sparkytheclown99
Illinois
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Does anyone have any "good" way to heat/insulate the holding tanks (fresh water, grey water, & black water)? I have a 06' 23SRG Starcraft Travelstar trailer. I have called Stracraft to address my question/concern with them and they thought I was crazy. They only sell an artic pkg. I asked him what exactly what that was and he really wasn't sure. I found a heating pad aftermarket idea made by Ultra Heat. Any ever use anything like this, Pros or Cons?
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skipnchar
Topeka Kansas USA
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Ultra Heat is a standard feature on my trailer and I love them. For MY application and how I use the trailer it is much better than using the furnace to heat the tanks. During cold weather we often stay in RV Parking Lots with electricity and use electric for heat inside the RV. This would leave the tanks unprotected with the heat duct type of heating system. Another BIG advantage with the Ultra Heat is the 12 volt heaters that help protect while towing in cold climates. AS long as your billy is enclosed they would be a great way of protecting your tanks. Specs on mine say they're protected to -10. Weak point is still the dog shower and the fresh water pressure connection though so you still have to use your head and react to the specific circumstances at hand.
Good luck / skip
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4HPYCMPRS
Niagara Falls, Canada
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Well, I ordered my Roo with heated holding tanks. It is nothing more than "stick on" heated pads. Nice to have it factory wired/installed though. The tank heaters are 12V which means you can use them during travel. Our fresh water tank is inside the camper - so it's not necessary to have heated. If you're travelling during extreme cold temps, you can just set your furnace thermostat to say 45 degrees or so - just to keep it a bit above freezing inside the camper. If you will be camping in colder temperatures, I'd highly recommend it.
Good luck.
Mark
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Chuck_S
Broadview Hts, OH, USA
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Our Roo 23SS has the same Ultra Heat setup on both tanks and the drain.
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Chuck&Gail
In the Colorado Mountains
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IMO you can't go wrong with UltraHeat. I installed them on last TT when I got it home. They were still working great when we traded after 7 years. New HTTTH came with heated tanks.
Do remember the PIPES may need heating also.
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dwhuber
OR
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Our new Roo 21ss also has these heated holding tanks. Where is the switch for these on your unit? I'm trying to figure out the purpose of an unlabelled switch next to the micorwave and wonder if this is it.(see my "Mystery Switch" thread). Thanks.
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dwhuber
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dwhuber wrote:Our new Roo 21ss also has these heated holding tanks. Where is the switch for these on your unit? I'm trying to figure out the purpose of an unlabelled switch next to the micorwave and wonder if this is it.(see my "Mystery Switch" thread). Thanks.
Ndickey answered my question in the other thread. Mystery solved.
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