What kind of heater?
WARNING Newbie Question: We are not planning on using the old furnace in our old Class C RV, but rather use some kind of 110v portable heat. I was thinking a ceramic type heater but have been told th...
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stickdog wrote:Trails And Tails wrote:
We're not using the furnace for a couple of reasons. First it's 25yrs old and I don't trust it. Then there's the fact that I'll be paying for 110 so why not use it instead of my LP. I do understand that we'll have to allow for the 12amp draw. We're planning a mountain trip next spring/summer and I'm not sure how cold it will get, but I do know it WILL be cold at times. We are in the Midwest so we will do a little cold weather testing here, this fall. The furnace works if push comes to shove. Using it would probably mean me staying up "on watch", but it would keep the place warm.
The engine and drive train are 25 years old as well. Do you trust them?
Why not have the furnace inspected by a professional and if given the OK use it.
We use a couple 1500 watt ceramic heaters and they are fine when the temps are require a bit of heat but when it gets below 32 it's time for the furnace.
We had a 1986 King of the Road 5th wheel and tested and then used the furnace all the time. Personally I trust an electric heater far LESS than a gas furnace!!
The 120 Volt wiring in RV's are shaky at best, which is worst electrical fire or furnace fire, they make Co2 detectors.
We did a lot of winter camping and it ran a lot never an issue.
