Adding enclosed heated underbelly. Can it be done?
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Nov-03-2015 07:40 PM
And then along the same line as that, what about doing the same for the tanks? I know I can add aftermarket tank heaters, that's not a problem.
I like winter camping and plan on doing a lot more of it now, especially after no longer bring FT and now have a S&B again. I miss those minus 30 nights in the TT! Haha!
But the old Topaz is a mite chilly and has an ice cold floor in those temperatures.
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Nov-04-2015 12:24 AM
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I like winter camping and plan on doing a lot more of it now, especially after no longer bring FT and now have a S&B again. I miss those minus 30 nights in the TT! Haha!
But the old Topaz is a mite chilly and has an ice cold floor in those temperatures.
JMO, but if you're intending to leave the trailer in one location all winter you'd be much further ahead to simply skirt the trailer and if you prefer add some auxiliary heating within the cavity created. I did this one year with our hybrid, not for the purpose of keeping the floor warmer but to stop mounds of snow from blowing under the trailer ...
However, had I been interested in actually using the camper I'd have instead used Reflectix as an insulating barrier with some sort of light framing to hold it all in place. Here in Ontario several campgrounds offer winter camping programs so trailer skirting is commonly seen as a method of keeping the interior of what is really a 3-season camper more comfortable in sub freezing temperatures.
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Nov-03-2015 09:24 PM
Flexible ducting is just attached to furnace discharge plenum, cut a hole in sub-floor the run end of duct down by tanks.
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Nov-03-2015 08:46 PM
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I've researched those pads you describe when I was FT in minus 34 temperatures. Great stuff and I could do my black and grey for about 750. I'm ok with that.
I like a warm floor though, especially when I wander out to the potty at O-Dark Thirty and have bare feet.
Now you're in Ca, what's a cold night for you? A chilly 60 degrees? Lol!:B
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Nov-03-2015 08:34 PM
Golden_HVAC wrote:
Out of all the members of RV.Net, you would be the one with the best skills of getting this done!
From what I hear, the factory installed a thick plastic under the RV and tanks, with insulation in between the floor and sub-floor plastic.
Think of those 'for sale' or Garage sale signs that are about 1/4" thick with ribbed plastic. A sheet of that stuff 102" wide and long as the RV. Of course cut outs for the springs, and such. It is attached to the frame and sidewalls. Just don't apply 2" long #10 screws into the grey and black tanks! LOL.
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Thanks for the vote of confidence Fred! Yeah I've fixed a thing or two in my day for sure.
At minus 30 my floor is like walking barefoot on a skating rink.
I am familiar with the stuff you describe. Coroplast, I use it for various construction things.
I was thinking of using 3 inch lags into the tanks! That should hold really good! LOL!
Maybe I should check it out further and do some learning.
Of course I could just buy a 4 season Arctic Fox and get it over with too.....
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Nov-03-2015 08:13 PM
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Nov-03-2015 08:09 PM
Then insulation is installed..........usually thinsulate type laid on the coroplast sheets that are used to enclose the underbelly.
Coroplast is like plastic cardboard. Big box hardware/sign shops etc.
Lots of self-tapping screws
Seal up any openings/seams and call it done.
Heat pads are also used for 'heated underbelly'.......either in addition to furnace duct (best method) or in lieu of the duct
Heat pads can be 120V AC or 12V DC and are t-stat controlled.
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Nov-03-2015 07:52 PM
From what I hear, the factory installed a thick plastic under the RV and tanks, with insulation in between the floor and sub-floor plastic.
Think of those 'for sale' or Garage sale signs that are about 1/4" thick with ribbed plastic. A sheet of that stuff 102" wide and long as the RV. Of course cut outs for the springs, and such. It is attached to the frame and sidewalls. Just don't apply 2" long #10 screws into the grey and black tanks! LOL.
Good luck,
Fred.
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