| Re: [GMCnet] Thinking of dumping the propane and going all electric [message #263440 is a reply to message #263409] |
Sun, 05 October 2014 13:32   |
powerjon
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Registered: January 2004
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Guy’s,
I am in agreement with Ken B. on using the furnace. We do have 5K heaters in the AC units and we carry 2 1500W cube heaters. We use the electric only at campgrounds that have 50A service and 30A using only the cube heaters. Like Ken we inspect our furnace every fall as we use it when we head south to Tucson and when we went to Florida for many years. The forced air furnace will heat the interior of the coach to a comfortable temp very quickly and hold that temp all night long and will work as long as you have 12VDC. Electric takes forever. We clean and service the unit every fall. You guys can be your own worst enemies if you neglect taking care of your equipment. I do a complete inspection and repair as needed on our coach every fall before we go to our winter destination.
We also carry a 30# LP cylinder with us to use when parked and it is easier & cheaper to have filled than the coach tank. I fill that tank every fall and it carries me thru the next 11 or 12 months, it also runs the frig when on the road. We covered the use of a remote tank setup a couple of months ago here on the net. If you don’t have access to electrical power at enough amps then you’re screwed.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
On Oct 5, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Ken Burton wrote:
> Anytime I move a coach cross country for someone and it is October through March, the first thing I ask is "Does the furnace work?" I do not ask
> about the engine, or the trans, or the tires. The furnace comes first followed by the engine driven heater.
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> We had freeze warnings here last night and I'm 350 miles south of Chippewa Falls. You and Colonel Ken got out of town just in time. Had the rally
> been one week later you would have wanted that furnace. I only had 120v - 20 amp service there so electric heat was not an option. When we were
> there I did turn on the furnace one night and supplemented it with electric heat. When the coach was warm enough, I turned off the furnace and ran an
> electric cube heater the rest of the night.
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> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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