with insulated compartment doors. It also has 2 dual stage furnaces.
  • MandMkuzie's avatar
    MandMkuzie
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2016
    I'm going to go ahead and run ductwork to the belly to heat it up, along with insulating the lines themselves. Still planning on an infrared fireplace for aesthetics as well as heat
  • RustyJC's avatar
    RustyJC
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2016
    pianotuna wrote:
    Many "basements" don't have outlets. They rely on heat losses through the rather inefficient OEM duct work to prevent freezing.


    Perhaps so. Our last 2 Mobile Suites (2004 36RE3 and 2014.5 38RSSA) both have had furnace outlets in the plumbing bay.

    Rusty
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Oct 18, 2016
    Hi,

    Wrapping won't help in sub freezing temperatures. Run a thermostatically controlled heat tape.

    Many "basements" don't have outlets. They rely on heat losses through the rather inefficient OEM duct work to prevent freezing.

    I've added thermostatically controlled heaters for the waste tank area and for the pass through storage.
  • MandMkuzie's avatar
    MandMkuzie
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2016
    Rusty, there was no outlet down there. The entire belly was insulated, which I am replacing with r-30. I am also wrapping all the water lines, which was not originally done.
  • RustyJC's avatar
    RustyJC
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2016
    In replacing the ductwork, did you notice an outlet in the basement? That's there to heat the plumbing bay and piping in the basement to prevent freezing. If you're going to find yourself in temperatures below 32 degF, how do you plan to keep the basement above freezing?

    We have an electric fireplace in our rig as well as the CheapHeat system that allows the furnace to heat using either propane or electricity.

    Rusty

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