Heated underbelly - do we really need ours?
We camped in the coldest weather we have so far on the past weekend and the temp. got down to just above freezing. The furnace ran non-stop all night and most of the time in the day. I *think* what ...
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The furnace shouldn't be running constantantly if you are just above freezing. That shouldn't be happening until you get at least down to around 20f.
Electric space heaters:
- If you electric isn't metered, you cut costs.
- Even if it is metered, there is the hassle of pulling the propane tanks out and hauling them up to get refilled, so the electric heater will reduce how often you have to do that.
When it gets below freezing, we like to set the electric heaters so the furnace still kicks on occasionally at night, so some heat still gets down there and keeps the tanks from freezing.
Electric space heaters:
- If you electric isn't metered, you cut costs.
- Even if it is metered, there is the hassle of pulling the propane tanks out and hauling them up to get refilled, so the electric heater will reduce how often you have to do that.
When it gets below freezing, we like to set the electric heaters so the furnace still kicks on occasionally at night, so some heat still gets down there and keeps the tanks from freezing.
