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Subject: Re: Lights and Stuff Author: Bob Dilks [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12/ 29/ 01, 4:54am In reply to: thebomguy 's message, "Lights and Stuff" on 12/ 26/ 01, 12:38pm Your getting lots of good advise on the bedroom heater that doesn't work. Here are some other items: Rust may have foulded the burner element and may need to be cleaned, gas valve and/or associated relay may be defective preventing gas from being supplied to the burner. Factory suggests yearly testing but three or four years may be more appropriate. If your furnaces have not been inspectd since installed, now is a good time to start with the bedroom unit. Remove the furnace and take it to a qualified RV service center for "bench testing". I think you should go a step further and have the burner removed and cleaned. Total cost for this service is about $70 including new fireproof gaskets if needed. If you want to get more technical help, call Suburban Furnace at 423/775-2131, they will help you with trubleshooting. Electric heaters are convenient but for really cold weather the big bang in heat comes from all those BTUs stored in LP. Just be aware that the LP heaters are not a substitute for also having your freeze prevent heaters (in sink and water heater plumbing areas) and plumbing line heat tape working. Here's to keeping your coach cozy. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Lights and Stuff Author: Bob Dilks [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12/ 29/ 01, 6:20am Oops, forgot one of the most common problems for heater failure. If you live in the southern half of the U.S. and do not have insect protectors on the exterior intake and exhaust ports of your furnaces there is every possibility wasps, particularly "mud dobbers" could have built their nests in the furnace. For some reason the wasps build in the furnace itself rather than the intake and exhaust tubes. Bench testing and burner removal and cleaning should reveal any of these nests. I had all three furnaces bench tested last year and one furnace had three nests, anothe two nests and I didn't get a chance to talk with the technician on the third. Good luck. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]