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    Posted: 01 Nov 2009 at 10:31pm

I hadnt considered the possibility of actually installing one, but Im not sure we have anywhere to do that in the 177.

It may be a portable unit is the ticket for us. I also agree about using limited resources when a camper is paying for the elec camp site. We wont be boondocking in freezing weather, but we do want to camp early next spring to late fall. (Electric camp sites exclusively in very cold weather)
 
Lots of good products and web sites posted so far !
 
Cindy and I "Luv" the great input here....
 
HAPPY PODing !!!
 
 
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Posts: 246 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Nov 2009 at 11:38pm
On the 172 there are several location where I can install one.   I plan on doing more snow camping with the trailer next year, and don't like the idea of a heater being plugged in and able to be tipped over by my son.  Used a small plug in on my last trip and it worked, but always kept having to move it as it was always in the way. 
If I can find the right built in I want to replace the current thermostat in the POD with a digital one, then wire in a electric wall heater.   Looking at a thermostat that has a switch for gas/elect so can easily switch between the gas furnace and the electric.
When I have it done I want to have something that "just works" and doesn't require any extra effort or planning.  Just have to hit the switch.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Nov 2009 at 11:45pm
g-man ...
 
Look'n forward to hearing about that mod  !!
 
Please keep us informed ...
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Nov 2009 at 8:14am

Gmandual,

What do you do to keep your tanks and water lines from freezing when you're snow camping?
 
If my 177 doesn't come in soon, it will be freezing weather time for me, and I don't think I can wait until Spring to use it.
 
Thanks,
hopefully soon to be just poddin' along
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Nov 2009 at 12:13pm
I think that adding RV anti-freeze to gray & black tanks will do the trick.
Keeping the water-heater on will keep it from freezing.
Some RV anti-freeze in the sink drain, toliet, and shower drain would help.
Opening cabinet doors that may expose pipes is good.
But I have no idea as to how to keep the fresh water from freezing, nor
could I guess how to keep the lines that carry the fresh water from freezing.

There are some very successful winter campers here, so I'm sure there
is a way !!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Nov 2009 at 5:01pm

If you’re really serious you can install holding tank heaters on the bottom of your tanks.   A thermostat activates the heater when tank reaches around 38°F and deactivates it when tank reaches around 58°F. They run from $100.00 to $150.00 per tank.  You can also install heaters on the pipes and elbows to protect them from freezing. They run $70.00 plus.

We were out one time in December and couldn’t rinse out the tanks ‘cause the campground water was frozen. Dead
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Nov 2009 at 3:50pm
I never liked the small 'ceramic' electric heaters even with fans...I always worried about starting a fire with something that accidently might drape over it.  I found a very small 'oil-filled' auxillary electric heater...it puts out the same 900 to 1500 watts without the chance of catching anything on fire and no fan noise.  The only negative is its size.  A ceramic heater with fan is about 1/5 the size.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Nov 2009 at 9:37am
I do have reservations about plugging in a small space heater for comfort control.
My mother lost her house due to a "space heater". But when Cindy and I camped
out at Huestons SP we used my little unit "Wexford Ceramic Portable Heater" I checked
the electrical chord several times for signs of heating up, from the unit to where we
plugged it in, and didn't have any heating problems.

We'll be looking for all the safety features when we purchase one.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Nov 2009 at 9:14am
Originally posted by Leaflin

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If you’re really serious you can install holding tank heaters on the bottom of your tanks.   A thermostat activates the heater when tank reaches around 38°F and deactivates it when tank reaches around 58°F. They run from $100.00 to $150.00 per tank.  You can also install heaters on the pipes and elbows to protect them from freezing. They run $70.00 plus.


We were out one time in December and couldn’t rinse out the tanks ‘cause the campground water was frozen. Dead

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I've looked into the tank heaters as well, but wonder how the attach
to the tank(s). Would they stay on the tank during towing?

I believe they would be placed over the bottom of the tank?
Would (could) they be plugged in, or wired into the Pod?
Is RV antifreeze in the gray/black tanks effective ?

Appreciate any input here.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Nov 2009 at 6:26pm
Originally posted by PodPatrol


I've looked into the tank heaters as well, but wonder how the attach
to the tank(s). Would they stay on the tank during towing?

I believe they would be placed over the bottom of the tank?
Would (could) they be plugged in, or wired into the Pod?
Is RV antifreeze in the gray/black tanks effective ?
 
The ones I looked at attach on the outside bottom of the tank. In a flat area as close to the outside drain as possible.
You clean the bottom of the tank with soap and water, let it dry, wipe it off with isopropyl alcohol and let that dry. Then remove the paper from the tank heater exposing the adhesive. Kind of like heavy duty contact paper.
I believe it is both plugged in and wired.
I'm clueless on antifreeze Big smile 
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