Electric Heat for the Basement

[tedzz9]

I had a thought (don't be scared!)

When using electric heaters instead of the furnace, I am thinking I could mount some kind of fan to the heat register in the basement to suck some of the heat in the coach thru the furnace to the basement. Any thoughts are welcome

Ted

[Cate&Rob]

Hi Ted,

It would be ideal if the RV furnace blower could be set to run without turning on the propane burner . . . but, none seem to be wired this way. There was a thread a while ago where someone was trying to figure out how to do this, but I don't think they were successful.

As part of my plumbing rebuild and under belly access doors, I included a 900W 120V car heater. I have had to "fiddle around" with this thing now that the weather has gotten colder to get it to work the way I want. I had to add a heat shield above the heater and install a thermostat remote from the heater. I am monitoring this space with a wireless temperature sensor in a far corner of the space and it is now holding about 12ºC (50ºF) down to below freezing temperatures.

Just a reminder . . . if you use a thread title that describes the topic, this will be useful to others searching for information in the future.
Please put your "I had a thought (don't be scared!)" in the first line of your post if you want . . . but, not in the title.

Rob

[tedzz9]

good advice

[tedzz9]

Tried to change title 4 times,, no go,, could someone change it to what is in my post?

[Second Chance]

Check this out:

http://www.rvcomfortsystems.com/#

Rob

[CWSWine]

This is what I use with a small cube heater in the basement to keep them warm in cold weather.
Farm Innovators TC-3 Cold Weather Thermo Cube Thermostatically Controlled Outlet - On at 35-Degrees/Off at 45-Degrees

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006U2HD2...v_ov_lig_dp_it

[CWSWine]

RV Air Conditioner Heating Element Supplements the RV

http://rvbasics.com/techtips/rv-air-...eat-strip.html

[Ed and Cathy K]

I've installed the RV comfort systems, love it. I think it provides a more even heat then the LP does. If you are on included or fixed cost for electric, even better. I ran a if electric few numbers, example is $0.012 per KW you would have to buy LP less then $2.26 to break even. That's using 70% efficiency for LP, and 100% for electric. That dosen't take into account the cost and time have LP tanks refilled.

[Cate&Rob]

This is what I use with a small cube heater in the basement to keep them warm in cold weather.
Farm Innovators TC-3 Cold Weather Thermo Cube Thermostatically Controlled Outlet - On at 35-Degrees/Off at 45-Degrees

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006U2HD2...v_ov_lig_dp_it

Gee Dennis . . . I wish we had had this discussion before I rigged up my thermostat control system . Never even knew that those Thermo Cube devices existed!

Rob

[Scousers]

Yet another example of this site finding something I did not know I needed. It's only money but his has to stop!!