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Thunder_Mountai
Explorer II
Nov 09, 2014

Which is cheaper - propane or electric heat pump

For the first time we will be staying in a Arizona campground for 10 days that charges extra for electricity. Even when it drops down into the 30s at night we will only set the heat at 50. Then we wil...
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Bumpyroad
Explorer
Nov 10, 2014
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

But I will say I tried a heat pump in the Sierra Nevada mountains and in the winter on heat function, it sucked. In the summer reversed, on AC function, it did great.


yep, I have heat pumps in my houses and they all suck. put out 85degree air which feels cool, except when they go onto emergency heat then it is plain old resistive heating, not a heat pump.
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