Furnace heat not working when on shore power
Not sure if this has been addressed here previously. We purchase a new Keystone Carbon 364 this year and found that the furnace only produces hot air when on propane. As shown by the thermostat ...
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I'd say operating as expected. virtually all RV furnaces are propane only.
when asking for electric heat it, if it is available will be through the AC ducting, usually in the ceiling. And it will be either an electric heat strip around 1500W, which will not provide much heat, and the air coming out will not be much above room temps. that is designed to keep the trailer warm, not warm it up. Or it will be through the AC operating as a heat pump, again with ceiling ducting. should be warmer air and higher capacity.
you can upgrade the furnace to electric but again to get anywhere near the heat you get from the furnace you will need a 50A service or more. A 30KBTU furnace, say at 75 percent efficiency, nets 25k btu. 25K btu on electric is about 8KW, 1.5KW is the typical portable heater and that draws about 12A on 120V.
when asking for electric heat it, if it is available will be through the AC ducting, usually in the ceiling. And it will be either an electric heat strip around 1500W, which will not provide much heat, and the air coming out will not be much above room temps. that is designed to keep the trailer warm, not warm it up. Or it will be through the AC operating as a heat pump, again with ceiling ducting. should be warmer air and higher capacity.
you can upgrade the furnace to electric but again to get anywhere near the heat you get from the furnace you will need a 50A service or more. A 30KBTU furnace, say at 75 percent efficiency, nets 25k btu. 25K btu on electric is about 8KW, 1.5KW is the typical portable heater and that draws about 12A on 120V.
