Furnace procedure

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Shaidah

Good news! I didn't blow up my Bigfoot!

The furnace lighting protocol was exactly as you guys described it. Fire up the stove, turn on the thermostat, crank up the heat.

When I bought the trailer, the guy who sold it to me said he never tried to use the furnace. I interpreted this as code for "the furnace doesn't work, but don't blame me". I was thrilled when that sucker fired up on the first try!

Now for some winter camping!!!!!

Many thanks again for all the tips!

THANKS for the follow-up, we often don't here of the outcomes!

[LurkerDan]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Its probable a Suburban furnace - check the Document center here for a manual for it. It may be a pressure issue and your regulator may not be working properly or adjusted properly or you have a small leak, so that when you get into higher elevations (and colder weather although I suspect the elevation impacted it more than the cold) the pressure drops just enough to stop the furnance from getting enough gas to kick in. I would have the gas pressure and leak tested and adjusted.

According to the thermostat, it is a suburban.

[KeithA]

Originally Posted by Shaidah

Good news! I didn't blow up my Bigfoot!

The furnace lighting protocol was exactly as you guys described it. Fire up the stove, turn on the thermostat, crank up the heat.

When I bought the trailer, the guy who sold it to me said he never tried to use the furnace. I interpreted this as code for "the furnace doesn't work, but don't blame me". I was thrilled when that sucker fired up on the first try!

Now for some winter camping!!!!!

Many thanks again for all the tips!

How badly did that burning dust stink? Glad to hear you can stay toasty! I find in our trailer for fall camping, if you have the pilot light on, and leave the thermostat at 10*C, the furnace usually won't come on (however, there are 2 adults, 3 kids and a dog sleeping in our trailer, so we generate a lot of our own heat!).