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Sea_Six
Explorer
Dec 06, 2018

Is it cheaper to heat my RV on propane or electric?

I'm paying for both the propane and electricity. 43' fifth wheel with four slides- around 400 sf or so. 2013 Dutchmen. Winters here in NW FL are mild. We get 40-50° temperatures at night typically...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2018
RV Furnace 85% efficiency so 1 gallon of propane (91,600 btu) provides about as much heat as 23 kw/h of electricity

If propane is $2.30/gal then electric is same IF it costs $0.10 kw/h
Propane $2.70/gal----electric same at $0.11 kw/h

Propane cost/gal DIVIDED by 23 equals same electric cost

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