Electric heaters
Does anyone know of a electric heater with more than 1500 watts?
Forum Discussion
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
The "cheap heat" system is, in my opinion, the worst possible choice, particularly if you need redundancy.
If the power goes off, it doesn't "fail over" to the propane furnace.
It can not be run in series with the propane furnace, so it can not be used to reduce the heating bill from propane.
It can not be run safely on a 15 amp circuit which eliminates using it at most private homes.
If you want heat through the duct work, replace the return air grill with twin window fans.
I agree with this. There are other shortcomings as well, they don't disclose all the necessary tech. info. needed to make a decision and some of their info. is misleading like upgrading from 30 to 50 amps can be done "for a couple hundred dollars". I spent a career designing electric heating systems and I've never seen such a lack of tech. info and misleading info. Colossal waste of $$ IMO - two thumbs down.
There is a far better way of installing permanent heat in an RV. I know because I've done it. We never use the furnace anymore and heat our 30 amp 29' TT solely on permanent recessed electric heaters right down to freezing temps. It's VERY quiet, it's VERY even throughout, it's unobtrusive and it automatically temporarily shuts off when high load appliances are turned on.
