Electric heater recommendation
Around here a few campgrounds stay open in the winter and we like to get out on occasion. They are usually powered sites so instead of heating with my onboard propane heater I'd like to heat with Ele...
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We often camp with electric hookup, and when we are paying for hookup I don't want to use propane I have paid for separately. Hence we use an electric heater.
We tried small fan heaters, but they weren't silent. There also seemed to be something of a arms race for increased wattage, which is not ideal when many campgrounds we stay in have quite limited amperage available before the supply trips out. Plus we aren't heating a domestic sized room, so don't need big wattage.
As mentioned above those oil-filled heaters can be quite large. I've also noticed they can make popping noises as they heat up. And because they have a mass of oil to heat the heat supply isn't instant.
I settled on a small cheap heater I attached under the dinette. It simply has a heating element within it and uses convection rather than a fan. I think it was designed for heating greenhouses. Small silent and has a thermostat.
Steve.
We tried small fan heaters, but they weren't silent. There also seemed to be something of a arms race for increased wattage, which is not ideal when many campgrounds we stay in have quite limited amperage available before the supply trips out. Plus we aren't heating a domestic sized room, so don't need big wattage.
As mentioned above those oil-filled heaters can be quite large. I've also noticed they can make popping noises as they heat up. And because they have a mass of oil to heat the heat supply isn't instant.
I settled on a small cheap heater I attached under the dinette. It simply has a heating element within it and uses convection rather than a fan. I think it was designed for heating greenhouses. Small silent and has a thermostat.
Steve.
