keeping warm
Hi, Having a little cold snap. Current temperature is -12 C (10.4 f) and low tomorrow will be -24 C (-11.2 f). I am heating 100% electrically and demand is between 3000 and 4500 watts. The inter...
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2018 03 29 at 10:30 p.m. local time.
Ambient temperature -27.2 c (-17 f) measured on the picnic table with a "gun".
I added a radiant heater, so energy use has climbed to 5700 watts (voltage 104), but the oil filled heaters are still cycling on and off, so the low number is about 3500 watts.
The 5700 watt number converts to about 19449 BTU's, which is near the maximum output of the furnace. I doubt that the furnace would cycle off at all.
I "shot" the three shore power cords. They were about 8 degrees C warmer than the ambient temperature at -19 C (-2.2f). The 50 amp plug at the pedestal was also -19 C.
The temperature measurement at the fridge side access panel and vent was -10 c (14 f). It has a 60 watt bulb on a tc-3 thermocube.
Mex the roof is 21.2 C (70 f) and at "hip" height the walls are 18 C (64 f). The entrance way "step" is at -3.5 C (26 f). Of course there is really no insulation at all in that area of the RV.
At knee level it is hard to get a reading that is not influenced by the heated carpets or the oil filled heaters. The coldest spot I could find was 15 c (59 f). Mostly I got readings of 20 c (68 f).
I still have one more heater I could put into service, but I think I'll not bother.
2018 03 29 at 10:30 p.m. local time.
Ambient temperature -27.2 c (-17 f) measured on the picnic table with a "gun".
I added a radiant heater, so energy use has climbed to 5700 watts (voltage 104), but the oil filled heaters are still cycling on and off, so the low number is about 3500 watts.
The 5700 watt number converts to about 19449 BTU's, which is near the maximum output of the furnace. I doubt that the furnace would cycle off at all.
I "shot" the three shore power cords. They were about 8 degrees C warmer than the ambient temperature at -19 C (-2.2f). The 50 amp plug at the pedestal was also -19 C.
The temperature measurement at the fridge side access panel and vent was -10 c (14 f). It has a 60 watt bulb on a tc-3 thermocube.
Mex the roof is 21.2 C (70 f) and at "hip" height the walls are 18 C (64 f). The entrance way "step" is at -3.5 C (26 f). Of course there is really no insulation at all in that area of the RV.
At knee level it is hard to get a reading that is not influenced by the heated carpets or the oil filled heaters. The coldest spot I could find was 15 c (59 f). Mostly I got readings of 20 c (68 f).
I still have one more heater I could put into service, but I think I'll not bother.
