Heater Size????

[DUKHTR3]

For the people with the blue flame heaters do us all favor and NEVER SLEEP IN THE TRAILER. It's probably been 8 years ago or so. There was a group of guys camping at rabbit ears and they never woke up. Very sad deal. These heaters work good to take the chill out but put out a lot of c02 in the trailer as well. A forced air furnace is much safer.

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[christopher]

This will only be my 3rd season with the trailer. So far there isn't any damage as of now but I only have around 7000 miles on it.

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Now THAT is some USEFUL NEWS!!

 

[christopher]

For the people with the blue flame heaters do us all favor and NEVER SLEEP IN THE TRAILER. It's probably been 8 years ago or so. There was a group of guys camping at rabbit ears and they never woke up. Very sad deal. These heaters work good to take the chill out but put out a lot of c02 in the trailer as well. A forced air furnace is much safer.

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Ya, that can't be OVERSTATED.
The Blue Flame Heater is an OXYGEN DEPLETION HEATER.

It CONSUMES the breathable Oxygen from within the trailer itself.

Speaking only for myself, I use my Mirage Trailer for CAMPING as well as sleding, and sometimes in the winter, which requires RUNNING the Furnace all night long. That would be a DEATH SENTENCE with an open flame non-vented heater.

 

[XtDoo]

Vertical mounting

On the SF model(s) there is the option of an external panel for servicing the unit. From what I've seen the panel also holds the intake and exhaust tubing for the furnace. I can service my furnace from inside my trailer if need be. Like I previously said, mine is mounted vertically against the interior wall and I have 90 degree mandrel bent pipes for the intake and exhaust vents. All that is visible on the outside wall of the trailer is the covering for the vents.

MT:
Did you make the bends for the intake and exhaust to mount it vertically or order them. Is it OK to mount vertically, the directions say you need some kit to do that, just wondered if it makes a difference as far as burner wise? I bought a sf42 and want it vertically also. Would like to vent through floor, but can't find anywhere that's says how long I take and exhaust pipes can be.

 

[Mafesto]

For the people with the blue flame heaters do us all favor and NEVER SLEEP IN THE TRAILER. It's probably been 8 years ago or so. There was a group of guys camping at rabbit ears and they never woke up. Very sad deal. These heaters work good to take the chill out but put out a lot of c02 in the trailer as well. A forced air furnace is much safer.

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Don't you hate those mornings when you wake up dead?
Kinda just ruins the whole day.

 

[MT boondocker]

MT:
Did you make the bends for the intake and exhaust to mount it vertically or order them. Is it OK to mount vertically, the directions say you need some kit to do that, just wondered if it makes a difference as far as burner wise? I bought a sf42 and want it vertically also. Would like to vent through floor, but can't find anywhere that's says how long I take and exhaust pipes can be.

I bought the mandrel 90 degree bent pipe from a local pipe bending shop. Looked at ones they bent on their pipe machine and they were not smooth so I opted for the mandrel bent pipe as it is smooth all the way around the bend. The pipes were then cut so that they would just fit onto the vents on the furnace and the outside vent. I don't really think it matters much as for the length, I have been running this for a couple of years w/o any problems.

 

[richracer1]

For the people with the blue flame heaters do us all favor and NEVER SLEEP IN THE TRAILER. It's probably been 8 years ago or so. There was a group of guys camping at rabbit ears and they never woke up. Very sad deal. These heaters work good to take the chill out but put out a lot of c02 in the trailer as well. A forced air furnace is much safer.

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This also applies to the Wave branded heaters. They are catalytic, meaning they do not put out any CO, but they do consume the available O2 if used in an enclosed area, such as in a trailer. They also put out a lot of condensation. I had a Wave 8 in a little 8.5x14 enclosed trailer to add some heat and try to dry things out after riding. Go out to check on it after a couple of hours, the inside of the trailer was like a rain forest, water dripping off all of the roof rails.

 

[Dirty Steve]

My furnace was supposed to be mounted horizontally with the service hatch on the outside of the trailer, but I wanted to save room so I mounted it vertically. I made a mounting bracket and had a muffler shop bend a 90° pipe for the exhaust. Then I used a 3" 90° aluminum vent tube from the hardware store for the fresh air intake. The exhaust pipe is inside of the air intake like the manufacturer intended . I cut a piece of galvanized sheet metal to make a cover for the big hole that was intended as the service access. I made the mounting brackets wide enough so I could eventually box the furnace in with diamond plate or something to make it look pretty and make it a little quieter inside the trailer, as the furnace is fairly loud.

Then I used the intake/exhaust plate on the exterior for a clean look.

Another thing I did was wire in a timer switch between the T -Stat and furnace.

I almost always dry out gear at the end of the days ride and just set the timer for a few hours and come back in the morning to dry gear.

A also have my furnace ducted to the floor at the rear door. With the spray foam under the floor and the heat blowing across the door I can thaw the sleds out if needed without the door freezing shut. I just crank the tongue up so the water runs to the rear and since it is usually never level side to side, the water usually just pours our of the gap at the bottom of either side of the rear ramp door, and doesn't get into the hinge.

If I am thawing sleds, I typically fire up my little Honda generator and let a floor fan blow across the floor to dry everything out. Typically 4-6 hours to completely dry out a sled and the trailer floor. I don't usually thaw out sleds on a trip unless we need to work on one, and even then it has to be pretty serious.

 

[XtDoo]

Furnace

Finally got furnace installed. Thanks for all the tips, here's a few pics

 

[Zone28M7]

On the SF model(s) there is the option of an external panel for servicing the unit. From what I've seen the panel also holds the intake and exhaust tubing for the furnace. I can service my furnace from inside my trailer if need be. Like I previously said, mine is mounted vertically against the interior wall and I have 90 degree mandrel bent pipes for the intake and exhaust vents. All that is visible on the outside wall of the trailer is the covering for the vents.

Same here. SF models are available either way. So I'm not sure where he got his info saying SF models are serviceable from the exterior only.

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[Zone28M7]

For the people with the blue flame heaters do us all favor and NEVER SLEEP IN THE TRAILER. It's probably been 8 years ago or so. There was a group of guys camping at rabbit ears and they never woke up. Very sad deal. These heaters work good to take the chill out but put out a lot of c02 in the trailer as well. A forced air furnace is much safer.

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Yeah I was pulling up to rabbit ears that day when they had the lot roped off. Such a sad deal. Forced air propane is the way to go if sleeping in your trailer.

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[Ride_The_Rockies]

And how has your undercoat foam stood up to road grime over time?

Has anyone tried doing the foam spray and then using the same material they use on 4 season RV Trailers to seal it from the road grime?