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Explorer

Jan 28, 2016

furnace not heating well

Hello. I have a 2016 travel trailer, 28' with a 30,000 BTU furnace. Can anyone tell me if it is normal for the furnace to take several hours to reach a comfortable temperature. It took our heater over 4 hours to reach 70 degrees from 50. It is only warming up about 5 degrees per hour. Is this normal for such a small area? Thank you.

23 Replies

Trackrig
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2016
How cold was it outside? 50 deg? We have two furnaces in our 40' MH and it would have taken 30 minutes at the most.

Bill
DownTheAvenue
Explorer
Jan 28, 2016
No it is not normal. You should have good airflow out each floor vent. I bet you have a air loss from the vents. Probably one loose somewhere. 30,000 BTU should raise the temperature in your relatively small trailer to comfortable levels in much less time. Especially with a 50 degree ambient outside temperature.
donn0128
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2016
Probably