Propane vs space heater

Cost.......

Depends on what you have to pay per kilowatt hour for electric and what you have to pay per gallon for propane.

But the real important thing is IF you are in an area when temps drop below freezing for several ours each night then you should run rv furnace so heat is distributed thru-out rv.
Electric space heaters are great for immediate area but don't protect plumbing lines, tanks/valves etc.

California electric rates are one of the highest in the nation. You may be better off using your propane heater.

While living in Yuma, friends of ours did a comparison between their propane furnace and portable electric space heaters, and found the electric heaters to be more efficient overall, but the cost (to them) was about the same as the cost of the electricity was high due to a sir-charge by the park's management. The propane would have been more expensive if it had been delivered, but instead they had portable tanks refilled and transported the tanks themselves. Eventually they found the frequent chore of refilling the tanks not worth the trouble. (They still used propane to cook and run the refrigerator, but weekly use was significantly less.)

Other friends who have their own lots, where they pay the basic electrical charge from the utility, have found electricity to be cheaper than propane for heating. The cost difference was a little more than half the cost of propane. I don't know how diligent they were in record keeping, or if it was for a whole winter season. Further, they had to pay a minimum fee each month, even when they used little or now power.

2oldman wrote:
In the grand scheme of things, the fuel to get where you are, the monthly rent, entertainment costs, food..etc, the difference doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

Maybe not, but many people, including myself would rather save on utilities and have more beans to spend on entertainment, dining out, etc.

In the grand scheme of things, the fuel to get where you are, the monthly rent, entertainment costs, food..etc, the difference doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

All depends on the cost of each where you are staying

Hi,

Here is a link to a cost comparison calculator:

http://www.maxmcarter.com/fuels/fuelscalc.html

c_haggart@yahoo.com wrote:
We will be staying in Southern California this winter and our elect use will be metered. Are we better off with a small space heater or using the propane general heater? Anyone know the difference is overall cost?