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Sunnysunny
Explorer
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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time2roll
Nomad
Jan 27, 2017
Sunnysunny wrote:
Thanks djgarcia. My fifth wheel is taking much longer....more like minimum 5 hours! Just wanting to see what others experience is.
30 to 60 minutes would be my estimate. While I have camped well below freezing I have never cold soaked the trailer and timed the furnace.

Does your burner cycle as it is heating? Because it should not.
Mine used to take forever because the poorly installed ducting. I added two more ducts and we get so much more heat it is just amazing.

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