Heat/Air Combo
I need to replace my AC unit. Is there a combo unit out there that has electric heat as well as air?
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Hi bamagirl,
There are two ways to do it.
One is to buy an air conditioner that has a spot for a "heat strip". That will provide about 5000 btu's of heat. I find mine useful, but most folks don't like them because the heat is much cooler than they expect (after all it may be coming out of 6 or 7 ducts). Also, heat does rise--so warming up the ceiling doesn't do much for the floor. (we would not want you to get "cold feet".)
RV heat strip
A better, but more expensive way, is to upgrade to a heat pump. Basically it is an air conditioner that can extract heat from outside air--and "pump" it into the RV. These will produce much more usable heat--perhaps as much as 15000 btu's.
rv heat pump
There are two ways to do it.
One is to buy an air conditioner that has a spot for a "heat strip". That will provide about 5000 btu's of heat. I find mine useful, but most folks don't like them because the heat is much cooler than they expect (after all it may be coming out of 6 or 7 ducts). Also, heat does rise--so warming up the ceiling doesn't do much for the floor. (we would not want you to get "cold feet".)
RV heat strip
A better, but more expensive way, is to upgrade to a heat pump. Basically it is an air conditioner that can extract heat from outside air--and "pump" it into the RV. These will produce much more usable heat--perhaps as much as 15000 btu's.
rv heat pump
