heating

njtony wrote:
Which is better to heat rv propane or electric ? cost ? I know I need to use furnace to keep basement warm , but trying to save money.

Here is your answer. Frozen pipes will cost you much more than the propane to keep them from freezing.

Which is the cheapest depends on rates. If you are not paying for electricity separately, you are probably paying for more than you will use. If pennies a day matter, use electric space heaters.

Who's paying for the electric......CG or you (and at what rate)?

Who's gonna have to deal with the frozen pipes, tanks.....??
What's that worth?

Electric space heaters are fine for warming your toes....but unless you have done some mods the heat from furnace is necessary to keep things from freezing. And that doesn't always work.

Pinching pennies.......

Hi,

Many folks can heat 100% electrically. Replace the return air grill on the furnace with a fan. On my rv that circulates warm "living space" air under the cabinets and pushes some air along the furnace duct work. I chose to use a dual window fan unit which is controlled by a mechanical thermostat that lives beside the water pump next to the outside wall of the RV.

The fan unit draws just 23 watts and works better than a 1500 watt fan based heater which I tried using inside the cabinet.



Here is a link to a cost comparison calculator

At the moment, propane is "sky high" because of recent shortages.

We use a combination of both to stay comfortable. Don't know which is the cheapest but someone should come along and be able to tell you how to figure that out.