minimalist heating
Hi, This is a clever variation on the flower pot heaters. My guess is about 1000 to 1500 btu's. flower pot heater variation
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi mena,
I have no intent to use flower pot heaters. LOL I just posted it for interests sake.
I do know I need about 260 btu's per delta T degree above the ambient (76 watts). This represents a 75% improvement over the OEM design which required 343 watts per delta T degree.
I would consider foaming the floor of the RV which has 3 inches of pink fiberglass, but since it is a class C there are areas that should not be done. Heat from the drive train, and especially the catalytic converter scare the pants off me.
Try Bubble wrap on your windows, it will go a long way to reduce the heat loss without the need to add heat..
BUBBLE WRAP IDEA AT BUILD IT SOLAR
That is a top notch website devoted to energy conservation with a lot of great ideas that don't involve potentially fatal heating systems..
