heating electrically a "back yard" report
Hi, This is a test of a cold soaked RV, ambient temperature -31 C (-23.8 f) The test started at 2:00 but I had difficulty getting the cords "run". I'm plugged into one 30 amp and two 15 amp outlets...
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Pianotuna, I'm your not so secret admirer for going RV lifestyle in such a harsh climate. You are blessed with a good engineering head on your shoulders, makes me really appreciate living in So Cal and being able to visit areas you live in in the warmer months, heading north.
It is amazing how walls act like such a heat sink when first starting to warm up the "home", gotta get some heat into them too from the air space inside. We used to have to burn a cr*pload of hardwood, oak, when up at Mammoth Mtn Ski resort, when we first arrived in a pot belly stove to warm things up. Seems like it took at least 8 to 12 hours, depending on if the lows were in the teens or 0 to -10 F.
Your posts are always a good read, thanks for sharing and letting us learn from your extreme adventures.
It is amazing how walls act like such a heat sink when first starting to warm up the "home", gotta get some heat into them too from the air space inside. We used to have to burn a cr*pload of hardwood, oak, when up at Mammoth Mtn Ski resort, when we first arrived in a pot belly stove to warm things up. Seems like it took at least 8 to 12 hours, depending on if the lows were in the teens or 0 to -10 F.
Your posts are always a good read, thanks for sharing and letting us learn from your extreme adventures.
