GilsTR
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Our 07 Salem 23FB provides a enjoyable get-a-away. The one thing that I would like to change is the heater noise...especially at night. That fan is just a little too noisy for the DW...and wakes her up.
The one thought I had was to purchase a plug in electric radiator type heater. I know these do not heat up fast...but might be enough to keep the edge off at night. Has anyone here on the forum tried this...or have a better idea? Any input appreciated. Gil NoCal
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You will find a lot of people suppliment their heat with other types of electrical heat. This is anywhere from electric heaters to electric blankets. We have a small electric heater that we use and we put the furnance temp down low so that the electric heater will keep the chill out. This way the funance will only come in when it drops low. All depends on how warm you want the interior of your RV. If you want it really warm generally speaking you will have to use both.
Once thing to remember is if you have enclosed underbelly alot of RV use the furnance to blow heat down there to keep your pipes warem If you are camping in really cold weather you would not want to forgo the funance and end up with pipe issues.
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ScottG
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My furnace is so loud that I won't use it unless I just have to. A small electric heater works great to heat our TT even down into the twenties outside.
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Our heater motor died last September while we were starting what turned out to be a 13,200 mile, ten week trip. It was in the low twenties at night and we went out and bought a cheap 1500 watt electric heater. It worked fine heating but we had put out the extra money for a good digital thermostat for the propane heater and the elec. heater didn't have one and was hard to regulate. I would suggest if you buy an electric heater buy one with a good thermostat. The propane heater was repaired and the DW woke up a few times thinking there was a problem because the heater was having a hard time keeping up with the cold, but, for the most oart she lives with the sound. Me, I was on submarines, want a noisey enviroment, try living in one of those. I sleep through almost anything. If your DW is sensitive to noise I think an oil nfilled heater would be best and the new ones heat up pretty fast and are silent, some come with very accurate thermostats but I wouldn't give up our propane heater for anything.
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there are heaters out there with quiet fans. you just have to look for them at the store and if possible plug one or two in to listen to them
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Probably most of us use a small electric heater when electric is available. On the other hand my furnace fan doesn't bother me.
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If you are traveling from one place with power to the next place with power electric heaters will work fine. If you use non-serviced sites like a lot of State and National parks you need another plan. This is what we have done for the last 7 years with three different RV's. This is our previous one. We do the same in the one we have now. The hose goes to the built in coach propane tank. We use non-serviced State Park campgrounds 99% of the time.
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GilsTR
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Jim...Is your unit a propane space heater then? Where would one go to source one of these? Gil NoCal
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I installed one of these, electric and quiet and really warms the trailer
clicky http://www.eheat.com/categories/Wall-Mou........eaters/?gclid=CJXr6J2oiq4CFYXd4AodUWlY3Q
In addition you have the WaveIII catalytic heaters available.
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GilsTR wrote:Jim...Is your unit a propane space heater then? Where would one go to source one of these? Gil NoCal
I bought one that looks identical at Academy Sports and Outdoors back in October. They are also available at Northern Tool and Equipment - http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200307957_200307957
I use small propane cylinders for mine.
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