Heating a trailer while under tow
I may moving during the winter. It will be a 4 day drive with my trailer up here in Canada. I plan to put my house plants in the trailer. What is a safe way to heat the trailer above freezing for t...
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Check to make sure your tow vehicle is supplying 12v down the charge wire to the trailer. Preheat the trailer on shore power with the furnace running for 12 to 24 hours depending on the weather. Get it good and warm inside. Make sure the battery is charging from shore power like it should.
Load up and go, leave with full lpg bottles and leave the furnace running, plug in to some shore power during overnight stop overs if possible. 15 amp is lots to run the furnace.
The furnace uses fuel much faster during winter driving than summer vacation. Our truck camper will use close to 20lbs per 24 hours travelling in -10C to 0C conditions. It is 9ft with 16,000btu furnace. Depending on weather conditions the bottle that is supplying the furnace will have water vapour condensing on it or freezing on it. This can be an accurate "fuel guage" if liquid but I prefer the shake the bottle method in cold weather.
Safe travels.
Load up and go, leave with full lpg bottles and leave the furnace running, plug in to some shore power during overnight stop overs if possible. 15 amp is lots to run the furnace.
The furnace uses fuel much faster during winter driving than summer vacation. Our truck camper will use close to 20lbs per 24 hours travelling in -10C to 0C conditions. It is 9ft with 16,000btu furnace. Depending on weather conditions the bottle that is supplying the furnace will have water vapour condensing on it or freezing on it. This can be an accurate "fuel guage" if liquid but I prefer the shake the bottle method in cold weather.
Safe travels.
