Dec-26-2020 04:14 PM
Jan-01-2021 02:20 PM
deltabravo wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Make sure to check the outlet you plan on using. If it has stab connectors, replace the outlet.
I can't stand those "RV" style electrical outlets. High chance of a fire if the RV assembly guy didn't seat the wires correctly.
I went a step further and added a new outlet on a dedicated circuit which I show in detail in this video
I did it again in my truck camper last month.
The primary purpose of these new outlets is a dedicated circuit for a space heater
Jan-01-2021 02:13 PM
cummins2014 wrote:rhagfo wrote:pianotuna wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
It’s simply a flip of a switch. Running out of propane is a whole other animal but simply flip a switch resolves the others issue.
IMHO Boondocking is not a time for cheap heat.
And if no one is "home" to flip the switch and it is -30?
Well if I was -30 I might worry about furnace not heating. It would be easy pesey to hook a 120 to 12 volt transformer and a relay in the switch wiring harness.
I got the best solution, stay the heck out of -30 weather . There was a reason why our family moved from northern Montana :B
Jan-01-2021 02:11 PM
Jan-01-2021 02:05 PM
Jan-01-2021 02:00 PM
agesilaus wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Almost any small heater will meet your needs. Make sure to check the outlet you plan on using. If it has stab connectors, replace the outlet.
Ditto we were up in NC during a November cold snap down to 25 and just went out and bought a $20 Walmart 1500W heater. So far as I can tell they are all functionally the same. Get one with a blower. It heated the Arctic Fox so hot that we had to turn it on low and run the thermostat up to keep it off.
Jan-01-2021 12:47 PM
Jan-01-2021 05:10 AM
pianotuna wrote:
Make sure to check the outlet you plan on using. If it has stab connectors, replace the outlet.
Dec-31-2020 06:51 PM
rhagfo wrote:pianotuna wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
It’s simply a flip of a switch. Running out of propane is a whole other animal but simply flip a switch resolves the others issue.
IMHO Boondocking is not a time for cheap heat.
And if no one is "home" to flip the switch and it is -30?
Well if I was -30 I might worry about furnace not heating. It would be easy pesey to hook a 120 to 12 volt transformer and a relay in the switch wiring harness.
Dec-31-2020 06:44 PM
pianotuna wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
It’s simply a flip of a switch. Running out of propane is a whole other animal but simply flip a switch resolves the others issue.
IMHO Boondocking is not a time for cheap heat.
And if no one is "home" to flip the switch and it is -30?
Dec-31-2020 05:59 PM
Dec-31-2020 05:45 PM
pianotuna wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
It’s simply a flip of a switch. Running out of propane is a whole other animal but simply flip a switch resolves the others issue.
IMHO Boondocking is not a time for cheap heat.
And if no one is "home" to flip the switch and it is -30?
Dec-31-2020 01:11 PM
Cummins12V98 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
It’s simply a flip of a switch. Running out of propane is a whole other animal but simply flip a switch resolves the others issue.
IMHO Boondocking is not a time for cheap heat.
Dec-31-2020 12:32 PM
pianotuna wrote:
I have two problems with cheap heat.
#1 no fail over to propane heat if power goes off. I know that is not much of an issue for most--but if you live where it is truly cold (-30), it may be a serious issue.
The #2 is that even the smaller cheap heat can't be run on a 15 amp circuit. The wattage is too large. That means no mooch docking in winter time.
I do have other issues, but they are personal to me.
Dec-31-2020 08:44 AM
Dec-31-2020 02:46 AM