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Wed, 13 February 2019 13:02   |
lqqkatjon
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Radiant heaters have pros and cons. The pro- is they are pretty silent, do not use much in propane, and they do not use any 12v power. Great for boondocking.
However the cons: You have to be really careful about venting and fresh air, they usually have safety devices, but they can use up oxygen. They are also a little more of a fire hazzard. Lastly, not a safety issue, but they do can be a real moisture problem, and usually they do not have the BTU capacity of a furnace, so depending on the temps you are dealing with, and the insulation in the coach, they may not keep the coach warm.
I have both, and depends on situation how I use either a furnace, or a big buddy radiant heater.
Jon Roche
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EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] COACH FURNACE RECREATION? CAN A LESS POWER HUNGRY FAN BE USED? [message #340999 is a reply to message #340971] |
Wed, 13 February 2019 19:15 |
GatsbysCruise
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gmc-email-list wrote on Wed, 13 February 2019 11:13on the discussion about RV heating...has anyone ditched the furnace for a
propane radiant heater?
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The coach furnace is ideal for campground camping when connected to land power. They also are pretty fair if you have a good sized solar system and battery storage. The single battery that comes OEM is not enough and the coach furnace will run the power out of it. When the power is gone, the furnace shuts down and it gets cold.
As illustrated in the vids and my own experience, the BUDDY type heaters are fragile and can break some of the interior aluminum connections. When this happens, the heater can flame up at anytime, IT WILL BURN YOUR COACH DOWN! ! !
This happens if the heater has been put through stress, like being dropped or tipped over hard, thrown and dropped, etc. If this happens even once, you may have a heater that can fault and flame up. When mine caught fire, all I heard was a funny pressure loss sound, the flame started inside the heater, caught the foam insulation on fire and then started the outside plastic body on fire. If I were not there, I would have lost the coach.
This is not something to be looked at lightly as this is now a serious concern if you drop or bang the heater even ONE TIME...
On the positive side, as said before, they use less propane because you are not letting heat escape through the exhust system, and they don't use any 12v power, well most don't .
Do you keep the furnace????
Yes and No.
Yes if you plan to use it when in a campground on land power.
If you plan to carry electric heaters, you can plug them in but be aware, electric heaters do not match the output of the furnace in heat measurement. In a really cold environment, the electric heater will leave you cold because it cannnot keep up with the cold temps. As long as the furnace does not have a power loss, it will keep the coach warm.
When booning, the ventless heaters are also smaller than the furnace but you don't have a lot of choice, even if you run the generator, you will eventually run out of fuel for the gen set.
You have to think your heating alternatives out very well and make good decisions.
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| Re: [GMCnet] COACH FURNACE RECREATION? CAN A LESS POWER HUNGRY FAN BE USED? [message #341002 is a reply to message #340999] |
Wed, 13 February 2019 23:00 |
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I find that as long as you take care of your batter system it will support
the furnace.
Most of us use two 6 volt Deep cycle Golf cart battery, hooked in series.
I have seen so many use this combination for many years.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 5:23 PM slc via Gmclist
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> gmc-email-list wrote on Wed, 13 February 2019 11:13
>> on the discussion about RV heating...has anyone ditched the furnace for a
>> propane radiant heater?
>>
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>> William D. Weyrowski
>> Midland, MI and Surfside, FL
>> 73 - 26' Sequoia
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> The coach furnace is ideal for campground camping when connected to land
> power. They also are pretty fair if you have a good sized solar system and
> battery storage. The single battery that comes OEM is not enough and the
> coach furnace will run the power out of it. When the power is gone, the
> furnace shuts down and it gets cold.
>
> As illustrated in the vids and my own experience, the BUDDY type heaters
> are fragile and can break some of the interior aluminum connections. When
> this happens, the heater can flame up at anytime, IT WILL BURN YOUR COACH
> DOWN! ! !
> This happens if the heater has been put through stress, like being dropped
> or tipped over hard, thrown and dropped, etc. If this happens even once,
> you may have a heater that can fault and flame up. When mine caught fire,
> all I heard was a funny pressure loss sound, the flame started inside the
> heater, caught the foam insulation on fire and then started the outside
> plastic body on fire. If I were not there, I would have lost the coach.
>
> This is not something to be looked at lightly as this is now a serious
> concern if you drop or bang the heater even ONE TIME...
>
> On the positive side, as said before, they use less propane because you
> are not letting heat escape through the exhust system, and they don't use
> any
> 12v power, well most don't .
>
> Do you keep the furnace????
> Yes and No.
> Yes if you plan to use it when in a campground on land power.
> If you plan to carry electric heaters, you can plug them in but be aware,
> electric heaters do not match the output of the furnace in heat measurement.
> In a really cold environment, the electric heater will leave you cold
> because it cannnot keep up with the cold temps. As long as the furnace
> does
> not have a power loss, it will keep the coach warm.
>
> When booning, the ventless heaters are also smaller than the furnace but
> you don't have a lot of choice, even if you run the generator, you will
> eventually run out of fuel for the gen set.
>
> You have to think your heating alternatives out very well and make good
> decisions.
>
> --
> GatsbysCruise. \
> 74GMC260 Former Glacier Model style. \
> Waukegan, Illinois \ Keep those MiniDiscs Spinning \ MY GREYHOUND IS
> FASTER THAN YOUR HONOR ROLL STUDENT \ WindowsXP-Win7-Win8.1-UBUNTU STUDIO -
> UBUNTU VOYAGER - Berzin Auto Center
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
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