More heat needed in garage. Ideas?

[stevee401]

I just bought a 2013 Raptor 300MP. Love it. of course there are the usual issues that were never fixed since brand new but overall really like it. I need more heat in the garage for my 3 girls. There is only a 1.5" register heating the 10' garage. I want by girls to warm. Has anybody added another outlet or something like that? Links? I am not doing something that gets hot. I want to run off furnace that is near the front of rig. I also don't want to run generator all night. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve.

[Dirtclods]

Another link: http://aquahot.com/Products/Cab-Heaters-Auxiliary-Heaters/AH-200-Cab-Heater.aspx

[pianotuna]

Hi,

Here is another solution. Add one of these:



And run hot water to it with this pump:

http://www.amazon.com/ZKSJ-Brushless-Centrifugal-Submersible-DC40E-1250/dp/B00C6XNB50

The nice part is that when boondocking you can run it from 12 volt with the water heater on propane! There is a higher capacity model 200 for the Aqua-Hot.

[nayther]

be careful not to pinch off too many supply grilles, there's not that much static pressure in these little fans and if you restrict the airflow too much the furnace will cycle on/off on its high limit without ever reaching temperature.

[Hiking_Hunter]

If you increase the flow into the garage area in any way, be sure to increase the return by at least the same amount. That air has to go somewhere. Ever try blowing into a coke bottle?

In fact, make sure you have enough return as it is now...

[ksss]

Sprink-Fitter wrote:
No matter what you do, the furnace still blows the same CFM of air. You could partially close all the forward vents to allow more are to get to the back. Once it warms up by the thermostat the heat shuts off.

We do this and does help. The vents by the blower get most of the air flow. If you close off the bathroom, and the vent in the storage area and restrict the one in the master bedroom, it will help push the air to the back. Still no great. A kicker fan that ran inline with the venting to back I think would work a lot better.

[stevee401]

KJK66 I was at Dove and it was cold. Nothing out of ordinary though. I had my set to 66 and it was on most of the night. Mine has a 4" register but the inlet to the register is 2" at most. I wish my heater was under the fridge but its not or I would do that mod you suggested. My heater is under stairs to bedroom. Pretty far away. Batteries started at 12.6v and in morning they were 12.3v which is actually pretty good for the amount the thing was on. I just have to get under the belly pan and see if I can add or tee off main and add another pipe to rear. You can for sure feel temp diffence from main room to garage. This where our dinette is so I want it toasty myself eating dinner. Off topic man we need some rain. Thanks for ideas everyone.

[kjk66ss]

I was out at jawbone canyon for thanksgiving and had a 12 year old a 7 year old and twin 1 year olds and had the thermostat at 68 all night and heard no complaints

[kjk66ss]

Check out http://familymotorsports.com/selfhelp/heater/heater.htm That's how my garage is set up

[kjk66ss]

I have the same exact trailer but my garage has a 4" register in the garage and with the thermostat set, the garage is as warm as the rest of the trailer

[Bedlam]

I would try blocking off more of the flow to forward registers. Eventually you will find the right balance between front and rear. As you reduce flow to the front, you should get better flow to the rear plus the thermostat will stay cooler so the heater will run longer before reaching cutoff temperature.

With dual batteries, you should be able to run a couple of days of heat without issue. If you need to top off the batteries with the generator for a few hours, make sure your charger is upgraded to one that has real charging modes verses some of the cheap chargers that are OEM in the RV's. Since you camp in the desert, solar would be a good option to keep your batteries charged during the day so they can be tapped at night. Others will give you advice on scaling the panels for the battery capacity you are trying to keep charged.

[Dirtclods]

I hope you idea works out. Please don't take someones comments to seriously. It's just their opinion.

[stevee401]

So I tried closing off all the registers and the rear gets more flow but with the small size it just isn't going or doesn't allow enough CFM. The register before this is in kitchen and it is fed by a 12'x 2" or 3" supply. It pumps heat with good temp and velocity. I would like to tee off that but not sure how to the routing under rig. As far as people telling me to camp where there this hook-ups I'm not sure you have ever camped in desert and gone motorcycle riding. Doesn't exist and defeats purpose of having giant toyhauler. I am really trying to not add a another heater as I have little kids. Don't want them burned. Thanks for the help. Keep em coming.

[coolmom42]

pianotuna wrote:
Just what a boondocker without consuming 12 volt power who wishes to heat with propane needs. It even has a thermostat. It is available at Amazon for a lower price--but the write up at Home Depot is better. I believe it is lower cost than the unvented (and hence UNSAFE) wave catalytic units.



http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ashley-Hearth-Products-8-000-BTU-LP-Gas-Direct-Vent-Heater-AGDV8L/2061651...

Use and care manual:

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/59/596984a9-53a6-41f3-a93d-85c9bf4945c9.pdf

Nice heater!

A vented heater also avoids the moisture accumulation that you get with an unvented propane burner of any type.

[pianotuna]

Just what a boondocker without consuming 12 volt power who wishes to heat with propane needs. It even has a thermostat. It is available at Amazon for a lower price--but the write up at Home Depot is better. I believe it is lower cost than the unvented (and hence UNSAFE) wave catalytic units.



http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ashley-Hearth-Products-8-000-BTU-LP-Gas-Direct-Vent-Heater-AGDV8L/2061651...

Use and care manual:

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/59/596984a9-53a6-41f3-a93d-85c9bf4945c9.pdf