Heated underbelly - do we really need ours?

myredracer wrote:
One thing I am looking forward to is electric heaters that are quiet. Furnaces tend to be noisy and it's annoying to have to crank the volume up when it's on and down again when it's off. I've specifically purchased heaters that are quiet that have tangential blowers ("squirrel cage") instead of propeller fans. We both have hearing issues and having a quiet heaters will help a lot.

We'll also have more even heating from the front to back of our TT because I'm installing a thermostat in bedroom, bathroom and living area.

I'm installing 1750 watts (15 amps) total and a current sensing relay for load shedding to shut the heaters off when heavy appliance or other loads are turned on. I've been pondering installing a 20 amp power inlet to power the heaters off the 20 amp recept. on a pedestal but not sure yet if it's worth the bother.

valhalla360 wrote:
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.

We have a 1500w space heater and it can keep up down to around 40f at night (though we like it cool at around 65f). Below that and the furnace needs to make up the difference, so 1750 is still in the suplemental range.