Furnace

[Ranchhand]

So this is a complete newbie question. I recently purchased a 2014 cougar 330RBK and the wife and kids(mostly the kids) want to sleep in it tonight. Does the furnace run on propane or electric or does it do both. I assume it is just strictly propane. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[busterbrown]

The furnace uses LPG from your tanks as the heat source. It also uses your DCV system to power the blower and electronics. Make sure you have your battery (ies) topped off.

[chuckster57]

Make sure you have your battery (ies) topped off.

Or plugged into shore power. My son picked up his brand new trailer on Wednesday, was plugged it at the shop. Drove up to Tahoe, had to use the furnace and drained his SRM 24 battery.

[sourdough]

As busterbrown said, it runs on both propane and DC electricity. You can top the batteries off (if they are in good shape) and it should (hopefully) run the furnace thru the night - looks like you're in MI so don't know how cold it is.

Whoops! Looks like chuck chimed in with my suggestion. If you have access to AC power plug in an extension cord so there won't be the concern of the batteries depleting. That may be confusing as a newbie but the furnace uses LP for fuel and DC to power the fan motor/control unit. The AC from your outlet is converted to DC voltage to supply the fan in the event the batteries run down/are bad. Do some searches on the forum and the complexities of the various power systems will become more clear.

[Ranchhand]

So I have had the furnace running for a hour or so and it seems to be blowing really good heat in the kitchen and the rear bunkhouse but seem to have very little airflow in the upstairs master bedroom. Is this normal or is there something else I’m missing. It is definitely warmer downstairs than upstairs.

[chuckster57]

Air is like water and will follow the path of least resistance. Where the furnace is located and the diameter of the ducts will determine where the best flow is. If you can locate the furnace, remove the grate in front of it and inspect the plenum. Make sure there isn’t any duct work not attached, or if it blows down into floor ( like mine) it has a nice seal. After that it’s a matter of locating the outlets and working backwards towards the furnace to verify no leaks.