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Posted: Nov 06, 2008 01:01 AM	Heater in Spray Foam Rig With the weather getting below freezing overnight, we usually plug in an electric heat inside our spray from rig to keep everything warm and not freezing. However this requires two things: 110 Volt Powersource Remembering to plug the dang thing in Anybody have a better system: Propane Heater with a thermostat that turns on automatically? Anybody heard of a solar power with battery system that has enough juice to power up during the day and run all night? Thanks, Brian www.roofcrafterswest.com Reno's Flat Roof Specialists
Grady Littlehale Posted: Nov 06, 2008 06:31 PM	I use a vent free propane heater in my rig, got it from th H.Depot. I use a regular gas grille bottle(easier to move around). It will drain the bottle pretty fast when temps get down to zero.But otherwise than that it works great.
Linerman Posted: Nov 06, 2008 08:41 PM	Seems like propane would be somewhat expensive, I think the burn rate is approx. 1 Lb. per hour.
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 07:16 AM	well insulated foam rigs here,,, heat the forward and rear compartments with 1300 watt electric heater,,,110v...milkroom heaters,,el cheapos cause the take a beating,,,easily replaced at a gentle shock to the pocketbook... this keeps the trailer at 55 with the thermos never over half drive,,,,even in the dog days of winter,,, now every now and again we pull the girls into the shed when the winds a howlin and the ice is fallin,,, solar panels on the top of the rig,,nice idea...but not realistic,,,uh,,,ladders go up there,,, if at all(mine are low and clean),,and you will tear em up with tree branches for sure,,, 'dude
Gerry Wagoner Posted: Nov 07, 2008 08:55 AM	Electric all the way. Hopefully you are close enough to an electric source to run a cord into the trailer. We use a doggy door that we had cut into the ramp door to run a hose/cord through. go gettum, oG
SPRAYFOAM GODDESS Posted: Nov 12, 2008 08:49 AM	The Hot One Heater or Fahrenheat, both work well and can be mounted.
clint moore Posted: Nov 12, 2008 09:45 AM	You can buy relatively inexpensive heaters from Grainger. We use infared heaters that are ceiling mounted and plug into 110 outlet.
Melvin Chandler Posted: Nov 21, 2008 08:22 PM	I purchased The Hot One but realized I didn't have 240 outside our building to plug into. If I had 240 I'd go ahead and mount it. Purchased one of those infrared quartz heaters that you can mount but they don't make the one I purchased anymore and I can't get the elements. I saw a guy that had a few baseboard heaters in his rig. I think that's a great idea since they can be controlled with a thermo. I think I'm going to give one a try. We're running off of gen power so we just look to plug into 110 ele for night heat. I think the smaller baseboard heaters can run on 110.
quentin Posted: Nov 25, 2008 08:58 PM	Any specific make and models anytone likes? Need to heat a 20ft tag that is insulated and had mixed luch with a couple of choices so far. I did find a multifuel with a temp setting at Lowes that I am trying right now with 70,000 BTU and I am even willing to get a 240v line setup to the trailer if I need.
travis fails Posted: Nov 26, 2008 12:04 AM	Here in Texas we do not need a great heater we need a great a/c, but when I bought my trailer I had a roof mount r/v a/c and heat put in runs off of 110. I have a 110 male plug on the outside of my trailer to plug in an extention cord that is wired in to the panel with a toggle switch to run the heater.toggles between the plug and my breaker panel.the heater is on its on circut.

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Posted: Nov 06, 2008 01:01 AM

Heater in Spray Foam Rig

With the weather getting below freezing overnight, we usually plug in an electric heat inside our spray from rig to keep everything warm and not freezing. However this requires two things:

110 Volt Powersource
Remembering to plug the dang thing in

Anybody have a better system:
Propane Heater with a thermostat that turns on automatically?

Anybody heard of a solar power with battery system that has enough juice to power up during the day and run all night?

Thanks,

Brian
www.roofcrafterswest.com
Reno's Flat Roof Specialists

Grady Littlehale

Posted: Nov 06, 2008 06:31 PM

I use a vent free propane heater in my rig, got it from th H.Depot. I use a regular gas grille bottle(easier to move around). It will drain the bottle pretty fast when temps get down to zero.But otherwise than that it works great.

Linerman

Posted: Nov 06, 2008 08:41 PM

Seems like propane would be somewhat expensive, I think the burn rate is approx. 1 Lb. per hour.

Posted: Nov 07, 2008 07:16 AM

well insulated foam rigs here,,,
heat the forward and rear compartments with 1300 watt electric heater,,,110v...milkroom heaters,,el cheapos cause the take a beating,,,easily replaced at a gentle shock to the pocketbook...
this keeps the trailer at 55 with the thermos never over half drive,,,,even in the dog days of winter,,,
now every now and again we pull the girls into the shed when the winds a howlin and the ice is fallin,,,
solar panels on the top of the rig,,nice idea...but not realistic,,,uh,,,ladders go up there,,, if at all(mine are low and clean),,and you will tear em up with tree branches for sure,,,
'dude

Gerry Wagoner

Posted: Nov 07, 2008 08:55 AM

Electric all the way. Hopefully you are close enough to an electric source to run a cord into the trailer. We use a doggy door that we had cut into the ramp door to run a hose/cord through.

go gettum,

oG

SPRAYFOAM GODDESS

Posted: Nov 12, 2008 08:49 AM

The Hot One Heater or Fahrenheat, both work well and can be mounted.

clint moore

Posted: Nov 12, 2008 09:45 AM

You can buy relatively inexpensive heaters from Grainger. We use infared heaters that are ceiling mounted and plug into 110 outlet.

Melvin Chandler

Posted: Nov 21, 2008 08:22 PM

I purchased The Hot One but realized I didn't have 240 outside our building to plug into. If I had 240 I'd go ahead and mount it.

Purchased one of those infrared quartz heaters that you can mount but they don't make the one I purchased anymore and I can't get the elements.

I saw a guy that had a few baseboard heaters in his rig. I think that's a great idea since they can be controlled with a thermo. I think I'm going to give one a try. We're running off of gen power so we just look to plug into 110 ele for night heat. I think the smaller baseboard heaters can run on 110.

quentin

Posted: Nov 25, 2008 08:58 PM

Any specific make and models anytone likes? Need to heat a 20ft tag that is insulated and had mixed luch with a couple of choices so far. I did find a multifuel with a temp setting at Lowes that I am trying right now with 70,000 BTU and I am even willing to get a 240v line setup to the trailer if I need.

travis fails

Posted: Nov 26, 2008 12:04 AM

Here in Texas we do not need a great heater we need a great a/c, but when I bought my trailer I had a roof mount r/v a/c and heat put in runs off of 110. I have a 110 male plug on the outside of my trailer to plug in an extention cord that is wired in to the panel with a toggle switch to run the heater.toggles between the plug and my breaker panel.the heater is on its on circut.

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