More efficient propane furnace
I have a fair-sized fifth wheel and am often surprised at both the propane usage and 12v power the furnace consumes. It is 18 years old but works good and is clean (no dirt dauber nests and so on). Ha...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
The platinum cat vented catalytic heater is yards more efficient.
I'm not even sure they're selling those any more.
There is a website, but it doesn't have any info on where to actually buy one.
ETA: Apparently, someone is still selling them on a built-to-order basis.
Camco and Mr. Heater make unvented catalytic heaters that are readily available - and they are even more efficient than their vented counterparts. They don't require any electricity, so there is no drain on your house batteries while dry-camped.
I use the Camco 3000 BTU model in my little 17-footer, and like it immensely.
