Changing heat pump to heat strip

dougrainer wrote:

Two Jayhawks wrote:
I've had heat strips & currently have heat pumps & I don't care for either source for producing heat. Both are loud & obnoxious and as mentioned, since heat rises, rather illogical. To be fair I've never seen a RV that didn't have a actual heat source (furnace/hydronic/etc.) so these are just redundant anyway. If the OP's question was about replacing a failed roof unit with either of the two models, not sure the heat strip isn't the more practical.

RV Heat Pumps are no Louder than when they are in COOL(AC) mode. IF you have a loud or abnormal noise, you have a problem. ALL a HP does is reverse the flow of coolant. If it makes a noise in HEAT mode, it will make a noise in COLD mode. The REASON, HP's became more popular was the sound of an LP furnace Blower motor and the hotter output temps, a lot of RVer's did not like. Hydronic systems are almost totally silent. The radiator muffin fans barely make a noise. Most CG's your 120 shore power is part of your daily fee. So, use your HP's for free instead of paying for LP on a furnace or Diesel on a Hydronic system. Hydronic also has 120 elements so that would be "free" also. Doug

My heat pumps work fine and I'm familiar with how they work. I suppose If I was honest my issue is why wear out a very expensive component doing what a $15 Walmart heater will do quietly. Running a HP is no different that running the unit on AC (same wear & tear). Surely in your experience you have seen roof units all have a finite life span.