rv furnace

joe0508 wrote:
Would it be to any advantage to get one of those endoscope cameras and run it up in there and inspect it that way?Rather than pulling the whole unit.I can get an industrial type with a stiffer cord to do the turns in the combustion chamber.That should tell me whats in there and than run a small tube with vac to suck it out.

If you used a stick and then blew compressed air into the furnace, the pieces will be all over. Yes, you can get a camera and run it in there but I don't think you'll be able to vac it all out the exhaust vent.

I don't know how your furnace is mounted but most are about four screws through the base, maybe a ground lead, a gas line, any ducting, and the intake/exhaust piping. A guy fairly handy with tools should be able to get it out of it's location.

After you have it out, clean it all up and lubricate the blower motor, adjust the sparking device, clean the sail and check the switch for proper function. I'd also clean all the electrical connections to the circuit board and to the other terminations. Run the furnace on the bench and check operation. When you're done, you'll have peace of mind that the furnace is going to operate as it should.

Would it be to any advantage to get one of those endoscope cameras and run it up in there and inspect it that way?Rather than pulling the whole unit.I can get an industrial type with a stiffer cord to do the turns in the combustion chamber.That should tell me whats in there and than run a small tube with vac to suck it out.

westend wrote:

joe0508 wrote:

westend wrote:
Take off the the exhaust/intake cap on the exterior. Remove the panel for the furnace on the exterior. Get in there with air and a vacuum and make it sparkle.

Just chalk this up to a lesson learned, some times its better to suck than to blow. I could expand on that but I think you get the idea.

Would it hurt anything to blow water in there with a sprayer and hose?

Yes, you will end up with a pile of mud, probably. That mud may harden around the parts of the furnace. I don't think we need to get into the corrosion aspect.

If it was me, I'd look at this as an opportunity to clean and service the furnace. You should probably break the furnace out of it's location and do a thorough job of it. Most of that mud dauber nest is now probably inside the fire box and that may cause you problems.

How hard is it to break the furnace out of its location?Is it a big job?Is it something i can do myself?Would i be better off taking it to a professional?

joe0508 wrote:

westend wrote:
Take off the the exhaust/intake cap on the exterior. Remove the panel for the furnace on the exterior. Get in there with air and a vacuum and make it sparkle.

Just chalk this up to a lesson learned, some times its better to suck than to blow. I could expand on that but I think you get the idea.

Would it hurt anything to blow water in there with a sprayer and hose?

Yes, you will end up with a pile of mud, probably. That mud may harden around the parts of the furnace. I don't think we need to get into the corrosion aspect.

If it was me, I'd look at this as an opportunity to clean and service the furnace. You should probably break the furnace out of it's location and do a thorough job of it. Most of that mud dauber nest is now probably inside the fire box and that may cause you problems.

I picked up some wire mesh from local hardware store and put inside my Water Heater cover and around the furnace output vents.

They actually sell a snap-on RV Furnace wire mesh vent cover at RV stores like this.


Roy Ken

joe0508 wrote:
Are there some kind of an extension i can use with my wet vac like a flexible hose that will fit into the exhaust that will bend with the exhaust?Something like a plumbing snake that i can get way back up in there with?

Make one. Buy a piece of flexible plastic tubing from a hardware store, stick it into the end of your hose and seal the gap with duct tape. I know you already have duct tape.

Bruce

When you're done cleaning, I would advise screens on everything. If you look behind those square black vents for your fridge and inverter you will find huge slots that teams of mud daubers could fly into. I put aluminum screening over those also. Got stung a couple times, not a good feeling. Now it's all out war on em. Good luck.

Are there some kind of an extension i can use with my wet vac like a flexible hose that will fit into the exhaust that will bend with the exhaust?Something like a plumbing snake that i can get way back up in there with?

Bad idea.

westend wrote:
Take off the the exhaust/intake cap on the exterior. Remove the panel for the furnace on the exterior. Get in there with air and a vacuum and make it sparkle.

Just chalk this up to a lesson learned, some times its better to suck than to blow. I could expand on that but I think you get the idea.

Would it hurt anything to blow water in there with a sprayer and hose?