furnace freeze?
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Feb-11-2015 09:17 AM
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Feb-12-2015 06:23 AM
You may have moisture in your propane fuel system. Unless you get it out you will continue to struggle. Changing the regulator might do it, and they are cheap. But, if you are still using the same propane tank that has the water in it you might just end up having the same problem again. Do you have the smaller tanks? If you do go get replacement ones from one of those exchange places like Blue Rhino. You may still have to replace the regulator to get the moisture out of it though. Or, maybe your tech guy can disassemble it and clean it.
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Feb-12-2015 05:08 AM
bsinmich wrote:
Most dehumidifiers do not move air outside of the vehicle. They pull air over cold coils and exhaust the same air the out over the condenser coils so it should be slightly warmer but have less moisture in it. The moisture got removed at the cold coil.
Yeah but wouldn't a larger unit in such a small camper almost create a negative pressure on the space......pulling in air from the outside. It's probably not related to flow of propane through the regulator but I've heard of weirder things happening.
In any event, I have a call in to my service tech. We'll see what they say. I'm wondering if I need to replace the regulator and see what happens.
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Feb-12-2015 04:53 AM
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Feb-12-2015 04:31 AM
Dumb question....would running a dehumidifier in here cause any related issues? This camper sweats like crazy in winter so I'm running a 30-pint home dehumidifier. Does a great job but I can't help to wonder if pulling so much air is causing the heat to overwork...????? I dunno; that's beyond my knowledge...but not my imagination.
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Feb-11-2015 03:23 PM
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Feb-11-2015 03:22 PM
CavemanCharlie wrote:
I suppose it possible that the water in the propane tank that made the ice that froze up the regulator also got to the control valve for the furnace and froze in there as well. But, you'd think it would melt out after awhile if it's warm inside the camper.
Regulator froze last night. Everything gas stopped working so I got a wet rag REALLY hot and compressed the regulator....did this twice. It fixed the problem.
Woke up this morning.....everything gas was working EXCEPT the furnace......hence probably not a regulator issue.
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Feb-11-2015 03:20 PM
Some good advice on here..thanks. I will probably dig deeper. Just need to make it through next week and then I'm on travel until Mid- March. I should be good to go.
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Feb-11-2015 01:53 PM
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Feb-11-2015 01:29 PM
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Feb-11-2015 12:50 PM
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Feb-11-2015 11:48 AM
BigSur2 wrote:
It was about 12 deg F last night.....not that cold. First time I've had an issue since I've been up here and it's been even colder.
In your original post you stated that the regulator was freezing. Now you say it's not freezing up.
We can't help you fix it if we don't know what's broke.
I've seen regulators freeze up when it's 50F outside. The furnace is a completely different issue.
The best way to test for freezing is to light all of the burners on your cook top. If the regulator is freezing, the flames will decrease or possibly go out after less than 5 minutes.
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Feb-11-2015 11:45 AM
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Feb-11-2015 11:27 AM
As long as you have good battery voltage (12+) and propane that is about all you can do.
Take notes on the actual sounds is best I can say.
Such as blower starts, click of a relay, igniter sparking etc.