CheapHeat furnace conversion
I was wondering if anyone has converted their factory installed LP furnace to the CheapHeat system. Seems like a very practical system when connected to shore power. No worrying about running out of g...
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Any idea how many WATTS this CHEAPHEAT electric heater core draws from 120VAC. Can't seem to find a simple spec sheet on the CHEAPHEAT unit. About all I found spec wise was it will work with a 30AMP and 50AMP trailer setup. I didn't look very hard for additional info - only the web site for CHEAPHEAT.
Although this may be a good thing when connected to shore power I would have to know what was all involved when camping off the power grid to get my interest...
It would be hard for me to even run a LOWES 1500WATT Electric heater from an INVERTER for a long period of time running off my batteries in the woods... I think I have read a standard 1500WATT Electric heater produces 5100 BTUs of heat.
The CHEAPHEAT unit would have to produce alot more BTUs to even come close to heating up a big trailer.
Roy Ken
Although this may be a good thing when connected to shore power I would have to know what was all involved when camping off the power grid to get my interest...
It would be hard for me to even run a LOWES 1500WATT Electric heater from an INVERTER for a long period of time running off my batteries in the woods... I think I have read a standard 1500WATT Electric heater produces 5100 BTUs of heat.
The CHEAPHEAT unit would have to produce alot more BTUs to even come close to heating up a big trailer.
Roy Ken
