Update to the heater install. It was about 50 degrees overnight here at our site. I had the front two windows open and the maxxair on 2 of 4 overnight . Heater kept up and cycled on and off with a temp setting of 73. Perfectly comfortable in here and if I needed it to get warmer quicker I would turn off the vent fan and close the windows. The air blowing from the vents is just a bit warmer than the air that comes out of my heat pump vents at home.
Best thing, no space heaters sitting around and better temp control with the wall mounted thermostat. I'd consider this a necessary upgrade if your roof AC supports it. (All Coleman Mach 8/10's do)
As lazy as RV manufacturers are, I'd say most all campers will come with extra thermostat wires already installed since they will probably use t-stat wiring withe extra conductors, so the install will be pretty easy if you are comfortable working around 120v and low voltage wiring.
That's sortof the reason I leave the window open at the head of the bed and the fan on. I like the cold air hitting me in the face.we used to have an electric heating pad on the bed in the RV... I actually prefer it over heat,,, sleep in the cold air on a warm bed
We totally agree. Electric has much less noticeable temperature swings.I 100% prefer the heat from the electric element to the furnace.
@ctechbob was talking about this in-duct heater he added:when yall mention electric heat, are you meaning an electric fireplace?
We set a 8" fan on in the doorway of the bedroom pointing toward the salon. It pulls cool air out of the bedroom and warm air returns along the ceiling to the bed room. The electric heater in the fireplace can heat the trailer down to about 40F.my RV has an electric fireplace which heats the "salon" but really doesn't heat the bedroom..so if it is cold insideand I want to take a shower or something I might turn on the furnace just to keep from freezing while doing that.. but don't leave the furnace on.
when yall mention electric heat, are you meaning an electric fireplace?
my RV has an electric fireplace which heats the "salon" but really doesn't heat the bedroom..so if it is cold insideand I want to take a shower or something I might turn on the furnace just to keep from freezing while doing that.. but don't leave the furnace on.
This is a pretty cool mod! It's handy that there was 12v close by.Ok, just completed this one tonight.
This is a pretty cool mod! It's handy that there was 12v close by.
Our closet came with lighting, but there are a few places that are a bit dark. I've thought about putting some of the stick-up lights from Amazon in those places, but didn't want to have to replace batteries. Bringing nearby 12v to the lights with a USB cable is a home-run idea.
When I traveled a lot for work, I would carry a roll of black electrical tape with me for this exact purpose. Cover up annoying flashing LEDs that my eyes couldn't stop seeing in the hotel room.covering the green led with a piece of black tape.
I dunno. Growing up, all of the outdoor ice cream places around us used a yellow tube in their fixtures. Grandad always told me it didn't attract bugs. I guess I could google it these days to see if he's right.Different colors is pretty neat. Cycling maybe not so much.
Do you know if one of the colors doesn't attract bugs as much as white?
That right there is funny!The nuclear bugs we have down here can't be stopped with anything short of hard ionizing radiation I think. Different color lights just sets the mood for their party that evening.