Whom Of Us Boondocks 14-days Or More At A Stretch?
I mean on a regular basis? Vacations like... Trying to get an idea of whom is whom...it helps. SOLAR or GENERATOR?
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Almot wrote:I like it at 65 when I sleep.. Cool, but not so cold that I am uncomfortable if I need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. Plus, when it is really cold, the furnace keeps the tanks from freezing, and the insulation/heat tape (which needs AC) keeps the pipes from freezing.
Running generator all night isn't something that I would want to do (even if it's truly wilderness with no neighbors around). Unless it's so hot and humid that you have to run A/C.
Definitely wouldn't run it all night for furnace. I would have to be very tired after some hard work, to be able to sleep with furnace running. Maybe in a few years hearing loss will make it possible for me, but this time hasn't come yet.
My heating is by catalytic Olympian 6. There are smaller Oly 3 and bigger Oly 8 models. Wall-mounted, copper tubing tapped into black pipe where initially the furnace was connected. Silent and no DC draw. Not vented, but everything else is fine, and very easy on propane.
Battery draw probably wouldn't be a problem with furnace either. 490W solar keeps them full 9 evenings out of 10, without generator.
