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pianotuna
Nomad III
Nov 15, 2015

non powered 8000 btu heater with through the wall exhaust

Just what a boondocker who wishes to heat with propane needs. It even has a thermostat. It is available at Amazon for a lower price--but the write up at Home Depot is better. I believe it is lower cos...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Nov 19, 2015
Hi,

That would put efficiency below 60%. I think that is unlikely. One could always add a 12 volt fan to the mix and that would almost certainly extract more heat.

The nice parts are that it does have a thermostat and is vented.

tpi wrote:
It probably contributes about the same amount of heat as a 1500 watt electric unit. Possibly slightly more. I find this a perfectly usable amount of heat in my RV for some conditions. Anyway I think this gives a comparison we can relate to.

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