Does Furnace Run on DC Power??
A friend and I are planning a trip where we might have to stay overnight in a parking lot the first night in. We both have TTs. Can we run our furnaces off of DC Power?
Forum Discussion
rhagfo wrote:manualman wrote:
Why are full size RV furnaces such power hogs? Our popup furnace will keep our camper (24' when open) at 50 degrees overnight when the outside is 30 for 4 to 5 nights (off in the day) on one G29 deep cycle! And we have ZERO insulation with those canvas walls. Just how hot you guys trying to keep it in there? And why? Get some blankets.
Or maybe popups just have magic furnaces...
while you may be 24' when open, you are only heating to 50 degrees. I heat to about 60 degrees.
Then there is the measurement, it isn't the length you are heating it is the cubic feet of space. I would guess a 24' TT would have at least twice the cubic feet of space to heat as a popup. Then a 32' 5er like we have way more cubic feet.
I think another poster nailed it. Pups aren't ducted, so our total draw is only about 3.5 amps. Double the amp draw seems a steep price to pay for ducting. I'm surprised more makers don't offer an efficient furnace unit in fixed height RVs like the popups have. There have to be plenty of people out there who want to dry camp and would rather have a few nights worth of furnace run on one battery than even heat distribution for 6 hours of ONE night!
