Heater in 1988 Sunline

[1988 Sunline]

We have the LP heater setup.....I guess this was pretty common at that time? I was wondering this past weekend, while camping, if there is a way to modify that to be both electrical and lp powered? I have a small heater I bring along for us but since we have 2 small kids - keeping it on the floor is not something I'd like to keep doing (not to mention the fact I practically tripped over it during my night trip to the bathroom!).

Please give me options and ideas (cheap ones, that is!).

Thanks in advance!

[Steve Collins]

I think there's no much chance of modifying a standard LP furnace for 110vac operation.

You might want to look into adding a small wall mount 110vac heater like the ones that Home Depot and Lowes sell for installation in a bathroom.

Shop Broan Forced Fan Wall Heater at Lowes.com

or

Shop Fahrenheat 1500 Watt Electric Wall Heater at Lowes.com

There are others, but these will give you the idea.

[JohnB]

Hi 88 Sunline

I'm making the assumption you mean the furnace. The LP heater threw me for a loop thinking this was the hot water heater.

For the furnace conversion, well no I have never seen one of them on 120 VAC. To create that many BTU's with electric is a lot of AC power. Even the new ones only have LP fired furnaces.

However they do sell a heat strip to go in ducted AC units. Dometic makes them. In stead of blowing cold air, it blow warm air. I think they are like a 1,400 watt heat strip. Do not know if they are even available for your unit. But then again I do not know the unit you have. Is yours at least ducted air or does all the air come out a shroud right under the AC unit?

Options that may be a little safer is these oil filled electric heaters. We actually use one in our camper. They make no noise, many can be touched and not burn you. They have a few types. A long one that looks like a base board floor heat register like they have in homes with electric heat and an upright that look like an old fashion hot water radiator. That is the type we have as it is smaller size. They give off the heat of a 1,500 water electric heater.

Hope this helps

John

[1988 Sunline]

Thank you both for the replies.

I really don't want to cut out holes in the camper. I like to leave things as it is but to improve on it without changing the structure (which is probably next to impossible).

The camper is without an air conditioner.....which means - it would probably be best to kill 2 birds with one stone by getting an a/c with a heating strip.

I could just continue the electric heater plugged in but then I would not have the air conditoner come summer.

I just thought that since the fridge ran on either electric or gas - then I could have my heating system set up that way as well with the heater being powered by lp or electric.