Manual fan setting for gas furnace in rv
Our coach Is set up to heat the basement via duct work when gas furnace is running. We use small electric heaters rather than burn propane, which works well but doesn’t help the basement without air c...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
not going to work.
You would end up pushing COOL air from the furnace since the burner won't be lit into the basement and the return air from the basement will come back into the living space MANY TIMES colder. This cool air most likely will not be warm enough to prevent freeze ups in your plumbing or tanks.
That would end up causing a constant cold breeze which would chill your living space requiring you to add MORE electric heaters..
Just use the furnace as is and be done with it.
I am really puzzled as to why folks winter camp in a minimally insulated RV then start cheaping out with the built in furnace..
If you can't afford the propane, perhaps it is time to rethink your winter camping?
The most common reason to use 120 electric heaters is because the 120 is FREE, you pay for it in your CG fee. LP costs YOU money. I guess, if the electric heaters are doing the job of keeping the RV comfortable, then having the furnace set to a low setting, it will run long enough to keep the underbelly/storage warm enough. But, that tap off the furnace ducts to the underbelly storage will usually not keep that area warm enough in severe cold. You still need to take precautions at the water inlet and dump areas. Doug
