Radiant Under Floor Heat

[BreslinDoggy]

If you don't want to fuss with propane and have the extra electric power why not use this heating system in a FWC. It's Lite, no propane worries, and couldn't be quieter. And it's pretty inexpensive.

http://www.thermosoft.com/

 

[oly884]

If you don't want to fuss with propane and have the extra electric power why not use this heating system in a FWC. It's Lite, no propane worries, and couldn't be quieter. And it's pretty inexpensive.

http://www.thermosoft.com/

At 66 watts for their smallest one, just make sure you have a decent sized battery to handle it. You're looking at about 5 amps or so at 12 volts, so over-night you're looking at 40+ amps not counting for a faster discharge rate. This isn't to say it wouldn't be a good solution (especially if you're connected to "shore" power). I'm considering it when I'm connected to shore power due to the lack of the heater kicking on and off.

 

[kcowyo]

A neat idea in theory, but after living in 2 homes with in-floor heating I can honestly say I am underwhelmed with the effects of radiant heat. It just doesn't do much for me as a heat source.

When I'm cold I want to back up to a fire, wood burning stove or even the vents of a FNG wall unit. In-floor keeps the house a nice average temp, but unless you're gonna lay on it like the model on the website in her bath towel (great marketing) it's kinda, meh....

Neat idea though and maybe in the smaller confines of a camper it might be more enjoyable.

 

[Sam]

Kcowyo- You have to do a radiant system right. There are a lot of installers that don't know what they are doing and the results are "meh" when radiant is engineered and installed correctly, nothing compares(IMO) As for the camper radiant, I think you would have to put some sort of radiant barrier underneath otherwise you would loose most of the heat from the bottom.

 

[Rockjok]

Here's a link to a website that has plug-n-play heaters tho' they would require shore power. Never dealt with them but it looks interesting

http://cozywinters.com/shop/rug-heat.html

I've got a Toyota motorhome that a PO had modified for radiant heat. He ran copper tubing in the coach that circulated engine coolant. Worked OK but I ended up tapping into this system to add a fan type heat exchanger.

Rob