Getting ready to haul and my heatstrip is not blowing HOTair. Everything else in the trailer is working fine, the furnace is doing it's job-thank goodness.

any help would be great.

okie ann

On a good day, the heat strips and fan make more noise than heat. A $30 ceramic heater is far more efficient, and will easily heat a large LQ area.

If it hasn't been done recently, pull and clean the air filter. With the shroud partially removed, inspect the strips directly to see if they are heating properly.

Don't expect much from them, and you'll not be disappointed.

THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT. IT JUST SEEMED TO BLOW MORE HEAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

OKIE

The air you are trying to heat was warmer several months ago!!!

Iam blonde but not dumb, but this is a huge difference in what it is blowing. If i knew the answer, i wouldn't of asked what may seem to you as a silly question. No need to add so many exclamation points. But thanks for your input anyway.

okie

i guess i have no sense of humor in your response. comparing a tractor to a trailer?? but thanks to those that responded with an honest helping hand.

i guess i have no sense of humor in your response. comparing a tractor to a trailer?? but thanks to those that responded with an honest helping hand.

Richard, you and I must have the same type of farm equipment. Mine has AC in the winter and is heated in the summer. At night I have moon roofs; during the daylight hours, sun roofs. When it rains, I am supplied with a cooling mist, and during a snow storm, a blanket of glorious beauty.

I don't think that describing these features, has any detrimential referrals, concerning the opperation of strip heaters.

Your knowledge and willingness to offer invaluable insight into trailer ownership, has greatly helped us all. We have often heard about the many people, customers and non- customers alike, who have benefited from your generosity. I am among them.

We need humor in today's environment. So many things are going badly now, that without it, our existance would be as bland as my postings. Please, inject any humor you can into threads that concern me. I will not object and you will not have to apologise for enhancing my day. Thank you for all the information you have shared.

i do appreciate all of the help i receive on here, maybe yesterday i was just taking things a little to personal. thanks for all of the help.

okie ann 

They are to more/less knock the chill off,and,by chill that's not in the winter.I'm talking late spring/early fall.

We finally got tired of hearing ours run all PM long without doing anything but blowing cool air,like yours probably is,and,roasting when we'd turn on the gas furnace.So we did like most everyone else on here has said,and got a good ceramic heater with a thermostat and safety features.Works like a charm.

"We need humor in today's environment. So many things are going badly now, that without it, our existance would be as bland as my postings. Please, inject any humor you can into threads that concern me. I will not object and you will not have to apologise for enhancing my day. Thank you for all the information you have shared."

Gard,I really like RT Smiths' posts myself. and,your posts aren't bland,to me,they're usually pretty darn smart.

 PS: gotta love those "Gard" dissertations,saying in 300 words or less,"learn to lighten up."

I tried my heatstrip this weekend out of curosity. I got the tempature up to 73 degrees and switched it over to the heat strip. It was approx 25 degrees outside. The unit ran all night and the tempature the next morning was 61 degrees in the trailer.

Finally. A scientific study on the effectiveness of strip heaters. This should dispel any myths about their capabilties. As Retento related, they will heat an interior when it's warm outside.

I totally agree with CRG!

Plug ins are a good way to supply some heat without overheating like a furnace will often do.They do pull a lot of power at the outlet and can sometimes heat up there,however.

One danger that I never thought about,but,learned about,through a coworker who lost a son in an RV camper this way is: be SURE that the heater is not in an area where your bedclothing could be thrown off or draped over it accidently during sleep and catch fire.We sit ours on the counter,barring that option,you can place it on a small stepstool in a safe area.

Just curious...if you have a furnace why are you using the heatstrip?  The only folks I know that use a heatstrip are those without a furnace.  I would opt for the furnace over the heatstrip.