flying kurbmaster said:
I have a similar heater in my Dodge Caravan pop-up, not sure of the brand, I don't use it much, in fact I have never needed it so far but I have started it up a few times to see if it works, I think it is cool that it is thermostatically controlled, I am curious after you use it for awhile what you think of it, how much propane it used and how much power it draws,. Come back and give us an update, on how it is working for you
UPDATE on the furnace!
I've been running the furnace for 8 weeks now.
In the beginning, it wasn't all that cold, just got cold overnight.
The furnace is typically run with the thermostat set at 65 F when I am there, 60 F for sleeping at night, and while I'm away working during the day,
I leave it around 60 F as well.
So it's round the clock operation, I don't turn it "off".
I've been waiting for the colder weather to arrive, and it has! Unfortunately, I say, because I really don't like the cold!
As rvpopeye would say: I yam where I yam! haha
So with my Watt's Up meter connected( it's always connected) and outdoor temps of between 15 F last night, and 20 F daytime today, I recorded the power consumption.
Now, you gotta bear in mind that while I'm living in my cube van, it is a work in progress, and I still don't have an insulated back wall. It's just some OSB and a few studs cobbled together, so there are plenty of leaky areas, you can feel the drafts!
That simply means I am wasting heat, and using more than I should!
As for propane, I have 3 x 20# tanks and 2 x 40# tanks that I am using, but since I started on the propane shack a few weeks back, I've only been filling the 20#'ers because I need the 40#'s empty for ease of lifting etc, while I fit them in the shack.
A 20#'er typically has been lasting me 3-4 days at an average of 6$ per fill.
That is 2$ or less a day, perfectly acceptable to me, as even 3$ a day is still well within what I consider to be acceptable.Over the past few days I have been getting 2-3 days per 20# tank. I'm getting closer to 3$/day at this point.
I also have a powered roof vent that I run a fair bit in the evening, so I exhaust a lot of my heat during those times also.
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Anyway, the current consumption was averaging 15-20 amps/day, and the last 24 hour period that had an average outdoor temp of 17 F, the furnace consumed 28 amps.
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For me, as an urban van-dweller, my mobile abode is more of a one room apartment to me, I don't consider it camping and I want all the amenities of home, just in a small footprint is all.
So this RV furnace is an absolute must for me, and at the current rates of usage/consumption, is still less than I was paying for heat in my former S&B place.
