weatherization 1987 mobile home high heating costs
2006-10-14 12:10:48 · 6 answers · asked by sammy177 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Crawl under the mobil home, don't worry about snakes' spiders, red ants, roaches or somebodies lost pet and check to see if some of your ducts are hanging loose. If you have a double wide and more heat comes out on side more than the other, that is your problem.
2006-10-19 15:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by cal72036 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First try to block the wind from getting under your trailer. Keep the doors under sink open so the pipes don't freeze and anywhere else they might be hidden. If possible, I would try to cover the trailer with tarps. Beware of possibly shutting off fresh air inside the trailer as you try to make it tighter from the weather. Electricity is probably more expensive for heating then propane. Depends on your local rates and the efficiency of your propane heater. Electric heaters are all 100% efficient regardless of cost of heater. You have to figure out how much are paying for a kilowatt hour to figure out which is cheaper. The one kilowatt gives you 3100 BTU, one gallon propane gives you 90,000 BTU. Good luck
2016-03-28 09:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can insultate the underside of the home, and wrap the dutcts in insulation as well. My parent's home had uninsulated ducting, covering them made a signifigant difference.
Aluminum windows are also a big energy waster. Especially single pane glass ones.
2006-10-14 12:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by dantheman_028 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The under side must be very well ins. or the walls won't do it also skirting With inso is avery big help but floors play a big part for heating
2006-10-14 13:10:59 · answer #4 · answered by Craig G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used to live in a '77. Move and move fast never look back.
2006-10-14 12:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by HB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's those 1 1/2" thick walls that might be part of the problem too!
2006-10-14 12:30:21 · answer #6 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋