Heater?

Merrykalia wrote:
We were GIVEN one of those AMISH type heaters (brown box with quartz heater inside that doesn't get warm on the outside). We use that in our 5'er and it keeps it really warm without the dreaded condensation that you get with lots of other heaters.

How come its called AMISH when they don't use electricity?:h

poppin_fresh wrote:
We use a Honeywell Cool Touch Oscillating heater in our little hybrid. The last weekend we camped, it got down to the low 40's and even with a canvas bunk end we stayed completely toasty warm inside. That heater is especially nice since it can oscillate and blow warm air across almost 180 degrees.

In a larger trailer you might need more than one, but at long as they are on different circuits they should run just fine on 30A service.

I use one of these, too. I don't have any electrical draw problems using 50 amp service and residential receptacles, all of them GFCI protected. Once my 22' TT is heated to comfortability, I set the thermostat down to a lower setting, drawing about 700W from the service. My TT is super-insulated and I live in MN, for reference.

We use a Honeywell Cool Touch Oscillating heater in our little hybrid. The last weekend we camped, it got down to the low 40's and even with a canvas bunk end we stayed completely toasty warm inside. That heater is especially nice since it can oscillate and blow warm air across almost 180 degrees.

In a larger trailer you might need more than one, but at long as they are on different circuits they should run just fine on 30A service.

gotsmart wrote:

The heater does not have a GFI plug.

:h
What space heater does?

bhh wrote:
I resumed my search this fall and found what I think meets all my requirements:
....

Crane convection heater

This has two switches, each for a 750W coil, you can turn or either or both. You can turn the fan on (for quick heat up) or off (for overnight quiet). Also has a timer and thermostat. It's the size of an attache case, so it fits neatly in the storage area and the heater elements are protected as they're not exposed. Available in white, red, or black exterior

It's available at Amazon, Lowe's, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl's, Sears, Walmart, Walgreens and a number of other places if you want one too.

:) Happy

The heater does not have a GFI plug. If you're not going to plug it into a GFI outlet I recommend getting one of these. I found it for much less $$ at walmart.


You wrote:

bhh wrote:
19' travel trailer, non-hybrid, no slide outs.

I have a few smaller heaters, ceramic box, parabolic reflector, and forced air. Concerns are
* something falling on it during the night and either overheating or shutting down <=== then a heater that also has an anti-tipping switch that shuts it off should it fall over would be recommended.
....

I resumed my search this fall and found what I think meets all my requirements:
- small and lightweight
- low and high levels of power, up to 1500 watts (~12 A)
- no fan noise
- not radiant dish heater that makes hot spots
- not too expensive
- decent reviews

Crane convection heater

This has two switches, each for a 750W coil, you can turn or either or both. You can turn the fan on (for quick heat up) or off (for overnight quiet). Also has a timer and thermostat. It's the size of an attache case, so it fits neatly in the storage area and the heater elements are protected as they're not exposed. Available in white, red, or black exterior

It's available at Amazon, Lowe's, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl's, Sears, Walmart, Walgreens and a number of other places if you want one too.

:) Happy

We use these two items in our parked at home 5th wheel and OFF-ROAD POPUP camper for heat when the temp gets down. Both trailers are winterized using the BLOW OUT METHOD.

This is a THERMO CUBE that has three or four different temp models. We use the 35 DEGREE MODEL. Also have a 45 DEGREE MODEL as well... This comes on when the temp drops to 35 degrees inside the trailer. When it warms up in the day it turns off. You can use 100WATT lights bulbs or plug-in a heater into the 15AMP socket. Work great for us


This is the low profile oil filled heater we use set to a #3 setting with one heat zone selected. NO NOISE-NO OPEN FLAME-NO BURNT DUST SMELL... Very safe for us to use in an unoccupied situation.. Don't have to worry about setting a run-about mouse on fire or burn up a blowing curtain...


Both items available from AMAZON

Roy Ken

Thanks for all the thoughtful comments. Opened up my options.

smkettner wrote:

bhh wrote:
So, no one has ever tried or had one?

Wattage between heaters all do the same BTU output.
Same wattage = same heat.

I have run my heater on low (400w) and it does about nothing.

While I absolutely would not buy a 400 Watt heater, I have used the low (500 watt) setting on some of my heaters and it does a great job keeping things warm...

But I definately want to be able to switch it to "high" (1200 to 1500 watts)for when you are first warming up a cold space or for really cold weather.

Cheap Heat systems are the best option for electric heating.

I used to swear by Vornado heaters until they seemed to have moved their production to China. Chinese junk is Chinese junk, so I find a heater that blows warm (not hot) air and is cool to the touch on the case.

With two of these, I leave one at 750 watts (RV wiring is generally substandard, so I don't want to risk full wattage), and the other gets powered by a heavy duty extension cord routed through the mouse hole, so I can use its full 1450-1500 watt capacity safely.

When I boondock, I use the heaters to get the trailer heated, then come 8:30-9, I power them (and the generator) off and let the RV furnace do its job.