Another digital thermostat question
Ok everybody...I'm pretty new and I know this has been covered quite a bit, but I just wanted to throw this out there.
I have a 2014 StarCraft AR-ONE 16 BH. We did some colder weather camping this spring and the furnace ran fine. However, as many mention, the "hysteresis," or furnace operation occurs with giant swings. The problem is that our TT is quite small and it will get fairly cold (several degrees below the set temp) then kick on like a blast furnace and get many degrees above set point before turning off. My wife pretty much refuses to camp when the furnace is required because she gets so uncomfortable with the super high heat blasts.
I took the TT to a local place here in PHX called RV master techs and asked if they could install a digital thermostat. They said, yeah, should be no prob. About a week later they acted hesitant to do it and that "it wouldn't make much of a difference because your TT is so small...you just need to deal with it."
I'd read all the threads on installing a battery operated digital thermostat (the Hunter model from Wal-Mart) and mentioned it...he seemed to blow that off.
So, I want to install the hunter thermostat myself. However, I'm a little worried about the wiring. I have an atwood mechanical thermostat now and the basic small atwood furnace. My AC is a totally separate system and doesn't use a thermostat.
Has anyone wired the Hunter thermostat for furnace alone, and how will I know which wire goes where once I open it up? Also, if the thermostat uses batteries, does it still have to be connected to the DC power wire (I'm assuming there is one in there). Anyway, I'm sure it isn't hard to do, but just looking for someone who has done the same and specifically with an atwood furnace/thermostat.
I have a 2014 StarCraft AR-ONE 16 BH. We did some colder weather camping this spring and the furnace ran fine. However, as many mention, the "hysteresis," or furnace operation occurs with giant swings. The problem is that our TT is quite small and it will get fairly cold (several degrees below the set temp) then kick on like a blast furnace and get many degrees above set point before turning off. My wife pretty much refuses to camp when the furnace is required because she gets so uncomfortable with the super high heat blasts.
I took the TT to a local place here in PHX called RV master techs and asked if they could install a digital thermostat. They said, yeah, should be no prob. About a week later they acted hesitant to do it and that "it wouldn't make much of a difference because your TT is so small...you just need to deal with it."
I'd read all the threads on installing a battery operated digital thermostat (the Hunter model from Wal-Mart) and mentioned it...he seemed to blow that off.
So, I want to install the hunter thermostat myself. However, I'm a little worried about the wiring. I have an atwood mechanical thermostat now and the basic small atwood furnace. My AC is a totally separate system and doesn't use a thermostat.
Has anyone wired the Hunter thermostat for furnace alone, and how will I know which wire goes where once I open it up? Also, if the thermostat uses batteries, does it still have to be connected to the DC power wire (I'm assuming there is one in there). Anyway, I'm sure it isn't hard to do, but just looking for someone who has done the same and specifically with an atwood furnace/thermostat.
