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Originally Posted by rhagfo
We camp host and have seen temps in the mid teens without issues. We do run the furnace to keep the basement heated. We have installed RV Comfort Systems “Cheap Heat” electric add-on heating system so don’t used propane.
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Originally Posted by Fishsizzle
How hard was the cheap heat to install? We have the “truck” line.
The wiring was my biggest question
We are year rounding now in the Alpine.
OP, there is an awesome heated hose made in Klamath falls, Or. (heat wire is in the hose) has a thermostat so it Doesn’t run all the time
When is real cold we have the water tank full and forgo the hose.
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Well if you are comfortable with line voltage (120/240) wiring not hard at all.
In my rig the furnace is under the kitchen peninsula and the 6" plenum extension with the heating unit in it, would have lined up right behind cabinet stile. So I needed to fabricate a 3" plenum extension, so I would have access to the heating element and connections.
At the time we installed the system it was stated that it could only run at either 120 volts (20 amps, 1,800 watts) OR 240 volts (30 amps 5,000 watts). Once I got the unit I realized that I could get it to work on either a 30 amp or 50 amp service by simply changing a few wiring connections that took about 20 minutes. The builder later created an automatic switch over device that works great and was an easy add-on.
We have a 32' maybe 3 season 5er that I have improved to 4 season, when on a 30 amp service and 1,800 watts of heat it will maintain temp down to about 28 degrees, raising takes a long time. What I do then is switch to gas on the wall switch and bring up the temp then switch back to electric.
Beside not consuming a lot of gas, I love the instant heat! The element and fan come on at the same time so you don't have the 15 seconds of fan run before the gas ignites.
Below is the 3" plenum extension I needed to fabricate.
This is the unit installed and the extension so the access to the connections cleared the cabinet.
I also wanted the gas/electric switch at the t-Stat location so this required drilling some holes and fishing the wires about 12' to the furnace location.
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