02-10-2019, 12:47 AM
Like someone said in another thread ‘who would have thought its so hard to heat a small space’. Well I finally got my DIY floor heat heater operational and I’m wanting some idea if it’s comparable in fuel use to other heat sources. I’ve only tried it on low so far. After four days of use I filled back 3.5 gallons in my 20 lb bottle . It’s been off a few hours a few times so it’s closer to 3.5 days which would be one gallon per day or about $2.50 per day. But this is on low. It’s only about 55 degrees inside, 25 degrees outside. I’ll get more numbers on high soon.
Exhaust gas flue reading is about 100 degrees. The floor is reading 75 degrees. I wish I had a temperature inside the flue and may add that feature. I wanted vented heat because of the moisture and air quality.
So to compare fuel consumption to a forced air furnace or a catalytic space heater may not mean much without a lot more numbers but it will give me some idea.
I’m pretty happy with it and my warm feet are loving it. If I continue to like it I will collect data on high and share how it works. Right now I’m seeing how little fuel it can use on low. And to try and get through this cold snap on my 20 lb bottles
Oh, this is a 32 foot Motorhome with 2” of foam insulation in the walls and ceiling.
Wow, last Winter was mild compared to this one. So I’m glad I went to the effort to assemble this Rube Goldberg like heater.
Thanks and stay warm.
Exhaust gas flue reading is about 100 degrees. The floor is reading 75 degrees. I wish I had a temperature inside the flue and may add that feature. I wanted vented heat because of the moisture and air quality.
So to compare fuel consumption to a forced air furnace or a catalytic space heater may not mean much without a lot more numbers but it will give me some idea.
I’m pretty happy with it and my warm feet are loving it. If I continue to like it I will collect data on high and share how it works. Right now I’m seeing how little fuel it can use on low. And to try and get through this cold snap on my 20 lb bottles
Oh, this is a 32 foot Motorhome with 2” of foam insulation in the walls and ceiling.
Wow, last Winter was mild compared to this one. So I’m glad I went to the effort to assemble this Rube Goldberg like heater.
Thanks and stay warm.