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Jjarrell50
Explorer
Sep 20, 2020

Furnace running requires hookup or engine running?

I’ve rented a 2012 sprinter airstream, class b, to run the furnance (lpg) I have to have van engine running, be hooked up to power, or generating running. This seems odd to me. It’s propane seems like...
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jdc1
Explorer II
Sep 20, 2020
theoldwizard1 wrote:
A single 12V house battery will NOT run a furnace all night.


Unless you set it at 40* in 40* weather.

Yeah. The battery is toast.

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