How to test my furnace and water heater?
I recently bought a 2005 Keystone Cougar from my neighbor. He says everything works, I believe him, but like to see for myself. The only things I have been unable to figure out how to test are the fur...
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Furnace: Turn on Propane at the tank, set thermostat to something warmer than the air temp and it should kick on automatically. Maybe later in the evening would be the best time to do that.
Water Heater: if it's both electric and Propane, first make sure you have water in the tank. No water and you'll burn up the heating element when flipping on the electric switch. Once sure there's water in the tank, Flip the electric on/off switch on outside of tank and that's all you need to do. When testing the propane, turn on the propane at the tank, leave electric switch off and turn switch on inside the camper. It should light automatically. If it doesn't you'll need to adjust things. Wait about 15 minutes and check for hot water. You can use both electric and propane for the water heater but I wouldn't advise that until you're familiar with it. All that does it heat the water faster. Something I've never felt a need to do.
Water Heater: if it's both electric and Propane, first make sure you have water in the tank. No water and you'll burn up the heating element when flipping on the electric switch. Once sure there's water in the tank, Flip the electric on/off switch on outside of tank and that's all you need to do. When testing the propane, turn on the propane at the tank, leave electric switch off and turn switch on inside the camper. It should light automatically. If it doesn't you'll need to adjust things. Wait about 15 minutes and check for hot water. You can use both electric and propane for the water heater but I wouldn't advise that until you're familiar with it. All that does it heat the water faster. Something I've never felt a need to do.
