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    Posted: 17 Aug 2020 at 7:23pm
I folks, i don't have an issue or problem with my my heater. but i had to use it last Saturday night for about 10-20 min. to warm up the inside before bunk down. I was wondering, does the heater run on battery or propane or a combination of both? I was disconnected from shore power/ generator so it had to be one of the other two sources. 
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Okay. The heater uses 12V power for the fan. It requires propane to generate the heat. 
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Thanks StephenH. I was thinking that too, first time RV'er using the heater for the first time.
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Aug 2020 at 11:33am
Using the heater when not connected to shore power is probably the biggest battery draw. It's hard to get more than 2 days off a single 12 volt battery in colder temperatures. 
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Posts: 1067 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Aug 2020 at 11:39am
I would add that  since you were not connected to power, the heater is the biggest user of battery power.  The propane will last a long time, but the battery usage is the bigger concern when boondocking.
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Posts: 1067 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Aug 2020 at 11:40am
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sorry MJLRPOD, didn't mean to step on you-guess we were typing at the same time
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