Re: Best space heater for winter?


Pegleg wrote:
>
> I'm in NW Washington State (Ferndale)...last winter we had about ten
> days of 15° nights in Jan but I fully winterized the plumbing. Figure I
> can augment with the propane furnace if necessary and use a space heater
> to keep the interior in the 40°-50° range.
>
> TIA,
>
> Brian

Hi Brian,
I've lived in Ferndale for the past 20 years and previously in
Bellingham for 35 years. Last winter was quite mild, grin. Much of
Ferndale is exposed to the arctic blasts from the northeast where the
chill factor can hit -50 and I've even seen it hit a -75 as it did in
1990. Ferndale is an odd area for weather. I've seen Bellingham 70
degrees warmer then Ferndale starting at the airport. I've seen it snow
in early July at Portal Way exits on I-5 causing a massive pile up.
Still, it's a great place to live.

What I do to stay warm and not freeze up. I use a couple of those
round 1000 watt radiant heaters to stay warm in my 34'. The radiant
heaters or for that matter any space heater will keep you warm but they
will not prevent a freeze up here in Ferndale. The NE wind freezes you
up sideways through the walls even if you have all your access doors
open and it's a +70 inside. The only way I've found to combat this is
to construct a plywood barrier lined with 8" insulation and place it
along the outside of the rig facing the northeast. If your storing your
RV inside then you won't need the barrier. If you plan on shutting off
your hot water tank then drain it. They pop like a grape, expensive to
replace, and not fun to change. Keep in mind that in Ferndale it can be
+45 when you go to bed and -25 with gale winds from the NE when you
wake up. Don't base your winter experience on last year's mild winter.
It changes every year, grin.

Terry
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