NEVERCAMPINGALONE
BLUEFIELD,WV
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I have a question. I have furnace in my PU and really don't understand how it works. We have never has to use the furnace, but this April we went to Tennessee camping and the nights were still cool. We usually don't start camping until after May, that way it will be warmer for the grandkids.
This furnace is suppose to be a 3 way ( what ever does that mean).
We have been tent camping for 20 years and got this pu several years ago and we really don't know much about it.
It is a Skamper.
Could someone please explain how the furnace is suppose to work.
do you have to have gas, even if you have power.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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mike4947
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Get the manufacturer and model number off the furnace data plate and go here: service documents to download a manual for your furnace.
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nny12972
NY
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....AND, Donna......just about every LPG sales & service knows theses same RV furnaces, as well as the residential/commercial ones they service......If you're still up in the air, I'm sure they'd walk you through it....particularly if you're gonna' be buying your LPG from him!
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bonscott
Michigan
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Do the above suggestions. But in general you need propane and power (12 volt) to run the fan.
All I do is turn on the propane so the gas if flowing and flip the thermostat to the temp I want. That's it.
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javaseuf
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Your furnace isn't a "three-way". That term is used for the refrigerator when it operates on gas, 110-volts and 12-volts.
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traywolf
PA
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My thermostat (under the dining table) has an on/off switch on the top, and a slide bar on the bottom to control the temp.
As long as you have propane, and either electric hookup, or a fully charged trailer battery, it should work. Keep in mind they can be quite loud when running. I cannot sleep when mine goes on, so I just use it for morning warmups.
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bonscott
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Yea, ours is loud as well. We just use a small electric space heater, keeps the temp more even as well. Assuming electric hookups of course. Otherwise the furnace is just there for if it's really cold or for the morning warm up.
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jkit
illinois
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I have talked to a lot of pup owners and rarely do any of then use the furnace, most just go with a electric space heater. It shows how out of touch the manufacturers are sometimes as most pups basic package include the furnace.
For instance eliminate the furnace as basic package and give me a bigger fridge, or bigger water tank or electric water pump.
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Wildcat63
MN
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The furnace in our last two pop ups have been so simple to use... I remember the one in my folks 72 Coleman was a nightmare to light so we rarely ever used it. Even though we rarely will camp in conditions where we would need the furnace I still would want it, along with the battery and anything else I may need. Maybe I am taking the old Boy Scout Motto Be Prepared too far but I would rather have the furnace and not need it than need it and not have it. Especially since it is so easy to use. (Turn it on and set the thermostat).
Just my .02
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PattieAM
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My PUP has a "Hydro-Flame" furnace, and behind the face plate on the furnace is an 'off/reset' button, which needs to be set on 'reset' to work, then over on the thermostat, there a switch on top (very stiff and hard to move) that gets switched 'on', and the sliding bar on bottom is the thermostat and one moves this to whatever temperature they want. The fan of the furnace will come on first (provided you've got 10.5-13.5 volts DC {battery}), then the furnace will ignite and begin heating (assuming you've opened the propane tank valve slowly, and bled the propane lines {I boil a pan of water on the range}).
Hope this helps. If you take off the faceplate of the furnace you can get the make/model number, then download the furnace owners/users guide from the company website.
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