chopper5670
kentucky
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my holding tanks are not heated or insulated . i would like to do both ..any suggestions?
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pianotuna
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Hi,
If you enclose them consider a duct from the furnace for warming them.
If not then there are "stick on" tank heaters available.
Mine were enclosed and supposedly heated--but I found I needed to add a small heater that is thermostatically controlled. I did add a 120 volt outlet in the enclosure which I power from my inverter and/or shore power.
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chopper5670
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pianotuna wrote:Hi,thank you
If you enclose them consider a duct from the furnace for warming them.
If not then there are "stick on" tank heaters available.
Mine were enclosed and supposedly heated--but I found I needed to add a small heater that is thermostatically controlled. I did add a 120 volt outlet in the enclosure which I power from my inverter and/or shore power.
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chopper5670
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pianotuna wrote:Hi,
If you enclose them consider a duct from the furnace for warming them.
If not then there are "stick on" tank heaters available.
Mine were enclosed and supposedly heated--but I found I needed to add a small heater that is thermostatically controlled. I did add a 120 volt outlet in the enclosure which I power from my inverter and/or shore power. thank you for your help
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rgolding
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Ultrheat AM-Model 0900
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carry a gallon of RV anti-freeze and dump some in for the times it is needed.
Is this an ongoing constant need of being below freezing?
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boosTT
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I would just pour a bunch of antifreeze in.
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smkettner
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I installed Ultra Heat brand tank heaters. I went with 120v heaters as if it is that cold I plan to be plugged in. The fresh water tank I did the combination 12v/120v for additional heat and heat while in transit. Add up the 12v amps before you buy a bunch and need to add a second converter. You can find lower cost stuff on ebay but watch the wattage as you may need two pads for larger tanks. My tanks have been good down to about -5F in my fair weather trailer.
I used 120v heat tape to wrap the waste pipes and covered that with self stick foam insulation from Home Depot.
My trailer underbelly is fully exposed.
www.ultraheat.com
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skipnchar
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Electric is the way to go if you TRAVEL in cold weather. Usually there are 120 volt AC heaters for when camping and 12 volt heaters for when towing.
Good luck / Skip
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