So now that we’ve owned our new RV for a complete week, we got here throughout its first drawback, the RV Furnace wouldn’t mild when it was raining. On the plus aspect, we have been solely tenting out in our driveway, ready to see if there have been any points earlier than we took it out on the street.
After it stopped raining I pulled the skin cowl off the RV furnace to see what was occurring, and located a puddle of water within the backside of it. Superior.
The puddle of water runs to the again of the part space of the furnace, and truly into the hearth field of the furnace. When the furnace would attempt to mild i might hear the fuel flowing and the ignitor sparking, and it could typically fireplace for a second or two, however the flame would sputter and exit.
When the blower would kick on it was blowing the water round within the firebox dowsing the flame and inflicting the furnace to not mild, or exit proper after it did.
So step one of many repair is to get all of it dried out. I used a warmth gun to pump scorching air into the firebox by means of the exhaust tube. When you don’t have a warmth gun, a hair dryer will work as nicely.
After getting it good and dry, I took a journey to the house enchancment retailer to get one thing to seal the underside of the firebox space so hopefully that is solely a one time headache.
Glad I did as a result of after I obtained again I discovered that extra water had seeped out of the firebox and it should not be fully dry inside. So again to the warmth gun for a bit.
After I used to be positive it was good and dry, I turned the reset swap again on, and let the furnace attempt to mild. It lit as regular, so I went and obtained a recent cup of espresso, then got here again exterior and turned it off. Then again on, sip some espresso, lights good, shut it off. Then again on, sip some espresso, lights good, shut it off. You get the concept right here. Now I’m positive the water was the problem and we’re good to go ahead with the everlasting repair.
Seize the fireproof sealant that you simply picked up that’s made particularly for any such software.
The exhaust tube was longer than the caulk nozzle, so I added a bit of rubber hose with a view to attain the realm the water was seeping into the firebox.
All sealed up so water can puddle up and make its means into the firebox sooner or later.
Professional Tip: Flip the furnace again on earlier than placing the skin covers again on. Then you may skip the step the place you go inside and crank up the thermostat and nothing occurs, and must take all of the covers again off simply to flip the swap on.
Hope this helps somebody in the future, in that case tell us!
