Jay58
Central Florida
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I like my basement heat pumps
1996 HR Endeavor 37.5
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Toolslinger
Portland, Oregon
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If there is more than a few degrees difference between the set point and the actual room temp, the gas heat will come on first. Likewise, heat pumps are not very efficient when it gets to the 30's or below so it automatically switches to gas.
When traveling, RV parks typically don't charge you separately for the electricity you use. With this in mind, we prefer to use a space heater and save the wear and tear on our heating equipment. If it's really cold, I'll set the tstat to be a backup to keep the coach from getting too cold.
38' 2 slides w/"voice" activated awning & 2 flat screen HD TV's, Kenwood DNX5120 sound w/GPS, cell booster, Airtabs, Banks & other upgrades
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LindsayRichards
Tavares, FL
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My 33V Suncruiser uses about 27 Amps when two compressors are running. I like the idea of using the campgrounds electricity rather than my propane. In reality, we don't use enought propane to cost too much.
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Maanpa
Where Ever We Rest Our Head
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We have had both and prefer the basement heat pump.
Koran & Darlene
Creole , Cajun  (Our 4 Legged Kids)
2007 Itasca Suncruise 38T
2004 Rubicon
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Canadian Rainbirds
Vancouver Island (Winter: Mainland Mexico)
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In our 2002 32' Itasca Horizion the heat pump is UNDER THE BED! Just a LITTLE noisy. When we go bed we turn off the heat pump and turn of the propane furnace. That Da*n compressor comes on just often enough to wake us up regularly.
It is efficient though.
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catkins
Western Washington
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Have had both, prefer the basement air as no dripping water from the roof. Do however miss the storage it takes up. This coach has heat/AC and works just like a home system. MUCH better for us than using roof AC and propane heat. Hands down would choose basement air in the future. Noise is not an issue for us.
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D & M
Laurel, MD
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LindsayRichards wrote:I have heard and I think proved myself that when the temp drops below 38 F, the smart system will switch over from heat pump to propane. I believe this has happened to us twice, but we usually try to not get in areas that cold. Is this correct?
That is correct. The heat pump will come on once and when it senses the low temp, it swithces over to gas operation. It will also switch over to gas if the ambiant temp is more then 5 degrees below the setpoint on your thermostat. Once the temprises and the thermostat is staisfied, if will switch back to heat pump mode to maintain the temp.
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Isabel & Buddy (the Bostons)
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RES1749
Bremerton, WA
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We too love our basement AC/Heat Pump. It's a bit noisy but we're getting used to it.
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two-niner
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I'm not sure about the "loss of storage space" with basement air. Must be with older models?
If you are tall and have roof air, the noise level, to me, is high.
Otherwise basement air is great! Will never go back to roof air unless they would no longer be factory installed. Just saying...
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dav5942
Stuart, FL
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With ducted return on roof air-much quieter than basement. Also since we spend a lot of time outdoors-we try to stay away from coaches with basement air and/or hydro hot due to the outside noise.
2007 Newmar 42' Mid Engine w/Fatboy,ATVs-in Garage,Rubicon w/4" lift,MotorMetal whls,MickeyT Baja tires-Cherokee w/4"lift in tow, Hog Valley FL(a diamond in the rough)
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