Heat loss
I do not want to take over the other thread about preheating a camper so I thought that I would start this thread. I was wondering if anyone has ever done any tests to see how long the heat is mainta...
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the update. It sounds as if you have "tamed the tiger".
My latest cold weather mod is called "magic carpets". They are electrically heated (120 volts). I got three and they draw about 750 watts. The surface temperature hovers at about 33 to 37 C, and the floor under them gets to 47 C.
As a side benefit the unheated insulated basement gets warmed up too. The coldest spot on the floor now is about 10 C. Before I had the carpets, that spot was often below freezing, even with the living quarters at 22 C.
Thanks for the update. It sounds as if you have "tamed the tiger".
My latest cold weather mod is called "magic carpets". They are electrically heated (120 volts). I got three and they draw about 750 watts. The surface temperature hovers at about 33 to 37 C, and the floor under them gets to 47 C.
As a side benefit the unheated insulated basement gets warmed up too. The coldest spot on the floor now is about 10 C. Before I had the carpets, that spot was often below freezing, even with the living quarters at 22 C.
