Espar type heater to replace older furnace.
I was just wondering if anyone has chaged out there propane furnace for a diesel type. I am thinking of doing this as my propane furnce is getting old, uses a lot of propane, uses a lot of power, is ...
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noteven wrote:
RV furnaces are probably 80% efficient..
In your dreams.
I took my furnace apart for electronic board replacement, only to discover that hot air straight from the burner was directed onto outside cover, what is steel plate with no insulation on it.
So the hottest air from the burner was used 1st to heat the outside skin on the camper.
75% efficiency household furnaces have exhaust cold enough to use plastic pipes.
Try to put your hand at TC furnace exhaust? Better not !, but use infrared to check it.
I would estimate that the standard RV furnace has efficiency below 30%.
