use of interior portable heater during storage

For the occasional cold snap i run it's furnace at 50 degrees with cabinet doors open. Turn on the water heater (electric). Cold weather package has furnace heated tanks.

snook7 wrote:
Anyone with experience using a portable electric heater during storage to prevent water line/tanks from freezing? Coastal Oregon

If it would prevent freezing would be much simpler than winterizing.
My trailer is stored in an open front metal barn.

thanks Snook
snook7

Where on the Oregon Coast is it going to be parked?

Most of the coast never gets below freezing.

It may or may not work as some have already stated, but I would not totally depend on it. I have an Edenpure in my camper that is set on 50 deg, even though I blow the lines and add the pink stuff to drains and toilet. The only reason the heater is in there is because there are times while working in the yard that I will go in and take a break, kick the heater up to 65 or so and have a beer or three. My yard is about 5 acres so it takes at least that many.

I strongly suggest to the OP that you go ahead and winterize.

Best Wishes

I just shutter when some one uses light bulbs or little heater to winterize against the cold. I have seen many rv and barns and well houses burn down because people thought they were safe to use. I was on fire dept for 30 years in eastern Oregon and believe me it is not too good of an out come

I think it would get pretty expensive to run a heater. Besides I would NEVER trust it

I've done it. But, only after using air to blow out the lines. I wasn't sure if that was going to be good enough so I left a electric space heater running in it all winter long just to be sure. My water lines are all inside the TT and I opened up compartments, and drawers, plus used a fan, just to be sure the heat got to where it needed to be.

This year I used the pink antifreeze method ; and ; blew out the lines. So, no heater running in it full time this year.

2oldman wrote:
I would use one only if:

- I'm around to check it almost daily
- I'm taking camping trips in winter and need the coach to be ready to use
- There's enough heat to protect all the lines (unlikely) and the power it draws doesn't heat up any extension cords (likely)
- I've drained the lines

Same here - I'd do this only if I anticipate leaving on a trip in the VERY near future during the winter months, otherwise it is just a waste of energy. Trailer is winterized, regardless.

I just blow out lines.

rbpru wrote:
It can work, it can also not work. My TT has too many pipes under the tub, behind the bathroom closet and beneath the frig to trust the heat will reach them all in a really windy cold snap.

My opinion as well. Takes all of 10 or 15 minutes to winterize a TT and you do not have to worry about the what ifs.

It can work, it can also not work. My TT has too many pipes under the tub, behind the bathroom closet and beneath the frig to trust the heat will reach them all in a really windy cold snap.