โOct-06-2015 10:14 AM
โNov-16-2015 12:27 PM
pianotuna wrote:
Cummins cheap heat doesn't fail over to propane if the power goes off.
Cheap heat does have a 30 amp setting but it does only a little more than a 1500 watt heater.
โNov-16-2015 10:32 AM
pianotuna wrote:
Cummins cheap heat doesn't fail over to propane if the power goes off.
โNov-16-2015 10:28 AM
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โOct-10-2015 02:25 PM
โOct-10-2015 08:32 AM
dapperdan wrote:
WE "sprung" for the heat pumps on our Suites, so far we like it. We've been here in Door County since Saturday and haven't had to run the the furnace yet. Between the heat pumps and the fireplace heater we're toasty.
I can't say they are or are NOT worth it as we haven't used ours all that much but so far so good. We were told by DRV that below 40 degrees these things become pretty much useless but for us we don't do a lot of really cold camping so the heat pumps made sense to us.
Dan
โOct-10-2015 08:22 AM
RustyJC wrote:pianotuna wrote:
No, the cheap heat is not as efficient as a heat pump.8ntw8tn wrote:
I'd probably go with the Cheap Heat option. I think it would be just as, or more, efficient that the heat pump
Not as efficient in terms of watts converted to BTUs, but more efficient in terms of constant heat output as ambient temperatures fall and heat pump heat outputs drop.
Rusty
โOct-10-2015 08:07 AM
โOct-09-2015 03:33 PM
Eyeland wrote:
In my RV I put heat strips in both of my units and it worked very well.. Had Heat pump in my house in Louisiana. Below 40f it was worthless.
โOct-09-2015 02:47 PM
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โOct-08-2015 05:47 PM
โOct-08-2015 05:09 PM
RustyJC wrote:pianotuna wrote:
There are ways to heat 100% electrically without the cheap heat system while preventing plumbing freeze up while NOT disabling the propane furnace.
I don't understand what you're saying. The CheapHeat system in our 5th wheel doesn't disable the propane furnace. Ours has a rocker switch in the control cabinet with the thermostat that allows the user to select either "Electric" or "Propane" mode for the furnace. I've operated the furnace in both modes.
Rusty