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    Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 1:05am
I was reading  the manual on the a/c and found out there is an optional heat strip available . Has anyone installed one of these ? Any feedback ?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 5:11am
I have not.  There was a thread similar to this a while back and it seemed most of us use small portable electric heaters.....cheaper and less noise.  Even the smallest ones are more than adequate.
 
 
 
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I also recommend purchasing a small portable heater rather than installing an A/C heater strip.  Because the A/C is ceiling mounted, the fan has to run to drive the warm air down to lower levels. My A/C fan even at lowest speed is loud enough to keep me awake and to cover the sound of the TV/radio.  With a portable heater...no hassle with wiring...just plug in and get warm.
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Whats wrong with the furnace? Doesn't everyone have one??
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I like to use the electricity that I pay for when at a campground. The lp gas isnt provided so why not use what you have already paid for.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 12:05pm
Originally posted by sfish

I like to use the electricity that I pay for when at a campground. The lp gas isnt provided so why not use what you have already paid for.


If I gots 'tricity...

http://www.amazon.com/Sunbeam-Ceramic-Heater-Small-Room/dp/B004GBKPYK

That little box will keep our Pod at +70F with outdoor temps a blustery 37F, on medium. It is about half the size of a standard toaster.

If boondocking.. then gas it up..lol

But you DO pay extra for a site with 120v, so might as well use it.



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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 8:51pm
Plus the LPG heater is rather loud, electric heaters are much quieter.  I camped last weekend when it got down in the 40's both nights, I used the heater the first night and kept getting jarred awake.  The second night I left it off.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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