Switching from 12 volt to 6 volt batteries
After our third time out dry camping with our new travel trailer, we started running into battery bank issues. Our first two times out, we had no issues at all with running down our battery bank overn...
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pianotuna wrote:Do you think those fans would do as good a job circulating heated air thru the underbelly as the furnace fan?Huntindog wrote:
Probably with some creative modding it could be made to work... BUT it probably would be a waste of time. The reason for a CAT heater is to eliminate the draw from the fan. Installing a fan that would move enough air to make a difference would put you back where you started from.
My twindow fans draw a scant 27 watts and solved water line freeze ups. I used them to replace the return air grill for the furnace. I operate them using a mechanical thermostat kept near the water pump.
I won't use a non vented combustion heater, nor a generator when I plan to be sleeping.
I agree on not using a non vented heater... Even when not planning to sleep. Sometimes those heaters can make one sleepy.
I do use the generator though. It is 75' away, usually behind a tree/fallen log etc.I do not try to conserve energy when cold weather camping. The generator never shuts off.
