So, I was reading this thread last week while preparing for my weekend trip and with cold weather in the forecast I'm glad I did. I brought one of my oil filled heaters and ran it on medium during the night. I also left the blower on to keep the air circulated. When I got up Saturday it was 37F outside and a toasty 70F inside. Thanks for the great idea ๐
I don't use electric heaters in my camper, but having sub-basement bedroom have been using them for years there.
For the house oil-filled heater is the best, but it is big and heavy for RV.
Ceramic heaters are very small, but the fans on them can be annoying and they are the first thing to fail.
You don't want anything in RV, that is showing red-hot elements.
I like baseboard heater if you use it often, but that still might require additional heater not only for better heating power, but also for air movement.
One thing to remember, 1500W means 12.5 amp and you better make sure you have good connection for it. Use contractor-grade extension only and if you have aging power outlets, you might want to upgrade them to 20 amp and hospital-grade.
Our neighbors lost their house couple years ago when wall outlet overheated and ignited wood paneling.
For the house oil-filled heater is the best, but it is big and heavy for RV.
Ceramic heaters are very small, but the fans on them can be annoying and they are the first thing to fail.
You don't want anything in RV, that is showing red-hot elements.
I like baseboard heater if you use it often, but that still might require additional heater not only for better heating power, but also for air movement.
One thing to remember, 1500W means 12.5 amp and you better make sure you have good connection for it. Use contractor-grade extension only and if you have aging power outlets, you might want to upgrade them to 20 amp and hospital-grade.
Our neighbors lost their house couple years ago when wall outlet overheated and ignited wood paneling.
I had room to install a 1000 watt Dimplex baseboard heater. Its permanent and its out of the way. I wired it into the A/C breaker since you will never be using both AC and heat at the same time. The higher the wattage the longer they are, so I had enough room for a 1000 watt unit. They also make them I believe in 750 and 1500 watts. If you only had limited area, a 750 watt may still fit since they are shorter in length. Mine even fit under the slide out so it does not interfere with its movement. The only thing I had to do was make a deflector plate so the heat is radiated out and away. Obviously you will need ample area to mount this type of heater, but they are nice and work very well.
