Electric heating
As winter comes on it looks like I am not going to get way south. Going to spend the winter in the Dallas area as my son gets well in the hospital. So with that said I wanted to ask if and what type o...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:mtofell1 wrote:
All electric heaters are the same amount of heat for the same money. It just depends how you want the heat "delivered". I'm a big fan of oil-filled radiant since they are silent and generally the safest portable electric. But, they do take a long time to warm up (and cool off) so I keep a radiant electric on hand for quicker usage.
This is a popular misconception. Heat pumps deliver more BTU's of heat than ANY type of electrical resistance heating. If one of the interior portable heat pump units is used inside the RV, you also do not have to worry about the outside temperature being too low, as you would with your exterior roof-top heat pump.
I work with HVAC systems of all types daily so trust me, there's no misconception here. We are talking about PORTABLE HEATERS. OP has a broken furnace and I'm just going out on a limb here assuming he or she doesn't want to install a state of the art heat pump to the tune of a few thousand dollars.
But, yes, you are correct (which I'm sure is what you LOVE to hear) a heat pump does deliver more heat for a buck than an electric heater.
