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Re: Battery monitor that connects to wifi
My Alpenlite is always plugged in and sits around 150 feet from my house. I have a converted Tesla model S battery that has replaced my four FLA batteries. I like to keep tabs on what the battery is doing. I have 1250 watts of solar charging and rarely does the Xantrex charger/inverter ever have to kick in. I have no problem whether the info goes on the web though I do understand others who feel otherwise. Anyway, that’s why I would like to be able to verify state of charge from my house. Essentially, I’m lazy.1.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: More efficient propane furnace
I agree about the slim insulation. A few years back I did secure below the entire underbelly one inch solid sheet urethane foam sealed in place by polyurethane spray foam. So the floor ducting is now much better than factory, but I fully realize it’s not up to residential specs. There’s not a lot more that I can do. I have installed full acrylic storm windows throughout that help some with temps but mostly to help with sweating in the cold. It just seems that the current furnaces ought to have progressed in efficiency but I don’t think they have. These old Alpenlites are generally considered to be well made, but again, I do realize they aren’t super insulated. It does have, relatively speaking, okay roof foam insulation.655Views0likes0CommentsRe: More efficient propane furnace
I don't fulltime but I like to camp offgrid whenever I can. My furnace seems to be properly sized. When its cold out (20 degrees) it will run maybe 60% 0f the time. The coldest I've been is around zero and that ran 85 to 90% of the time. Looks like I need to live with it.378Views0likes0CommentsRe: More efficient propane furnace
I know my camper isn’t insulated like a house, but the furnaces in RVs seem unusually inefficient, even crude. It does seem like someone would improve on what is essentially thirty year old technology. My unit is in fact 18 years old. And it was no state of the art furnace when new. Someone mentioned a two stage unit. That sounds very interesting. A better heat exchanger seems possible. I know two stage units in houses do have greater efficiency. Anyway, every time I get home from boondocking I complain to myself and just thought I’d share my complaint. Does anyone know someone who makes a two stage furnace?317Views0likes0Comments
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