Electric Fireplace or AC/Heat pump
What would be the best way to go put in a Electric Fireplace or replace one of the AC's with a Heat pump combo?
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The heat pump should run fine at 40F outside air temp. It will move about 13,500 Btu's at 50F from outside to inside. It will only consume about 1,300 watts for this, or about 3 times as much heat per watt as the electric fireplace or $25 Wal Mart heater.
So to get 80,000 Btu's inside the RV, you can burn a gallon of propane, or use 22 KW in the electric heater or fireplace, or use about 8 KW with the heat pump.
When I was living in the RV in Portland OR, I was buying propane at $2.50 or heating with electric at $2.20. I would have used electric even if I had to pay $0.13 per KW, perhaps even at $0.16 per KW just because it is easier to hook up to electric and not refill the propane tanks.
When dry camping, I use my Olympic Catalytic Heater, it is a 1994 model, that has many hours use over the years. I like the constant heat, and that it will not consume any 12 volt power. Yet because you must leave a roof vent open, it does cause the RV to loose heat faster, and I would probably consume a little more propane.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
So to get 80,000 Btu's inside the RV, you can burn a gallon of propane, or use 22 KW in the electric heater or fireplace, or use about 8 KW with the heat pump.
When I was living in the RV in Portland OR, I was buying propane at $2.50 or heating with electric at $2.20. I would have used electric even if I had to pay $0.13 per KW, perhaps even at $0.16 per KW just because it is easier to hook up to electric and not refill the propane tanks.
When dry camping, I use my Olympic Catalytic Heater, it is a 1994 model, that has many hours use over the years. I like the constant heat, and that it will not consume any 12 volt power. Yet because you must leave a roof vent open, it does cause the RV to loose heat faster, and I would probably consume a little more propane.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
