Furnace on shore power
Can I use my furnace in my motorhome without having the gas on when its plugged into shore power?
Forum Discussion
- The furnace burns LPG to create heat. No LPG = no heat, only air blowing.
- The furnace is using 12V coming from converter, so it is using 120V when it is available.
When propane is needed to generate the heat, some use furnace blower to spread the heat from electric heaters.
Electric heaters not only give uneven heat, but the heat will not go into tank bays, so when in freezing temperatures, running furnace blower might be advised. - I am not sure why you would do this. If you need to cook you most likely need the propane anyway.
But the answer is, unless you have an all electric furnace, NO your furnace depends on the propane to create the heat. It only uses the electric to run the fan motor and the switching on and off of the propane and the furnace via the thermostat. - The furnace is propane for heating and 12v for the controls and fan. It does not use 120v in any way.
- No, use electric heaters.
