More efficient propane furnace
I have a fair-sized fifth wheel and am often surprised at both the propane usage and 12v power the furnace consumes. It is 18 years old but works good and is clean (no dirt dauber nests and so on). Ha...
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Skibane wrote:
You'd think that if there was a significant danger associated with catalytic heaters, there would be at least one published news story about some hapless RVer being killed by one.
It happens frequently enough that it is no longer newsworthy.
A blue flame heater may self extinguish before oxygen levels become too low to support life. A catalytic heater will quite merrily continue to work at extremely low O2 levels. Of course, as O2 goes down, CO increases.
There are many through the wall heaters that do not need electricity. They cost a little more, but are MUCH safer.
You may do as you wish Skibanel, and I'll continue to NOT use an unvented combustion heater while sleeping.
