Brand New to owning a travel trailer HELP!!
So I just bought a 1997 wilderness. I can't find my furnace. Finally found the fuse box watching a youtube video. I am totally lost. Got the owners manuel emailed to me by Fleetwood, but no schematics...
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At a minimum: Skirt the trailer with as much insulative material you can find or afford. Straw bales work well because they are 2' in width, offering good insulation. Foam board also works, especially with heat lamps underneath the trailer. Seal it all real well so you have a captive air space underneath.
Heating appliances can vary but electric baseboard heaters offer good heat production and can be mounted out of the way. You will probably need to establish a separate circuit for just heaters. Pipe heaters/tape and tank heaters will be needed.
I'd suggest to use foam board on all the windows and sacrifice light for insulation. If you have LED's in all the light fixtures, indoor lighting is cheap. You will soon find how to remove condensation and where to seal openings to combat heat transfer.
This whole regimen is not for the faint of heart parked in a Winter climate. A good suggestion is to move South for the Winter and not engage the battle of trying to stay warm, having operating plumbing.
Good luck!
Heating appliances can vary but electric baseboard heaters offer good heat production and can be mounted out of the way. You will probably need to establish a separate circuit for just heaters. Pipe heaters/tape and tank heaters will be needed.
I'd suggest to use foam board on all the windows and sacrifice light for insulation. If you have LED's in all the light fixtures, indoor lighting is cheap. You will soon find how to remove condensation and where to seal openings to combat heat transfer.
This whole regimen is not for the faint of heart parked in a Winter climate. A good suggestion is to move South for the Winter and not engage the battle of trying to stay warm, having operating plumbing.
Good luck!
