Furnace Gas Usage
I have been living in my RV for a couple of months now and seems that I have spent more than I should have on propane. I typically fill my two 30lbs tanks and two 17lbs BBQ tanks. I know that with a...
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myredracer wrote:
If you happen to have a heated and enclosed underbelly, one or more ducts go from the furnace into the enclosed space and the heated air ends up going straight outdoors through cracks and openings. It's terribly inefficient. If the temps. don't go low enough to worry about the tanks or lines freezing, you could try installing a blanking plate on each duct run into the underbelly space. That's what I'm planning to do shortly. The ducts are easy to reconnect if needed.
I forget the details but ISTR it is important not to block a duct or the return air doesn't balance out or whatever the issue is. Be worth checking out in case there is something to that.
My beef with the furnace is all the hot air being exhausted. I would like that to heat the batteries that are out there with reduced capacity from being cold, but haven't done anything about it.
