I have a 16,000 btu Atwood in the Adventurewagen. Thermostat set to 62 deg at Leavenworth WetWesties campout a few weeks ago. It cycled about once an hour for five minutes. I had to turn it down.... In the dead of winter, I go out and fire it up 30 minutes before driving. 70 deg is very pleasant when it's in the teens outdoors. I might just bid on the one I linked to earlier. Putting it into the Westy would be easy and that way BOTH campers will have heat. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Suburban Type Furnace Install;
> Important to recognize is that furnace blowers draw current. This one, the > 16,000 btu Suburban NT-16SE, wants 2.8 amps when running. One hour of > operation is 2.8 amp-hours, size your aux battery accordingly. |
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