Ditching the propane heater for an electric
I picked up a 30 Springdale to use as a temp home while my house is being built. I pulled out the wall between the dining area and the queen bedroom, removed the bed and small couch, to make an open l...
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naturist wrote:
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#2, truth be told, electric heat is more expensive to run than propane heat. Unless, of course, you are somewhere that the electricity is free. (Anyone who disagrees is welcome to do the math. The simple truth is that a BTU of heat from electricity costs more than one from burning propane, everywhere in North America. Just how it is.)
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Yes, I've done the math, not remotely true.
While propane is often cheaper then electricity where the electricity is fossil-fuel generated, it is not always true where power is hydro-generated.
Part of why electric heat is popular in places like the Pacific-North-Wet.
