Anybody keep their heater on when your gone?

[lungdeflator]

Wondering if anybody keeps their heater on to keep their holes open when they are gone? Probably wouldn't need much to keep them open?

[JSK76]

I have in the past. I found a thermostat that goes down to 25 and I think I set it at 30.

[Rick G]

If I'm just going to be gone overnight I will turn the heat all the way down. I will also leave the heat on if I'm running around with the portable and plan on coming back to the house in the evening to fish, eat or sleep. If you run your theomo at its lowest setting it will likely only kick the heat on for just a few min a hr. Sure this will burn a few worth of fuel, but coming back to a fish house that isn't totally frozen is worth it IMO.

[JakeJ_Mn]

I heat both my wheelhouse and skid house 24/7 on the ice. I have the heat on in the wheelhouse when traveling. Both have Empire DV 215s and never had a problem. Nice to get into a warm house. I average 40# of propane every 6 to 7 days depending on the weather.

[Mlaker3]

I live close to where I fish so am out there 3-5 nigthts a week, have always left furnace on as do many others where I fish. Try to keep house in mid 50's it doesnt run much on a sunny day, wind makes a difference tho, a 100 lb tank will usually last about 3 weeks.

[fsnrod]

Do you have trouble melting the house down into the ice when the heat is always on?

[Mlaker3]

No. But I always have it up on at least 2x4 blocks. 4x4 if there is enough snow. The house I have now has sprayed on insulation under the floor. My old house didn't and I haven't noticed much difference.

[lungdeflator]

I have a nu-way stove in my schack and it is vented outside with 3" pipe. I have noticed that when the wind blows (everyday in ND) it has a little effect on the flame. I can't decide if leaving the stove on a low setting would be a good idea or not. If the wind blew the flame out the house would fill up with propane.

[dougger222]

I'll keep it on but it depends on how cold it is and how long I'll be away from it.

Last Winter fished in the dreamshak at the cabin lake until 9pm and left the heat on until I showed back up at 5am, it was nice getting into a warm house, holes ready to drop chubs into!

[dougger222]

I've had the pilot/flame blow out several time on the LOW house when the wind blows into the furnace. It's a really old direct vent furnace.

When the wind is blowing really hard have had to use a 5 gallon bucket to cover up the vent to light the pilot.

[landscaper]

Count me in on walking into a warm fish house!!

I also fish close to where I live. I have a handi heater by strike master i don't think they make them anymore…..

I leave the dial just above pilot or even on pilot……..it exhausts up a 3 inch diameter pipe about 2 feet inside my house and then it goes into a "T" on the outside of the house them up to about 2 inches about the roof…..in SW Minnesota its windy and it has not blow out on me.

Good luck

[GoneFish'n71]

Mine has a thermo-couple (like most others i assume) If the pilot goes out the thermocouple shouldn't let gas thru the gas valve. I leave mine on.

[peerchking]

I also keep mine on just turn down when, gone get close to three weeks on a #100 with 8x16 shack