Help with my new (to me) Caribou

JumboJet wrote:

jriggs10 wrote:
Gas forced air heater- When I got the camper, the fuse for the heater was blown, I replaced it and turned on the thermostat and nothing happened... I thought there would be a place to light the pilot light, but there is nothing on the outside of the camper or where the grate comes off.

First thing that comes to mind - Blower Motor not turning. I have the same situation on a motor home. When I switch the thermostat to heat, it immediately blows a fuse. I have to remove it to check it out.

There are not very many components to the heater. Blower motor, gas valve, ignition device, control board, and sail switch. If the blower motor is not turning, I would check that first. The thermocouple tells the control board that the burner is ignited. The sail switch tells the control board that air is moving through the heater.

When all these are working correctly you have heat.



Thanks again all for your help!!

Jeff and family

I switched it to heat but nothing happened, no blown fuse, no click to indicate that it would turn on the heater, nothing...How would I know if the blower motor is bad? Also, you are saying it doesn't need to be lit? Thanks!