Author: StephenH
Subject: heater question
Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 10:49pm
Oops! My eyes saw - instead of ~.
On our trip out west last winter, we had temperatures in the low 20's a couple of nights. Our heater behaved marvelously. One thing we did do was get a fan and set it at the opening under the bed to move heat from under the bed out into the pod. I think this is possibly one of the worst places this type of ductless heater can be placed. It blows out into that small space and much of the hot air gets pulled right back into the heater.
One thing I did was to not put anything under the bed in that space. It is needed for air circulation. The fan helped greatly also. It was one that we picked up at a truck stop (Flying J, I think). It has 8 D cells in the base so it can run on battery power. It also has a 12V cord which, when plugged in, disconnects the batteries so that it runs on 12V power. I put a 12V outlet in next to the AC outlet to power it and other 12V items.
Is it possible that the space under the bed trapped enough heat that the heater's limit switch detected an overheating condition? If so, then improving the air circulation may help.
Subject: heater question
Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 10:49pm
Oops! My eyes saw - instead of ~.
On our trip out west last winter, we had temperatures in the low 20's a couple of nights. Our heater behaved marvelously. One thing we did do was get a fan and set it at the opening under the bed to move heat from under the bed out into the pod. I think this is possibly one of the worst places this type of ductless heater can be placed. It blows out into that small space and much of the hot air gets pulled right back into the heater.
One thing I did was to not put anything under the bed in that space. It is needed for air circulation. The fan helped greatly also. It was one that we picked up at a truck stop (Flying J, I think). It has 8 D cells in the base so it can run on battery power. It also has a 12V cord which, when plugged in, disconnects the batteries so that it runs on 12V power. I put a 12V outlet in next to the AC outlet to power it and other 12V items.
Is it possible that the space under the bed trapped enough heat that the heater's limit switch detected an overheating condition? If so, then improving the air circulation may help.