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[Hopeless145]

Hello from utah, I'm Jason. Me and my wife bought a 2014 spartan toyhauler 1234x, its our first trailer and we have been living in it for 3 months, Parked at my mother-in-laws, way better then spending 1600 on rent for an apartment. We are new to the rv life, in the aspect of living it and working on it.

I had a question, our toyhauler has 3 tank heaters, doesn't anyone know which heater is for what tank?

Also I'd assume since it has the tank heaters that it's meant to be a 4 seasons trailer, that it's supposed to have insulation underneath the floor and attached to the belly skin?

Any advice or help is welcome.
Thank you for letting us be apart of this group.

[Reverse_snowbird]

Originally Posted by Hopeless145

I had a question, our toyhauler has 3 tank heaters, doesn't anyone know which heater is for what tank?

Also I'd assume since it has the tank heaters that it's meant to be a 4 seasons trailer, that it's supposed to have insulation underneath the floor and attached to the belly skin?
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It would be hard to know which tank heater goes with which switch, but you're going to be using them all at the same time to keep them from freezing.

It's not a 4 season trailer. If you're planning to live in it over the winter, you should probably attach some skirting around the base to keep out the wind and cold. Something like Refletix to insulate the windows will help. A dehumidifier will keep the humidity down because just living in it will generate a lot of humidity.

You also might want to consider space heaters (we have temperature control, cool to the touch ones, placed away from flamables) to help heat it. If you're in a really cold area and want to use propane, consider getting a large exterior tank installed.

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[flyflotrtim]

welcome

[Hopeless145]

Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird

It would be hard to know which tank heater goes with which switch, but you're going to be using them all at the same time to keep them from freezing.

It's not a 4 season trailer. If you're planning to live in it over the winter, you should probably attach some skirting around the base to keep out the wind and cold. Something like Refletix to insulate the windows will help. A dehumidifier will keep the humidity down because just living in it will generate a lot of humidity.

You also might want to consider space heaters (we have temperature control, cool to the touch ones, placed away from flamables) to help heat it. If you're in a really cold area and want to use propane, consider getting a large exterior one installed.

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks reverse_snowbird, we have put skirting up, im thinking of adding straw underneath to help as well. It's unfortunate its not a 4 seasons but we'll make due, thanks for the info. We have bought space heaters one for the bed room and the other for the garage (we have a dog in there) the living room area and kitchen had the built in electric fireplace which has been nice for the cold mornings.

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by Hopeless145

Also I'd assume since it has the tank heaters that it's meant to be a 4 seasons trailer, that it's supposed to have insulation underneath the floor and attached to the belly skin?

You'd be incorrect with your assumption. Your trailer is 3-season at best.
You'll have to do a lot of work to get it ready for Utah winters. And you'll burn through a lot of propane to heat with the furnace.
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[Hopeless145]

Thanks bikendan, is there anything else I should do to get it ready for winter, we have skirting, extra heaters, we are in the process of getting larger propane tanks.

[debit]

Welcome! We have some additional suggestions; find the location of your water pump and see if it can accessed from inside of the trailer. Our pump was in a sealed panel in the pass-through storage area. I cut a opening in a wall panel to expose the pump to the warm inside air. You should also consider heating coils for the water hose to the trailer. We use oil filled electric radiator heaters for inside heating (600 or 900 watts).
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[bikendan]

Originally Posted by Hopeless145

Thanks bikendan, is there anything else I should do to get it ready for winter, we have skirting, extra heaters, we are in the process of getting larger propane tanks.

I've never lived in a severe winter area. I just know that, other than maybe Riverstone 5th Wheels, FR doesn't make a true 4-season trailer.
If you had come here to ask, before you bought your Toyhauler, I would have suggested that you look at Northwoods Manufacturering or Outdoors RV for a true 4-season trailer. You're going have to insulate that big hollow toy box area, in addition to all the outside area. A Toyhauler would be the last kind of trailer I'd pick, for living full-time in a cold weather environment.

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[aceinspp]

Welcome to the forum. Lots of knowledgeable folks here to help with your questions. Later RJD

[Wiscampsin]

Welcome from Wisconsin.