djw2112
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I had to move my space heater tonight because it dawned on me that it was blowing hot air directly on my converter vent. This is not good for the converter and I am sure it had something to do with the last converter going bad. The heat probably dried out the board components, even though it was 10+ years old which was the bigger reason I am sure the extra heat did not do it any favors. I am just lucky that it did not fry this one before I moved it. It was a good 3' away at floor level but still the air was pretty warm at that distance.
The bad part of this is that there are only two other places that I can put my space heater, one is to set a board over the sink and put it there (I do have the water off at night since I just use my pump) or in the narrow walk lane next to my bed and sink. There is a formica popup shelf there that I can put the back of my heater kinda close to and the heat from the elements wont bother the formica being 2" away from it. And that gives me alittle room to get it away from the corner of the bed. But i have to be really careful not to let my blanket drop down on the side of the bed at the foot or it will burn.
I liked having the heater at floor level because it helped keep the floor warm which kept the water lines that are attached to the underside of the bathroom floor (in the storage bay) also warmer than they would be without it. Heat rises and so having it at sink level takes away from that.
The way I have my heaters set up is that one portable is at the door and the other one is in the bedroom and they are blowing towards each other which keeps the RV at a constant 65-67 deg which is about perfect for me.
Now I might have to look into getting something to push the air down or at least circulate it. Even though I drain my water lines every night in cold weather I am sure the heater on the floor helped the water lines, but now I dont have that set up.
I guess the point of this is that it is not just getting space heaters and using them, you have to think about where the air goes, what it can hurt or help, and deciding the acceptable danger of placement.
The bad part of this is that there are only two other places that I can put my space heater, one is to set a board over the sink and put it there (I do have the water off at night since I just use my pump) or in the narrow walk lane next to my bed and sink. There is a formica popup shelf there that I can put the back of my heater kinda close to and the heat from the elements wont bother the formica being 2" away from it. And that gives me alittle room to get it away from the corner of the bed. But i have to be really careful not to let my blanket drop down on the side of the bed at the foot or it will burn.
I liked having the heater at floor level because it helped keep the floor warm which kept the water lines that are attached to the underside of the bathroom floor (in the storage bay) also warmer than they would be without it. Heat rises and so having it at sink level takes away from that.
The way I have my heaters set up is that one portable is at the door and the other one is in the bedroom and they are blowing towards each other which keeps the RV at a constant 65-67 deg which is about perfect for me.
Now I might have to look into getting something to push the air down or at least circulate it. Even though I drain my water lines every night in cold weather I am sure the heater on the floor helped the water lines, but now I dont have that set up.
I guess the point of this is that it is not just getting space heaters and using them, you have to think about where the air goes, what it can hurt or help, and deciding the acceptable danger of placement.
