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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Stuka wrote:
Why do trailers use the propane heaters? Is it in case there is no electricity available and they can heat off the propane bottles? It seems like a lot of complication (blowers, vents, ducting) when a single electric heater does the job as well.
Well,,, you are right, it is more complicated, but ... I have spent some nights without electricity, both in my house when I had one and in my motor home And that 12 volt powered, propane burning RV furnace kept me nice and comfy (In the motor home, at the sticks and bricks it was a bit chilly).
Some have put in the "Cheep Heat" system which uses the Propane furnace burner and duct work but an electric heat element (Kind of like the dual power water heaters).
Some RV's today are "All Electric" do not even have a propane tank.
(Would hate to boondock on a cold night in one of those).
I use electric space heaters (up to four) most of the time, plus added heat (electric) in the wet bays to prevent freezing when needed.
