This was taken from the TRVN board re: traveling with the funace on.
Evidentally it was in the Tiffin quarterly magazine.
Staying Warm While Traveling in Winter
We have a 2011 Phaeton. During travel
in the winter, we are almost never able
to get warm by using only the automotive
heater’s vents in the dash. We have
to wear our jackets to keep warm. I have
not installed a temperature gauge in the
motorhome but it is uncomfortably cool.
What should we do?
Clarence Barinowski
Appling, Georgia
Dear Clarence,
The automotive dash heating is not as efficient
as the unit in a car for two reasons:
First, the automotive heater produces
only around 15,000 BTUs (compared to
two 35,000 BTU propane furnaces in the
coach) and has to heat an air cavity much
larger than that of a car. Second, the hot
water from the engine has to travel from
the rear of the coach to the automotive
heater in the dash, causing its temperature
to drop significantly. If you cannot stay
comfortably warm, you should operate
your LP furnace while you are traveling.
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Sue, Marty and Smudge, our empty nest Havanese
2011 Tiffin Breeze 32
Towing 2007 Saturn Aura XR
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