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.
Thank you.
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Trackrig wrote:
So yes and no. You don't need shore power to run the furnace blowers, the batteries will take care of that, but you do need something to recharge the batteries............
Bill
Exactly. A relatively inexpensive solar system will generally take care of recharging the batteries for you. Solar being preferred in my view but you need to be aware that the panels will need go exposure throughout the day. So, minimal shade, no snow cover and hopefully more sun than clouds.- And also to be watched is depending on how cold it is, the LP gas will go pretty quickly.
- Thank you all for your input. we will definitely find a campground that is open all year for the first leg of our travel to Florida
- So yes and no. You don't need shore power to run the furnace blowers, the batteries will take care of that, but you do need something to recharge the batteries............
Bill - Most (all?) RV furnaces are 12V.
Warning though, they use some power. I can kill 2 decent batteries in one night not plugged in, in real cold weather. - no, but your battery wont last long
