Anybody added the "optional heat strip" to the A/C unit?
Anybody know which one I need to buy?
Our little 210 is currently "camping" at Canaan Valley,WV Ski Resort's campground for the winter. Monthly "Storage fees" are only slightly more than 1 night's stay at the lodge, and we can leave her plugged in and "camp" in it as much as we want. Since our whole family is a bunch of ski-junkies, we decided to give it a try. I thought that we must be crazy, but we pulled in on opening weekend of ski-season in over 18" of snow to find lots of other crazy people in the campground as well, including 3 sites occupied by TENTS, and several others with just cars! Suddenly I'm looking sane! (Or perhaps sanity is just relative, and it's all about the company you keep!)
We're winterized, and just dry camping, but only a short distance from the shower house. The camper's shower/tub is currently functioning nicely as a ski equipment closet
We were there for almost 1 week, and temps never got above freezing, stayed in the teens at night, and the wind chill was brutal at times. Needless to say that we went through a fresh tank of propane in 5 days, and everybody now has electric blankets on the beds and an extra electric throw for warming those little tootsies in the dining/living area. When we finally pulled out, there were still icicles on the walls behind pillows/mattresses/etc. Yea it's cold baby! Had a great time, going back up next weekend!
While we were there, we tried to seal things up a bit more, and ran across the "install optional heat strip here" sticker inside the roof A/C. There were wires hanging down, so I guess it's pre-wired. Sounds good to me! Where do I get one?
I'm thinking this might be the best route and here is my reasoning:
1. It's cold up there! Way below the efficient operating range of anything "heat-pump" related.
2. Propane comes out of my wallet, electricity is on the campground (no extra charge).
3. 4 people (and sometimes 2 big dogs) in a little 210rs doesn't leave much floor space for a ceramic floor heater. or otherwords: kids+dogs+small camper+floor heater=recipe for disaster
4. Can't really find a good place for a wall-mount heater either.
Any thoughts?
Anybody else done this before?
Since the little OB is currently "skiing" (as is all of her manuals), I'm not sure which A/C unit she actually has installed. Anybody know?
Thanks!
Anybody know which one I need to buy?
Our little 210 is currently "camping" at Canaan Valley,WV Ski Resort's campground for the winter. Monthly "Storage fees" are only slightly more than 1 night's stay at the lodge, and we can leave her plugged in and "camp" in it as much as we want. Since our whole family is a bunch of ski-junkies, we decided to give it a try. I thought that we must be crazy, but we pulled in on opening weekend of ski-season in over 18" of snow to find lots of other crazy people in the campground as well, including 3 sites occupied by TENTS, and several others with just cars! Suddenly I'm looking sane! (Or perhaps sanity is just relative, and it's all about the company you keep!)
We're winterized, and just dry camping, but only a short distance from the shower house. The camper's shower/tub is currently functioning nicely as a ski equipment closet
While we were there, we tried to seal things up a bit more, and ran across the "install optional heat strip here" sticker inside the roof A/C. There were wires hanging down, so I guess it's pre-wired. Sounds good to me! Where do I get one?
I'm thinking this might be the best route and here is my reasoning:
1. It's cold up there! Way below the efficient operating range of anything "heat-pump" related.
2. Propane comes out of my wallet, electricity is on the campground (no extra charge).
3. 4 people (and sometimes 2 big dogs) in a little 210rs doesn't leave much floor space for a ceramic floor heater. or otherwords: kids+dogs+small camper+floor heater=recipe for disaster
4. Can't really find a good place for a wall-mount heater either.
Any thoughts?
Anybody else done this before?
Since the little OB is currently "skiing" (as is all of her manuals), I'm not sure which A/C unit she actually has installed. Anybody know?
Thanks!