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Old 07-16-2010, 10:24 AM   #1
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Cool Heater exhaust heat exchanger

Anyone use a heat exchanger to recover some of the heat in the exhaust of the propane heater? There is a lot of heat in the exhaust going to waste.
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RVs are a tradeoff of weight and cost vs. energy efficiency given that weight, particularly, has a cost in terms of fuel economy while towing.
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Also at a certain point of capturing exhaust heat you'll have to deal with condensation.
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RVs are a tradeoff of weight and cost vs. energy efficiency given that weight, particularly, has a cost in terms of fuel economy while towing.
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