Does anyone run a wall mount electric heater? What about the ones that look like a glade plug in?We've got an 18' travel trailer we'd like to keep warm in the spring/fall. The Gas furnace is just too powerful in my opinion. Its either 75/80 degrees inside or off. The campers too small for the gas furnace. It warms it up nice and quick when we want it warm. At 2am we wake up in a sauna.The last couple seasons ive been using a cheap duraflame heater i picked up for $20 or so at TSC. It works well but its always in the way. Something on the wall would be great as an 18' camper has its own storage issues.Just curious if anyone else has this problem. Input is appreciated.

ZINGERLITE wrote: What about the ones that look like a glade plug in?Those little direct plug in heaters are very low wattage and probably wouldn't keep the RV warm enough.Analog RV Thermostats aren't very good at regulating temperature. If that's what you have for your furnace, consider switching to a digital model.I show how I did it in this videoA few months later I upgraded to a Bluetooth model

deltabravo wrote:ZINGERLITE wrote: What about the ones that look like a glade plug in?Those little direct plug in heaters are very low wattage and probably wouldn't keep the RV warm enough.Analog RV Thermostats aren't very good at regulating temperature. If that's what you have for your furnace, consider switching to a digital model.I show how I did it in this videoA few months later I upgraded to a Bluetooth modelAgree 100% on a digital T-stat, much better temperature control. Something to consider depending on the layout of your trailer, is a toe kick electric heater in a 600 to 1,500 watt size.Toe kick heater

Depending on your furnace and A/C models, there are much lower cost options than the Coleman thermostats. My Honeywell 7-day programmable digital stats were less than $25 each at Home Depot.

One of the small Pelonis ceramic disk cube heaters works well. Safer than an exposed flame heat source and no CO. Mine is maybe 8"x8"x8" and I never find it to be in the way. It's easily moved to whatever area you are in. We also have a Vornado heater that heats very well too. They come in a couple sizes. I find we use the Vornado more than anything else when I don't want to turn on the furnace.

Lots of good info already. It sounds like i should ditch the analog thermostat for a digital one and try again.

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Dutch_12078
Explorer III
Jan 14, 2021
Depending on your furnace and A/C models, there are much lower cost options than the Coleman thermostats. My Honeywell 7-day programmable digital stats were less than $25 each at Home Depot.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jan 14, 2021
deltabravo wrote:
ZINGERLITE wrote:
What about the ones that look like a glade plug in?

Those little direct plug in heaters are very low wattage and probably wouldn't keep the RV warm enough.

Analog RV Thermostats aren't very good at regulating temperature. If that's what you have for your furnace, consider switching to a digital model.

I show how I did it in this video

A few months later I upgraded to a Bluetooth model

Agree 100% on a digital T-stat, much better temperature control.

Something to consider depending on the layout of your trailer, is a toe kick electric heater in a 600 to 1,500 watt size.

Toe kick heater
deltabravo
Nomad
Jan 14, 2021
ZINGERLITE wrote:
What about the ones that look like a glade plug in?

Those little direct plug in heaters are very low wattage and probably wouldn't keep the RV warm enough.

Analog RV Thermostats aren't very good at regulating temperature. If that's what you have for your furnace, consider switching to a digital model.

I show how I did it in this video

A few months later I upgraded to a Bluetooth model

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