electric space heater
an recommendations for a electric heater to keep AF 990 warm at 0 degrees?
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Most of the electric space heaters are 5000BTU or 1500Watt units. BTUs are BTUs on how much heat they put off.
We use the OIL-FILLED radiator looking type heaters mainly for their inherent safety features with no visible flames or red hot cores, no noise, and if you never turn them up to full run are very safe to leave on unattended.
I use this style in our bigger trailer
In my OFF-ROAD POPUP where we have less floorspace I use this version.
I can only go so long listening to the loud blower motor noise with the built-in furnace.
ALso we always plug-in our portable electric heaters to the camp ground pedestal 20AMP service using a drop cord. Better to use their electric verses my propane to run the furnace. I never shut down the furnace but set it to low setting as the built-in furnace does provide heat thru the underbelly area to keep the tanks warmed up some when it gets really cold.
We also have one of these THERMO CUBES that plugs into a 120VAC receptacle and you can plug a 100WATT lamp or even one of those portable heaters into it. This model turns on when the temps get down to 35 Degrees and then turn off when it gets to 45 degrees. This is great for heating up the storage area with a 100watt light bulb..
Roy Ken
We use the OIL-FILLED radiator looking type heaters mainly for their inherent safety features with no visible flames or red hot cores, no noise, and if you never turn them up to full run are very safe to leave on unattended.
I use this style in our bigger trailer
In my OFF-ROAD POPUP where we have less floorspace I use this version.
I can only go so long listening to the loud blower motor noise with the built-in furnace.
ALso we always plug-in our portable electric heaters to the camp ground pedestal 20AMP service using a drop cord. Better to use their electric verses my propane to run the furnace. I never shut down the furnace but set it to low setting as the built-in furnace does provide heat thru the underbelly area to keep the tanks warmed up some when it gets really cold.
We also have one of these THERMO CUBES that plugs into a 120VAC receptacle and you can plug a 100WATT lamp or even one of those portable heaters into it. This model turns on when the temps get down to 35 Degrees and then turn off when it gets to 45 degrees. This is great for heating up the storage area with a 100watt light bulb..
Roy Ken
