Help with furnace please
Hello. We have an atwood AC-1511 system. The thermostat does not go below 60 degrees. We will be encountering 25-40 degree F weather and we don't want to burn through our propane but also don't want ...
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oz20x6 wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
Are you connected to AC power source or running on battery only
You talk about AC Fan and then also state boondocking in National Parks???????
NO you can NOT bypass T-stat to set it lower
You probably can replace t-stat but still will have a lower set point limit.
Or you using AC power or NOT???
Only AC power will be when running generator to charge batteries back up.
Air Conditioner FAN and HEAT PUMP will NOT run/operate W/O AC POWER
SO unless you run generator while boondocking you can forget heat pump
Furnace will run off DC from battery but come morning battery will need a very long recharge via generator
And based on how many gallons propane tank holds you can figure out how much propane will be used.
Furnace will cycle on/off during night keeping 60*F inside RV.
How much propane?? Depends on how leaky/drafty your RV is ---how long it has to run.
IT will use more battery then propane per night.
Space heaters will only work when you have gen running (AC Power)
ON EDIT:
I see you posted how big propane tank is-----18 gallon
That is roughly 57 hrs TOTAL burn time (20,000 furnace, 10,000 water heater etc). say 8 hrs of burn time each day that's 7 days worth.
