Bob Vaughn wrote:
timmac wrote:
I got 2 heat pumps in my motorhome and even with the cold weather we had here a few days ago in Vegas they did not do so well below 40 degrees, if you read the manual about the RV a/c units with heat pumps they are not designed for cold weather fulltime use..
I think I solved my problem. the thermostat is 8 degrees off. So I have to set it at 80 to keep it at around 72 in the camper.....I am running tests now in the cooling mode...
I agree with one of the other posts - you might want to just install a new thermostat for your heat pump.
As an aside, I wonder why there's not higher performance heat pumps available for RV use if one wants to pay for them? A heat pump is the main heat source for our home and it keeps our home in the 70's if we want, during outside temps into the high 20's and low 30's. It's a large capacity high performance one with a variable speed compressor and blower ... so technology-wise, a heat pump can be designed and sized to still maintain good interior living temperatures so as to still delivery the goods in temperatures below 40 degrees outside temperatures.
We keep our RV no lower than 65 degrees when sleeping with electric heaters or it's propane furnace, and in the 70's in the daytime or evenings whenever inside. Our down sleeping bag tent camping days our over.