Heater Operation (1st Timer)

[mwaldschmidt]

Father-in-law is staying in our V-Lite 30WFKSS here in Texas. So far so good... minor issues but nothing too bad!

He is running the heater quite a bit now that it is getting colder (low 30's PM) - wanted to know how long a propane tank (30 lb) should last. Is a electric room heater good option?

Unrelated - trailer was hooked-up to a Satellite Service; had too many fights on the bill so going back to local. I was not there when the Sat was hooked up but looks like they ran signal through TV and not though the Concertone... I wanted to confirm that the ariel needs to be hooked up through the box and not TV...

Thanks everyone!!

[bikendan]

using the trailer's furnace is the biggest eater of propane. most of us use an electric ceramic heater, if shore power is available.
just using the propane furnace could empty the tank in a couple of nights, depending on what temp the thermostat is set for.

[Kpinto]

Go to Wal-Mart and purchase one of those oil filled electric heaters. They look like the old time radiator heaters. Less than $40.00 we have one and have had several other campers after they visited on winter camping trips go out and purchase the same heater. Great heaters!

[cfsoistman]

Originally Posted by Kpinto

Go to Wal-Mart and purchase one of those oil filled electric heaters. They look like the old time radiator heaters. Less than $40.00 we have one and have had several other campers after they visited on winter camping trips go out and purchase the same heater. Great heaters!

Absolutely a great choice. I use one outside in the motorhome when I watch football and need a place to get away. Best part is it still produces heat when the t-stat kicks off. It is completely silent and does a great job. I do cheat with the furnace when I first go out to take the chill off quickly then I let the heater take it from there.
We also use one in our family room, where we spend most of our time. We can keep the thermostat down for the rest of the house but it's toasty in the family room while we have it set to only 600 watts. That's a room that's 20ft x 15ft with 8ft-8" ceilings.

[Mountainmanbob]

Originally Posted by mwaldschmidt

Is a electric room heater good option?

if one has 110 elect available
definitely best and cheapest
reminds me
we are going out in a couple of weeks
to the getting cold at nights desert
need to take along that
(as mentioned above)radiator type
we have two we use in our home
they will not run you out with heat
but for sure they keep the chill off

another good thing about them
((safe))
with no exposed flame or burner

Mountainmanbob

[extremebike]

I use a portable baseboard heater (1500 watts). It's easy to stow.

[grhodes50]

One thing you need to remember. Most tt's use the furnace to heat the underbelly, which helps to prevent tanks, water lines and dump lines/valves from freezing. So if you use an electric heater only you may run the risk of something in the underbelly freezing.

Just wanted to give a heads up.

[hilloah]

My question is about a DeLonghi Safe Heat. I would like to take the alternating current heater out of the tt and use this radiator type. Does anyone have adverse information about using this in a Cherokee Lite 28a+ with the slideouts closed or do they need to be opened for this type of heater. Thank you.

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by hilloah

My question is about a DeLonghi Safe Heat. I would like to take the alternating current heater out of the tt and use this radiator type. Does anyone have adverse information about using this in a Cherokee Lite 28a+ with the slideouts closed or do they need to be opened for this type of heater. Thank you.

don't understand what you mean by "the alternating current heater out of the tt".
RV's don't come with electric heaters, they are all propane furnaces.
unless you have some specially modded TT.

are you talking about a regular plug-in heater that's been added?
and why would it matter if the slide was in or out?

[2Susan]

Originally Posted by grhodes50

One thing you need to remember. Most tt's use the furnace to heat the underbelly, which helps to prevent tanks, water lines and dump lines/valves from freezing. So if you use an electric heater only you may run the risk of something in the underbelly freezing.

Just wanted to give a heads up.

So, my question in another post is whether you can somehow use the furnace fan only setting to circulate that air through the underbelly to keep pipes and tanks from freezing

[2Susan]

How do you secure the oil filled radiator for travel??

No question the are good heaters and safer in that contact won't start a fire. The are however heavy and awkward. We used one last year in the motorhome at the lowest setting which worked great.

[bikendan]

"The are however heavy and awkward."

we have a very lightweight oil-filled radiator heater, that has casters, for our HTT. it's only 25" tall and 13" long.
we just lay it down on the floor or dinette when traveling.

[hilloah]

Yes this is an added heater. I am new to trailers so I have no idea if the slides stay in when closed for a few weeks or open. Thanks.

[bikendan]

slides in or out is your decision.
most owners don't leave them open if they aren't being used, at least for extended times.

what kind of added heater does the trailer have now?