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It is an Atwood. I believe it said Hydra Therm or something similar. I will need to go look to verify. It heats well for the duration that it is on. It brings the camper up to temperature well and once it reaches the desired temp set on the thermostat it shuts down as is it should. It has a push button igniter on it that lights the pilot. Kind of like a BBQ grill. I went out earlier and the pilot fired right up.330Views0likes0CommentsI need help.... again....
So I recently had a bunch of problems getting my hot water heater to work in my 1990 Lynx 5th Wheel. I received some great help and got what I thought was the last of the bugs worked out of my camper.... Unfortunately at about 2 am while camping in the White Mountains I discovered a new problem. While I thought my furnace was acting as it should... turns out after it shuts off from warming up the camper to the desired temperature, the pilot goes out. Of course, I did not realize this until it was circulating some nice cool air in the middle of the night when it kicked back on. I had to restart the pilot each time I wanted to use the furnace. Then at the end of the trip, the pilot just would not restart at all. Any suggestions? Thanks guys, Travis1.8KViews0likes9CommentsRe: Need some guidance before this weekends trip...
Sorry it took so long to so long to get back to everyone. I was told by the wife that I had to go to a nephew's graduation yesterday.... of course that turned in to several other family events. Last night I cleaned the all the parts to no avail. I also replaced the thermocoupler and pilot assembly.... no luck with that either.... so $130 later for a new valve its working. I appreciate the guidance. I will also log everything in my book of mental notes for future reference. Old Biscuit, thanks for the offer and don't be afraid to shoot me an email if you need a hand.209Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need some guidance before this weekends trip...
I let them run for several minutes while I messed with the camper. It acts for the world like its not even getting propane to the water heater or furnace. I cant get the pilot to stay on very long now either. I will go out easily. And like I said before, it will just go out the minute I try to turn to water heater to the on position. I have never used the water heater before but know and trust the guy that I got it from who advised that it operated perfectly. In January I had all kinds of trouble getting the furnace to work then all of a sudden it started working just fine.... Now ... nothing again. All 4 burners on the stove light and burn a nice clean blue flame. Propane tanks seem to be at the half full spot after checking them out a little further.209Views0likes0CommentsNeed some guidance before this weekends trip...
Hello all, I have had some trouble with my old Lynx Prowler in the past but thought I had it all lined out. It has been in storage since January and I decided to take the family for a trip this weekend and in to the following week. I pulled it out and started checking things over and seem to have an issue similar to the last time (again which I thought was fixed). The hot water heater will not light. It is a very basic Atwood unit that appears to only be able to be lit manually. I can get the pilot to light off but as it turn it to the "on" position it turns out the pilot and nothing kicks off like it should. I am having a similar issue with the furnace. I cant tell if the pilot is lighting or not though because of how bright it is and where the pilot is located..... it does not seem to be working at all though. The stove lights and seems to be working fine. I checked the tanks (removed to fill just in case) and they seemed to be nearly full already.... Any suggestions? I hate to cancel the trip because of this... Thanks Travis1.7KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Propane Appliance issues...
I would only be flat towing the Jeep and it does not weigh much. I run a crew cab Cummins and don't think it would be an issue at all. The trailer has a boxed frame which appears to be of descent construction but I may reinforce it a bit just to be safe. I am a CDL holder as well. I would have to measure the rigs total length. But I am certain that it will be quite a bit shorter than many I have seen. Its not a very long trailer....the truck on the other hand is pretty lengthy...390Views0likes0Comments
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