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Sunnysunny
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Jan 27, 2017

Heating - how much time does it take to heat fifth wheel?

On average how long does it take to get the interior of a fifth wheel trailer from 32f to 70f? Assuming a 2016 model with a 30,000 btu furnace. Any experience you've had and would like to share would ...
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mileshuff
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Jan 27, 2017
Ours is a lite, thin walled 5'er, 30' long with 2 slides. We never RV in subzero weather but have many times around 25ish. Heats up quick, maybe 15 minutes. Bedroom takes longer as the floor vent doesn't blow much air at all. Am told this is by design as the bedroom doesn't need much. Can't sleep if its very warm so it works for us.

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