heating in winter
do you have to be plugged in to electric for the furnace to work? i know the furnace is propane, but do you need electric to run the thermostat and blower? Thank you.
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Merrykalia wrote:
If I were leaving Michigan and heading south, I would "WING" it for one night until I got down far enough that I needed little/no additional heat.
You don't say what you are driving/pulling, but if your batteries are in good shape, they will last one night unless it is below 10 degrees.
Take extra blankets, hats, mittens that you can use JUST IN CASE. Warm the RV up, cut the thermostat back down and crawl in bed. Don't use up your battery with lights, TV, etc.
Next morning, run the thermostat back up, warm it up for your morning rituals, then get on the road.
Unless you are in the UP, you should be down in warmer weather by nightfall of the 2nd night.
Lol, it was 32 degrees in Atlanta last December 22nd, still need plenty of propane for that =) Coming back it was 28-32 overnight in Atlanta and Kentucky, definitely glad I blew out the lines before leaving Florida. If you're traveling pretty much anywhere north of Orlando in late December figure that there's a good chance of seeing freezing temperatures. Heck, the one year people in the Keys were freaking out because it was forecast to hit 33-34 overnight one night around New Years, the lowest temp they had ever seen (**** polar vortex) so even south of Orlando isn't a guarantee, though freezing temps down there generally only last for a few hours so not enough to freeze pipes.
