What did you do to your Class C MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch in other forums, so I thought I'd start one here.
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Hi,
I prefer using two 1/2 size radiant oil filled heaters (484 watts) in the rear corners of the bedroom. I was concerned about them "cooking" the wall over time and also wanted the heat from them to stay inside rather than traveling through the thin walls of the rv.
I looked in vain for a metal reflector at various hardware places.
Finally I ended up at the dollar store. I bought some foil oven bottom liners and some 1/8 inch foam board. After cutting the foam to nest in the foil pan, it was glued into the pans with contact cement. There are four reflectors installed using thumb tacks in each corner. The foam does a tiny bit of insulating but was used to keep the pans from collapsing and touching the wall.
Now the heat from the rear side of the oil filled heater is reflected back into the RV, making them more energy efficient.
Before installing them, I did "torture test" them by placing one directly on top of a full size oil filled heater running "flat out".
Cost for materials was under $6.00 for the four heat reflectors.
I prefer using two 1/2 size radiant oil filled heaters (484 watts) in the rear corners of the bedroom. I was concerned about them "cooking" the wall over time and also wanted the heat from them to stay inside rather than traveling through the thin walls of the rv.
I looked in vain for a metal reflector at various hardware places.
Finally I ended up at the dollar store. I bought some foil oven bottom liners and some 1/8 inch foam board. After cutting the foam to nest in the foil pan, it was glued into the pans with contact cement. There are four reflectors installed using thumb tacks in each corner. The foam does a tiny bit of insulating but was used to keep the pans from collapsing and touching the wall.
Now the heat from the rear side of the oil filled heater is reflected back into the RV, making them more energy efficient.
Before installing them, I did "torture test" them by placing one directly on top of a full size oil filled heater running "flat out".
Cost for materials was under $6.00 for the four heat reflectors.
