Jdizzle
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So I have this fleetwood prowler nw edition, and it has a furnace, and heat tape to the holding tanks and the underbelly is insulated. My friends and I would like to take it up camping to breckenridge but I don't know if all the water lines need to be winterized? If I dont winterize them, do I have to run the furnace all winter to keep it from freezing up so we can use the hookups while at the RV resort?828Views0likes3CommentsRe: Furnace question
Old-Biscuit wrote: Your Atwood is working as designed. If the system does not ignite and the thermostat remains closed, the blower will remain on until the thermostat is reset manually When the propane was valved out the main flame went out so the thermostat set point was not 'satisfied' (remained closed) and the fan continued to run. Next time......turn off furnace at t-stat prior to securing propane Thank you so much! I told the wife to shut it off but the little switch is so hard to click over, she must have not switched it to off. Thanks!278Views0likes0CommentsRe: Furnace question
Old-Biscuit wrote: Some furnace control boards have a 3 attempt then lock out feature Some will shutdown and make no attempts on loss of main flame Some will shutdown gas valve, makes no attempts to relight and allow fan to continue running and running and running What Brand/Model is your furnace? Depending on that info whether it is normal for your furnace or not! Its an Atwood 8500-IV?278Views0likes0CommentsFurnace question
So our new to us TT has a ducted furnace. My question is that my wife said she turned it off which turned out not to be true but she did turn off the gas. I came home for lunch and noticed the furnace running with no gas. Is this a normal thing? I would have thought it would quit if it didn't fire.1.4KViews0likes8CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
Welp did my first mod this weekend before the maiden voyage! The P.O. had left water in the water heater this winter and it blew a hole in the side. Ordered a replacement and installed it myself with a little different wiring since the new one has a double switch. Also, copied some of you with the LED porch light! I'm going to do the same for the tongue light as well this week.381Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to the site, new to "real" TT's!
AirForceAngler wrote: I think it'd be fun to have something like that little Shasta for quick trips with just the wife and I. Are you in Colorado Springs? The pictures kinda look like it. We were there for 4 years and loved camping at Mueller State Park. Hope to go back there again some day. Nope we are in the southwest part of Denver near Lowry!425Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to the site, new to "real" TT's!
old guy wrote: Jdizzle wrote: profdant139 wrote: That new rig sure looks luxurious to me -- my trailer is about the size of your old one. That was nice of your daughter to pose in the doorway, too! Bahaha that's my wife! I hired a new guy some years back and I saw him in a dept store a few days later. he was with a young looking woman. I asked him at work why he didn't introduce me to his daughter, he had a shocked look on his face and said, that's my wife. he went home and told her what I said and she said, I really like that man. LOL Well the good news is I am 30 and she is 29!424Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
T3rry1 wrote: I posted this in HTT because that;'s what this is, but it's not very active over there so i figured i'd throw it up here as well. Hey all, first time poster, this is my 3rd trailer, first 2 were tent trailers, this is a Aerolite Cub C215. First mod on all of my trailers is interior lighting, i replaced the stock bulbs with SMD Led panels, gives considerably more light, with less power usage. Sorry no Before pic. Next mod is a Flatscreen TV, i think this is a 26inch? it's wall mounted, i have the mount stiff enough that i can move enough, but loose enough that it just sits there without additional support while traveling. it also has a built in DVD player, and USB, so no need for extra components, just needs a power cord, nice and clean. And last is my exterior lighting, for this i used waterproof led light strip from eBay, tapped in to the exterior light (and removed the bulb from the orange light), so now this is controlled by the factory switch for the exterior light. Cleaned it up with some white duct tape, and ran a strip of clear gorilla tape over the entire strip to try to keep it clean and secure (especially at highway speeds, not sure i'd trust the stock adhesive) Lights up the campsite very well, without blinding you if you look at it. Planned future mods, is LED strips in the outside storage, inside cupboards and a step light, all switch operated so they are only on when the respective door is open. Also building a stabilizer setup, based off of rockeeze.. hope it works alright. and i hope to implement some storage options, many of which i found on here. Oh also a rear hitch for the bike rack, and for our paddle boat, my brother is a journeyman welder so we'll get it done right! How did you connect the wires to the LED strip? In the middle? Did you solder them?381Views0likes0Comments
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