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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wa8yxm wrote: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.
You are both right and wrong.. I stand by my statement that all electric heaters are exactly 100% efficient and produce the same BTU's per Watt....
BUT.. A heat pump is NOT what I'd call an electric heater. I would call it a heat pump Different device and not much good when the puddle outside your door ices over Many want 35-40 degrees (F Outdoor) or they just refuse to work as well they should.
But the cubes I live with.. 40,30,20,11 (I have been down to -6 but was using propane that night) They all work the same They don't care.
You are making the assumption that the portable heat pumps work like a residential heat pump or an RV roof-top heat pump.
The portable heat pump that I use is INSIDE of my coach. It has a single tube to exhaust cold air out of my coach and replace it with heated air that it extracts from it's surroundings.
We usually travel in the Winter to Western mountain destinations and have used this portable heat pump/AC unit in temperatures down to -5 degrees outside and have remained comfortable inside our coach. Our roof-top Dometic heat pump/AC unit stops producing heat at about 37 degrees but the INSIDE portable heat pump just keeps working fine.
Of course this is all from our own personal experience of several years worth of use. I am sure that someone will find an article online or has "heard" from someone that a heat pump will not work below 35 degrees. :B
