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richfaa · 03-05-2009, 02:03 AM

Rondo..Will have to mention that to Helen.. We are not trying to pinch pennies on our great adventure. Our lifestyle is within a predetermined budget. When we can no longer afford to live that lifestyle we will pack it in. It was our plan to maintain our quality of life in the RV as near to the level it was in the stick house. We have been in temps ranging from @28/30 at night to 95/100F during the day and these things do pretty good in that range considering the construction. Our observation is that these things do a better job of cooling than heating.

If you had a kill A Watt meter or a PT 50C where you can see and measure your current draw you might be amazed at what the appliances , Furnace,A/C, Hot water tank, Fridge, Toaster, Micro wave, Vacuum and those space heaters use. During a mild day, with only the PC's and the freezer running, maybe a TV,
nothing else we will draw a total of 4 amps. When the freezer kicks on it will jump to 8 amps Total(between the two legs).

Here, under normal circumstances propane is more cost effective than electric.

03-05-2009, 02:03 AM	#17
richfaa Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Ridgeville Posts: 20,229 M.O.C. #2839	Rondo..Will have to mention that to Helen.. We are not trying to pinch pennies on our great adventure. Our lifestyle is within a predetermined budget. When we can no longer afford to live that lifestyle we will pack it in. It was our plan to maintain our quality of life in the RV as near to the level it was in the stick house. We have been in temps ranging from @28/30 at night to 95/100F during the day and these things do pretty good in that range considering the construction. Our observation is that these things do a better job of cooling than heating. If you had a kill A Watt meter or a PT 50C where you can see and measure your current draw you might be amazed at what the appliances , Furnace,A/C, Hot water tank, Fridge, Toaster, Micro wave, Vacuum and those space heaters use. During a mild day, with only the PC's and the freezer running, maybe a TV, nothing else we will draw a total of 4 amps. When the freezer kicks on it will jump to 8 amps Total(between the two legs). Here, under normal circumstances propane is more cost effective than electric.