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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Topic: Heater and fan Posted: 15 Oct 2011 at 10:07pm |
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As far as I know I don't have the heat strip in the air conditioner. My heater is a gas fired unit with its own blower. I wondered if I could run that with its own fan and leave the big fan off.
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tdrace
Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2010 Location: Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 133 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 12:08am | |
I always do. If I have electricity I use an electic heater, stays very warm.
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tpierce220
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 11:41am | |
You don't need to have the fan running with the heat going. Ours never goes off...just the blower from the furnace. The nice thing about the furnace is that it does heat up the Pod quickly.
I'm getting my list of things to do with ¡Podtástic! this winter, and I saw at Camping World http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/lite-cylinders-propane-cylinders/10526 . Anyone had any experience with this type of Propane Cylinders? I was thinking of taking the 20# tank and replacing with with a 25# one. The tank weighs 18# versus 17# for a 20# tank and would allow me to have 25% more LP. Plus I like how you can visually see the amount of gas in the tank. |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 12:45pm | |
I need to say this differently. I have a 2011 with the Dometic digital thermostat. Am I able with that thermostat to prevent the Dometic fan from running when I am using the LP gas furnace? We are planning to use the Pod next season in sites without hookups, and I want to stretch the battery as long as I can.
A portable electric heater is only useful if I have electric hookups. We camped 20 nights in the Pod this season. We ran the refrigerator on LP overnight to cool it down prior to leaving, used the gas cooktop at least twice every day, and the last eight days were in the Rockies where it was in the 30s each night, so we ran the furnace. The 20# tank is still more than half full. I am not thinking I need a bigger tank. I am concerned about needing more battery. |
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Hodge-PODge
Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 2:01pm | |
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2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 3:33pm | |
I just ordered the 25lb. one thru that link. It is $89.99 ($32.23 off) plus free shipping. Couldn't resist !!
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 8:09pm | |
I just re-read Hodge-Podge's earlier post. In AU it doesn't run in Heat, and turns off and on with the Air. Thanks.
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Hodge-PODge
Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 7:54am | |
Ok. Got it! Glad you cleared up the confusion.
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2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge
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sfish
Senior Member Joined: 18 Sep 2011 Location: Bloomington Mn. Online Status: Offline Posts: 134 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:48am | |
I bought one last year. It eliminates the quess work about how much propane is left.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 12:34pm | |
Hodge, don't forget the hot water method.
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