Diesel heating in a fifth wheel
As stated in my handle, my family and I are now full timers not by choice. We are also new 5'er owners. I am looking forward to the challenge. Our house was destroyed by a wild fire in the beginni...
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Hi Fred,
Do they have an air based heat pump that works reliably at -40?
Do they have an air based heat pump that works reliably at -40?
Golden_HVAC wrote:
Best way to heat? Electric heat in the water hater, with propane back up during a shower (to speed up heat recovery).
For heating the space, a heat pump is more energy efficient. However if your A/C is working great, you might not want to spend $750 - 900 to save a couple of dollars a month in electricity.
Electric heat might be similar cost to the propane furnace, but it is delivered fuel, not propane that you must spend time refilling the tanks, and carry a heavy tank, or have it delivered. So electric is trouble free.
My pick?
If you have heat pumps, use them. If you need to upgrade the A/C anyway, installing a heat pump is only about $100 more, and will save a lot on heating costs.
Changing to a diesel fired heater makes no sense to me at all!
Have fun camping out! OR at least make the best of it.
You might think "I will now have a termite free home" - but the raw wood might include a lot of termites in it. . . .
I am thinking my next house might include a cement block central room, that is fire proof, and will support much of the roof structure weight. SIP walls, and roof will provide super insulation, and very quiet house! It is a great noise barrier.
I live in a cool area, and will include some passive heating, with the ability to close off the shades to cool the home in the summer. 2 speed high efficiency heat pumps to heat and cool the home. If you already have natural gas on site, then gas furnace for back up heat, but the heat pump for days above 30F.
I have a heat pump in my home, and have not run the electric back up heat in the 2 winters I have lived here. I figure if I need it, I can always hook it up later, or back something in the electric oven to heat my house if the heat pump quits working.
Fred.
