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yolo6886
Explorer
Nov 17, 2014

Alumascape furnace issue

Well its getting to be about that time in Florida so I fired on the furnace for the first time since my new purchase and had a bit of a problem. The main part of my coach heats up great, however, in the foreword part there is no air floe through the heating vents at all. I checked below and nothing is obstructing the vent hoses.

I'm not really sure what else to do, I have a total of three vents with no flow. Thanks for your help everyone and stay warm!
  • Cool_Canuck's avatar
    Cool_Canuck
    Explorer
    Nov 18, 2014
    Some trailers have the hose adapter taped onto the ducting. With heat and age the tape may fail. I suspect the hose has come away from the ducting.

    Banish the thought, but rodents like to nest in furnace ducting.
  • TXiceman's avatar
    TXiceman
    Explorer II
    Nov 17, 2014
    A lot of 5er do not have enough fan to push the air to the bedroom. You may need to add a booster fan in the 3" or 4" round duct leading to the front.
    http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/exhaust-fans/in-line-duct-fans/tjernlund-duct-booster-fan-180-cfm?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CIWI_sX0gsICFYZm7Aod7F4AQg&gclsrc=aw.dshttp://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/exhaust-fans/in-line-duct-fans/tjernlund-duct-booster-fan-180-cfm?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=CIWI_sX0gsICFYZm7Aod7F4AQg&gclsrc=aw.ds

    Ken
  • yolo6886's avatar
    yolo6886
    Explorer
    Nov 17, 2014
    12th Man Fan wrote:
    In my Alumascape ,the heat ducts go behind the wall in the cargo compartment and are tied in to a medal distribution box. Mine had several leaks and I fixed it with medal duct tape. One of the flex ducts may have come loose completely. The fiber divider wall is easy to remove if it is like my 05 model.

    Good luck.


    Yeah I just got done looking agian everything looks good and I think I will be removing that panel in the morning to get a better look.
  • Dayle1's avatar
    Dayle1
    Explorer II
    Nov 17, 2014
    12th Man Fan wrote:
    In my Alumascape ,the heat ducts go behind the wall in the cargo compartment and are tied in to a medal distribution box. Mine had several leaks and I fixed it with medal duct tape. One of the flex ducts may have come loose completely. The fiber divider wall is easy to remove if it is like my 05 model.

    Good luck.


    X2, I've seen loose duct hoses directly off the furnace. If you have access to the furnace cabinet, turn it on in fan only mode and feel around the cabinet for air flow.
  • laknox's avatar
    laknox
    Nomad
    Nov 17, 2014
    Lot of reports of cra..., er, TRASH in the ducts from the factory. Rags, wood, sawdust, plastic, all kinds of cra..., er, TRASH. That, and ducts just plain not hooked up...and never been.

    Lyle
  • 12th_Man_Fan's avatar
    12th_Man_Fan
    Explorer
    Nov 17, 2014
    In my Alumascape ,the heat ducts go behind the wall in the cargo compartment and are tied in to a medal distribution box. Mine had several leaks and I fixed it with medal duct tape. One of the flex ducts may have come loose completely. The fiber divider wall is easy to remove if it is like my 05 model.

    Good luck.
  • yolo6886's avatar
    yolo6886
    Explorer
    Nov 17, 2014
    That's what I thought as well, I checked all three vent hoses and followed them back as far as I could and they all look fine. So I was wondering if it could be a kink or a clog closer to the unit I cant see.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Nov 17, 2014
    find them and follow them backwards , I read meny a post with your problem, comes back to poor installation. and smashed pipe.

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