My husband and I are looking for a camper to live in while we build our house. Whether or not we live in the camper for a year or five years is and probably will be up in the air.
So, we have looked and looked for a camper in our budget (small) and have decided on features that we need/can't live without and have, we think, found a camper.
The downside is that the stove doesn't work. I'd like to know if we can insert *ANY* gas type stove (if it fits) or does the stove have to be specifically designed for an rv/travel trailer? It is gas. My husband thinks the stoves are all gas/electric and that means they can cook off either gas or electric but I told him that's not the case, that the stove is EITHER gas or electric but the HOOKUP is either/or - and that a gas stove will have an electric ignitor. Who's right?
Jack Mayer said
07:51 PM Jun 11, 2012
You are correct.
Gas RV stoves heat with gas, but sometimes have an ignitor that is either 12-volt, or simply a piezo spark ignitor.
It is rare to see a pure electric cooktop in an RV, but some larger bus-type motorhomes have them.
As far as replacement, you can replace with a residential unit that fits with a couple of things to be aware of.
1) RVs are propane, residential unit is often natural gas. There are conversion kits to change them to propane, which is no big deal to do. 2) residential units usually have 120v ignition of the gas. So they will require that you hook up 120v power for that function. A cooktop is easy to light with a lighter - an oven is usually much more difficult so you would p[probably want the 120v ignition for that function.
RVLivingUSA said
03:19 PM Jun 21, 2012
Also, we just learned this: make sure to frame in the fridge w/ a back vent against a wall, so that when you are running on Propane, the fumes are not coming into your 'home'.
My husband and I are looking for a camper to live in while we build our house. Whether or not we live in the camper for a year or five years is and probably will be up in the air.
So, we have looked and looked for a camper in our budget (small) and have decided on features that we need/can't live without and have, we think, found a camper.
The downside is that the stove doesn't work. I'd like to know if we can insert *ANY* gas type stove (if it fits) or does the stove have to be specifically designed for an rv/travel trailer? It is gas. My husband thinks the stoves are all gas/electric and that means they can cook off either gas or electric but I told him that's not the case, that the stove is EITHER gas or electric but the HOOKUP is either/or - and that a gas stove will have an electric ignitor. Who's right?
Gas RV stoves heat with gas, but sometimes have an ignitor that is either 12-volt, or simply a piezo spark ignitor.
It is rare to see a pure electric cooktop in an RV, but some larger bus-type motorhomes have them.
As far as replacement, you can replace with a residential unit that fits with a couple of things to be aware of.
1) RVs are propane, residential unit is often natural gas. There are conversion kits to change them to propane, which is no big deal to do.
2) residential units usually have 120v ignition of the gas. So they will require that you hook up 120v power for that function. A cooktop is easy to light with a lighter - an oven is usually much more difficult so you would p[probably want the 120v ignition for that function.
Also, we just learned this: make sure to frame in the fridge w/ a back vent against a wall, so that when you are running on Propane, the fumes are not coming into your 'home'.
-Jazmin & Nate
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