Traveling with the furnace running
Have a small fifth wheel, very little insulation, heading to FL in February from MA. I know some folks shut off the gas while traveling, I'm not of tha camp and have no problem running the fridge ...
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ga80486 wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:Padlin wrote:
I don't understand the "sucking the heat out", have you tried it?
Thought it would take an hour to heat it up, will try it on a cold day at home.
Thanks
In still air, a structure has an envelope of slightly warmer air around the outside. Driving down the road will prevent that envelope from forming and the moving air will literally suck the heat out much worse than if parked.
I guess the wind don't blow in Ohio 'eh?
Interesting subject, we just cam home from the coast thought about it in the way out as temps were in the low 30's, but chose not to.
When we came home, DW forgot to turn off the heat. :)The trailer was nice and warm inside, don't know how much it ran, but may run it on the trip out next time with T-Stat set at about 55, not 65. :B
