pchast wrote:I'd love a side view of the finished product.
Did the flex pipe stick out far into your space.
Not hardly at all, only 1" out from front of heater. Here's some finished photos.
The flex pipe only sticks out one inch farther than the front of the heater. Heater is 7" deep from the wall, outside of pipe is out 8" from wall. It looks further in the picture, but I measured it! Which brings me to the answer for Cindy of why this heater?
*It is very compact, at 7" deep, 8 1/2" wide, and 14" tall. The other "RV" heaters I looked at were larger, bulkier, and just not as "slick."
*I never have 110 ac power, ruled out the hassle/cleaning of wood, and don't have enough 12-volt (one deep cycle). I needed
propane.
*I liked the idea of a glass door with viewable flame. Sort of a fireplace effect. Pretty sweet.
*I'm a mariner by trade, so I know anything "marine" is usually built a little better
, and costs a whole lot more.
*It looked fairly simple to install, and it was. I only cringed when drilling that exhaust hole.
*And most convincingly, BC DAVE has the same heater in a trailer the same size as mine, 6X12. He was my field tester, in British Columbia, a climate similar to where I use mine. He gave it a full ringing endorsement, and that both started the idea and then sealed the deal for me.
I probably wouldn't even have this trailer if it weren't for this site, and all the suggestions from members here. I go with advice from this site first, and anything else Google gives up is a distant second.
OTCT: As for the proximity to the window, I do have a window on the other wall, a screen door over the front door, as well as two screened roof vents. I never really considered fumes coming back into the window closest to the exhaust vent. While I don't see it as a big threat, I'll still keep that one closed! More good advice. Thanks.
PS. Winters in Wyoming and Northern Utah, at 7,000 feet, are COLD and LONG. Trust me, you don't want any part of November-March. And the rest of the months are no picnic either except for June 15-August 30, when its hot and dry. (High desert). But it sure is uncrowded, and has some beautiful, unspoiled places if you know where to look. Gotta get off ugly I-80 though. Fishing ain't bad either.