Freezin our butts off!!
Hello all, spending our first winter in our 36' Damon pusher. Our furnace is busted and I'm trying to heat with space heaters. The heater in the bedroom works great but I can't seem to warm the living...
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rhagfo wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
If they are talking about the Cheap Heat system it IS 5000 watts and requires 50 amp service as it does draw somewhere close to 40 amps. Nothing cheap about that if you have to pay the electric bill.
If you don’t know what you are talking about, you should stay out of the discussion!
#1. It DOESN'T require a 50 amp service to operate, on the 1,800 watt setting it works on a 30 amp service, through a 20 amp breaker.
#2. On the 5,000 watt setting, yes a 50 amp 208 volt service is required, but the system runs on a 30 amp 208 volt breaker.
We have a 32’ 5er the we heated to 70 degrees easly with outside temperatures in the low forty’s on the 1,800 watt setting on a 30 amp service used other electrical device without issues.
Currently on a 50 amp service, and the 5,000 watt setting and will heat us down in to the teens.
I am seriously considering the new add on box that auto detects the voltage 120/208 and switches to the correct wattage for the service one is connected to. I can manually change over in about 20 minutes, but having it do it automatically would be nice.
It doesn’t make any difference if use cheap heat or electric space heaters, you are still using electricity so the bill will be the same. My furnace doesn’t run continuously cycles just like using gas.
Thanks for the kind thoughts! Also, thanks for confirming that you are going to need 50 amp service if you plan to use the 5000W option. There is NO 208 V service available with 30 amp service. Don't you hate it when that happens!
