Heat will go out after hours of use
Hello everyone! This is the first time I've used a forum & first time I've stayed in Colorado during the winter months in our 2002 fleetwood discovery 37U. We bought this motor home used with the know...
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Two possible issues:
One Propane/Butane
Some dealers, mostly in the south will sell you Butane as Propane. In fact I recently watched a TV show where they referred to the system as "Butane" not Propane" (Mr. ED rerun if you want to know, the one where "The Coronal" shows up, His trailer and his wife called it Butane)
The Vapor temp of Butane is around freezing (32f/0C) so if it gets cold, It won't vaporise (Turn into a gas) but instead remains liquid.. No gas No heat
Propane on the other hand a gas down to around -40 (C or F take your pick) but higher to get the pressure you need (Say -35)
So if you have butane in the tank,, Nothing works sub freezing.
Now the other issue: All the systems you cite use battery power
The furnace uses it to run the blower, control the gas flow and ignight the flame. If the batteries run down (The blower sucks MAJOR power)) then the blower wont't run fast enough to trip the "Sail Switch" (Name is Descriptive, A literal sail operates the switch) and the furnace will fail
The Fridge computer may get confused as well at low voltage
And a propane alarm give an error code as well.
One Propane/Butane
Some dealers, mostly in the south will sell you Butane as Propane. In fact I recently watched a TV show where they referred to the system as "Butane" not Propane" (Mr. ED rerun if you want to know, the one where "The Coronal" shows up, His trailer and his wife called it Butane)
The Vapor temp of Butane is around freezing (32f/0C) so if it gets cold, It won't vaporise (Turn into a gas) but instead remains liquid.. No gas No heat
Propane on the other hand a gas down to around -40 (C or F take your pick) but higher to get the pressure you need (Say -35)
So if you have butane in the tank,, Nothing works sub freezing.
Now the other issue: All the systems you cite use battery power
The furnace uses it to run the blower, control the gas flow and ignight the flame. If the batteries run down (The blower sucks MAJOR power)) then the blower wont't run fast enough to trip the "Sail Switch" (Name is Descriptive, A literal sail operates the switch) and the furnace will fail
The Fridge computer may get confused as well at low voltage
And a propane alarm give an error code as well.
