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Kent Reimer's avatar

Mike you didn’t mention all of the parasite loads, like a TV plugged and wait g for the remote to be activated.

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Doug Modlin's avatar

A “smart” or “set-back” thermostat can save electricity by adjusting the thermostat temperature as appropriate to reduce heating/cooling output at times like nighttime and when you are away.

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Mike Sokol's avatar

Micro-Air has offered to send me their Smart Thermostat to review. Looks like it does timed temp control and more: https://www.micro-air.com/products_easytouch_rv_thermostat_touchscreen.cfm

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Gretchen Howell's avatar

LOVED this article. I went to the manufacturer’s website and checked out 2 videos: manufacturer’s shows product overview, and one by Ultimate RV Electrical for how to install things “plug-n-play” style in a rig similar to mine.

Game changer! And installing it inside the power bay means the stuff isn’t outside available for stealing.

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Tom Sheppard's avatar

OK

Thanks for the clarification

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Tom Sheppard's avatar

Wouldn't a 1500 watt air fryer running for 20 minutes at $0.15 per Kwh be $4.50?

1.5 Kwh x 20 x $0.15 = $4.50

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Mike Sokol's avatar

No, 20 minutes is 1/3 of an hour. So 1,500 watts times 0.333 equals 500 Wh or 0.5kW.

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Neal A Smith's avatar

Mike, I am not sure about the cost of propane vs electricity, but I know that for my diesel aquahot it is far more expensive to heat it up with diesel than electricity, much like the car comparison you just did recently. So it seems that if you are switching to propane to save money, is it really cheaper? I do realize that the cost of the power makes a difference too. I am used to 12 to 20 cents per Kwh, i would guess 50 cents per would change many things, not just this.

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Mike Sokol's avatar

Some states are over 40 cents per kWh for electricity. Your mileage may vary…😁

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