Dillon
RVF Regular
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2020
- Messages
- 7
- Location
- East Central Illinois
- RV Year
- 2005
- RV Make
- Coachmen
- RV Model
- FR200RB
- RV Length
- 24'
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I've got a 2005 Coachmen and there is no basement. I think the floor is insulated but not sure.I would say that it depends on your coach. On my coach, the basement/compartment area has a heat register which will turn activate if the basement temperature drops below 40 degrees. My heating system must be turned on in the coach.
Has anyone placed a small portable heater in the basement?I would say that it depends on your coach. On my coach, the basement/compartment area has a heat register which will turn activate if the basement temperature drops below 40 degrees. My heating system must be turned on in the coach.
I’m pretty sure that all of the Newmar models have a heat register in the wet bay. Look up high in the wet bay. Mine is mounted on the outside wall.Has anyone placed a small portable heater in the basement?
Thanks for the info. Appreciate it!As has been said, "it depends on the coach." That said, unless temperatures get really low (below zero), there should be enough heat leakage to keep the pipes from freezing as long as the coach interior can be maintained at a reasonable level (60+). A portable electric heater can be used inside the coach (carefully) to supplement the regular heating system, if necessary.
As for portable heaters in the basement, that's pretty iffy. There are special marine (boat) interior heaters that are certified for closed-space use, but the run-of-the-mill portable electric heater poses a fire danger in closed spaces. That said, people have long used a bare 60W incandescent bulb (suspended securely away from any flammable objects) to provide heat protection. LED and fluorescent bulbs will not work for this.
TJ