Using the heat pump/heat strip instead of furnace.

[crazylev]

Greetings.

While camping this last Thanksgiving, we went through alot of propane and one tank emptied.

Since we were paying for electric hook-ups, I decided to try and use just the heat pump to warm the interior. Running the heat pump on the Duotherm continuously kept our interior at a more than comfortable 70 degrees. And since it is the same motor as the AC, it was not any noisier. So, I decided that we will just use that for our heat, saving us propane and $$$, especially since we were already paying for the electric. At night, the air got real dry, so I went back to the furnace.

I don't think there is a thermostat that controls the temp, but I'll have to look into this.

I guess I never really gave much thought to using the heat pump much except in the cool early morning to get a little heat in the coach. I will definatlly use this option much more frequently especially in cold weather and when we are paying for the electric.

This set up would not work when using our Honda 2000 generator, to much wattage draw.

Jonathan