CheapHeat System?
In the Dec 2013 issue of TRAILER LIFE magazine there is an article on the CheapHeat after-market electric system. I was shocked to read the authors proclaim even additional savings when in camp gro...
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Guess I'm guilty - we run our heat pumps whenever possible because:
A - I don't pay for the electricity based on consumption
B - The heat pumps on this unit are super quiet
I had the cheapheat idea in concept several years ago, and got talked out of it by a supposed expert that said it couldn't be done. That could be my patent now - power to the guy, he stepped where I wouldn't, and they look like nice retrofits. The only flaw I see is the output does not match the burner (that's why he slows down the fan), so although it heats the pipes underneath, I don't think it could keep up well enough in the temperatures that would actually threaten the pipes. I may be wrong, but just a hunch.
A - I don't pay for the electricity based on consumption
B - The heat pumps on this unit are super quiet
I had the cheapheat idea in concept several years ago, and got talked out of it by a supposed expert that said it couldn't be done. That could be my patent now - power to the guy, he stepped where I wouldn't, and they look like nice retrofits. The only flaw I see is the output does not match the burner (that's why he slows down the fan), so although it heats the pipes underneath, I don't think it could keep up well enough in the temperatures that would actually threaten the pipes. I may be wrong, but just a hunch.
