pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
Do you have 30 amp shore power or 50 amp? If the latter you can heat 100% electrically. It may be cheaper than running the propane furnace.
We have 30 amp. I was hoping that might work but the other thing I learned is when they build these things they are idiots doing so. They tie ALL the electrical outlets into ONE 15amp breaker instead of doing like the right side on one and the left side on one etc.
So when I plug in two electric heaters, the breaker cannot take the load since we have TV, computer, and other little things running also.
I am going to see what it will take me to separate the power because if I can do so, I can run one unit on the outlets from one breaker and the other on another..
I have another issue that has just come up as well.. The unit has a built in carbon monoxide detector however I never trust just one thing so I also installed a battery backed up one up front as well. Both units are going off in the last few hours which means I have a problem obviously. I think I know what is happening.. the wind here in Wisconsin with this front is coming out of the north. The furnace and water heater exhaust is blowing directly INTO the wind. I am betting that what is happening is the exhaust is being blown right back into the RV.
Ironically I bought two metal exhaust flues, the kind used on the outside of a house for a clothes dryer, that I was going to use to cover those for another reason... I had noticed the water heater would constantly be turning on when the wind was from the northwest and north previous.. I figure putting these flues on would keep the wind from being blown directly into the exhaust ports... I am going to have to at least temporarily mount them tonight now because of this other issue.. I am hoping they will re-direct the wind enough to keep it from blowing the exhaust right back into the RV setting of the detectors...
I am open to other suggestions on this one too... It is 26 degrees F right now with 16 mph wind so a windchill of 19 or so. If someone else has another idea, let me know!
