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12-10-2017, 12:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Heated Radiant Floors in RV
I am considering adding to my already ordered New Aire the Heated Radiant Floor option.
My purpose for ordering this option aside from the obvious would be to try and keep the NA unfrozen in my unheated garage during storage.
My location is upstate NY and I do realize that there are other available ways to do this without winterizing it, but I am wondering if anyone has experience here in doing it.
Any problem doing it with the slides in?
Also if anyone could give me any insight what they do in storage with there unit if they don't winterize it (aka. Oasis unit, just elec. heat or furnace as well)?
I'm not looking for it to be livable in storage...just trying to keep it unfrozen so the wife and I can jump in and use it with out going through the de-winterizing procedure. 
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New Aire 2022 3543 picked up @ North Trail 10/22
New Aire 3343 Picked up @ Nappanee 4/18 (traded) 
2006 Fleetwood Bounder 34 Pusher (traded) 9/17
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12-10-2017, 01:22 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: The Great Outdoors, RV Resort, Florida
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No matter what, get the heated floors. We just came back to FL from Graceland, and some mornings were 31F outside. Wish we had the heated floor. Don’t know about storage?
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Buly, Doris and Daisy
2015 DS 4369 towing 2014 CRV
It is never too late to have a happy childhood!
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12-10-2017, 03:09 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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To do what you want you need furnace running at a minimum temp, the floor will not heat your bay areas through the insulated floor, especially if you have water in tanks or plumbing.
OASIS for newbies.
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12-10-2017, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Forest City, FL
Posts: 782
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We were just away for the weekend & it got down into the mid 30’s. We only used the floor heat on a combination of low, medium, & high settings and it kept our whole coach warm (did not need heat pumps or Oasis furnace). I did at one point have to get something from one of our basement bays & it seemed pretty warm. If you’re going to be in sub freezing temps I’m guessing you’ll want the oasis furnace on to supp and make sure of no issues.
As others said no matter what though the heated floors are well worth it (even for us Floridians)!
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2017 Dutch Star 4310 (bunks)
2018 Ford Explorer Platinum
Previous: 2010 Tiffin Allegro Red 38QBA
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12-10-2017, 08:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Boston
Posts: 530
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Heated Radiant Floors in RV
Heated floors are awesome. Nothing like stepping out of the shower onto warm tile or getting out of bed. Or walking around. Lol
You’ll need the oasis in in order to protect your plumbing. The floors won’t heat the wet bay or tanks. I’m keeping mine outside direct in Boston weather with oasis set to 50 and monitoring temps at all critical areas. Survived 18 degrees no problem. Even colder nights coming up soon.
The basement (excluding wet bay and tanks) gets a lot colder when slides are in. I expect it to go below freezing in the basement this week.
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12-10-2017, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Home is Where WE PARK IT...
Posts: 6,059
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cinergi
The basement (excluding wet bay and tanks) gets a lot colder when slides are in. I expect it to go below freezing in the basement this week.
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That's odd....unless the Oasis vents in the bays are blocked with the slide in or... you have a slide seal or door closure issues....
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'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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12-10-2017, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 37,725
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Never had it on our two DSDP's, Magna came with it. Really like it (as do the cats) as long as I'm on 50 amp shore power.
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2009 45' Magna 630 w/Cummins ISX 650 HP/1950 Lbs Ft, HWH Active Air
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12-12-2017, 02:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 289
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Heated Floors
So today I added to my New Aire order by including the heated floors.
What I found out over these past few days was very helpful in making the decision...THANK YOU
Two things I would like to add to the information on this option is that the only slide floor that is heated is the bedroom & there is no problem (according to Newmar) using this feature with the slides in.
Can't wait to get this rig....but its not going to be till April so I better calm down. 
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New Aire 2022 3543 picked up @ North Trail 10/22
New Aire 3343 Picked up @ Nappanee 4/18 (traded)
2006 Fleetwood Bounder 34 Pusher (traded) 9/17
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12-12-2017, 08:01 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Workhorse Chassis Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,785
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timekeeper
So today I added to my New Aire order by including the heated floors.
What I found out over these past few days was very helpful in making the decision...THANK YOU
Two things I would like to add to the information on this option is that the only slide floor that is heated is the bedroom & there is no problem (according to Newmar) using this feature with the slides in.
Can't wait to get this rig....but its not going to be till April so I better calm down. |
Congrats on your order here is a OWNERS GUIDE if you need it and you have all the other NEWAIRE threads on forum to pass the time waiting.
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12-13-2017, 04:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Ft. Myers, Fl.
Posts: 1,451
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Wise decision. When we picked our coach off the lot, it had everything we wanted, but I balked at the added price of the floor heat that it had installed because we live in Fl. Now, I would never have another coach without it. As others have said, we hardly run the heat pumps and had to use the Oasis maybe twice. Of course the coldest we've been in is high 20's for a few nights, but it seemed to keep the coach warm enough. We have used the floor heat on 30 amp service also and it worked fine
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2016 Newmar DSDP 3736 Freightliner, HWH Active Air, Proteng fire suppression.
2021 Willys toad Proverbs 3: 5-6
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12-15-2017, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: BC, Cariboo, Lower Mainland.
Posts: 2,293
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Heated floors? YES!!! And a small ceramic heater in the under bays
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12-15-2017, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 230
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Originally Posted by 007";3941921]Congrats on your order here is a [B][URL="https://newpar.newmarcorp.com/instance1Env99NEWMAR/html/images/2018NADPOG.pdf
OWNERS GUIDE[/URL][/B] if you need it and you have all the other NEWAIRE threads on forum to pass the time waiting.
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Hi there,
Is it possible to get a link to my coach manual? I'm patiently waiting, but these next 5 months are going sooooooo slow......
Thanks!!
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12-15-2017, 08:18 PM
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Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: La Quinta, California
Posts: 57
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Get the heated floors!!!! Have them in our KGDB,
love them!!!!! So does the dog!!!
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2019 KGBD 4513 2022 Grand Wagoneer in tow
Sold 2023 Newell P50; Sold: 2018 KGDB 4534
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12-15-2017, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: St-Colomban
Posts: 416
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I would never buy a RV without heated floors. No noise and even heat. Grab a cup of coffee and sip it 😀
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Michel & Nicole
2009 Monaco Dynasty Yorkshire 45
(ISM 500HP, Scangauge D, Eeze tire TPMS, Working Truecenter) 20' trailer and a race car 
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