I have a grocery list of things to do inside my TT. As winter sets in, I am thinking of tackling each item over the winter.Is there any dangers of turning the furnace on to heat it up so I can be warm while I work?Some of the work will involve the electrical and propane systems. When I do that, the heat will be off and the energy source deactivated.

No different then heating it up when using trailer.If you have working 12V DC and propane..run the furnaceCourse if battery is only source for the 12V DC then will need recharged long before running out of propaneRule of thumb (sorta)....1 battery/1 night of furnace

The only real issue is when you do electrical then perhaps no 12v for furnace and when you do LP then no gas for the furnace. I suggest a nice heavy duty extension cord to the rig powering a ceramic heater when furnace cant be used. They can warm a rig fairly well and in this case keeping your tanks warm is not an issue.

As long as the trailer isn't in an enclosed storage space so you have proper ventilation, running the furnace should not be a problem. That's what the furnace is for, warming up the interior for when you are in there.

do it quite often when doing repairs in the winter, likewise using AC in the summer. As long as the trailer isn't in an enclosed space your ok. And don't have the trailer such that the furnace exhaust would vent into or very near your house either.Don't want any CO issues.

I like to put the trailer in the driveway and plug it in to work on it. Then there is power, lights, and juice for the heater or A/C. Tools are close by. Open the vent a crack a window.

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ppine
Explorer II
Nov 24, 2016
I like to put the trailer in the driveway and plug it in to work on it. Then there is power, lights, and juice for the heater or A/C. Tools are close by. Open the vent a crack a window.
ktmrfs
Explorer II
Nov 24, 2016
do it quite often when doing repairs in the winter, likewise using AC in the summer. As long as the trailer isn't in an enclosed space your ok. And don't have the trailer such that the furnace exhaust would vent into or very near your house either.

Don't want any CO issues.
naturist
Nomad
Nov 24, 2016
As long as the trailer isn't in an enclosed storage space so you have proper ventilation, running the furnace should not be a problem. That's what the furnace is for, warming up the interior for when you are in there.
FLY_4_FUN
Explorer
Nov 24, 2016
The only real issue is when you do electrical then perhaps no 12v for furnace and when you do LP then no gas for the furnace. I suggest a nice heavy duty extension cord to the rig powering a ceramic heater when furnace cant be used. They can warm a rig fairly well and in this case keeping your tanks warm is not an issue.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 24, 2016
No different then heating it up when using trailer.

If you have working 12V DC and propane..run the furnace

Course if battery is only source for the 12V DC then will need recharged long before running out of propane

Rule of thumb (sorta)....1 battery/1 night of furnace

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