Ceramic heaters vs. ... what?
I'm seeing a lot of references to the use of ceramic heaters, as opposed to furnaces. I understand that when you're hooked up, you may as well use the electricity you've already paid for, rather than...
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jaycocreek wrote:
Mike
Coleman air conditioners w/strip in 35ft Jayco fifth wheel and 34ft Terry didn't work well at all. 1 in a Lance pickup camper with a 13.5 Coleman also didn't work well and that big Ole air conditioner in a 8 ft pickup camper would about blow you out the door.
Maybe they have improved but the ones I had in Idaho weather sucked.
They are effectively a 1600 watt heater so they aren't going to do miracles but will take the chill off when in the 50's. They do supplement the furnace nicely so that less propane is used.
I used a heat strip in a dometic AC with a 2406 Starcraft pop up which is a 12' box with a 66" X 80" front bunkend and a 60" X 80" rear bunkend for a total floor dimention of 7' X 22.5' (top is longer as it widens out at the top of the bunkends) for 157.5 square ft. I also used one in a Coleman Mach 3 AC with a Jay Flight 19BH travel trailer which could had been a floor dimention of 19' (22.5' total length minus ~3.5' tongue) X 8' for 152 square ft.
It's only equivalent to one ceramic heater but the AC fan helps spread the heat through out the camper.
