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Originally Posted by Johnsmack
Do i have to pull the entire heater out of the trailer in order to replace the sail switch?
I cannot find any access to the furnace other than a small exhaust port on the side of the trailer.
Am i missing something or is the heater in these units a non service unit?
So far i have had this trailer for 6 months and have had: broken thermostat, wouldnt run 2nd ac unit, heater ducting wasnt connected to the heater distribution box, breaker on 6 point leveling keeps switching off when using the jacks, and now the heater stopped working all together.
We have camped a total of 5-6 days since buying in august and have had one issue after another.
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You say that you've had the trailer 6 months and numerous issues. It looks like, from another post, your trailer is a 2018 model. If you bought it new, 6 months ago, haul it to the dealer and have them fix it under warranty. If you bought it used, there are two paths: First, the previous owner had numerous problems and got tired of dealing with them, so he just sold/traded the trailer to escape the issues.... OR second, he had no issues at all (or very few) and your issues are related more to how the dealer let the trailer sit, prepped it for delivery to you, and the issues you're having are not "trailer issues but maintenance/preparation issues"...
What I mean by the second suggestion is this: Without knowing what "numerous issues are" it's difficult to pinpoint any single "source of problems" however, if most are "things electrical" then your "irritable parts" may all be electrical related. If the old owner traded it in and the trailer sat on the dealer's lot for 6 months (not connected to electric power AND with the batteries installed) then the batteries are "toast". If, when you bought it, the dealer "stuck the trailer on a battery charger, charged them up and sent you on your way" then you may not be having "furnace issues" but rather you're having "battery issues".
So, before you start "ripping the furnace out to replace the sail switch on a trailer that never had furnace problems (before it sat on the dealer's lot and the batteries were toasted".... I'd suggest you address just how "reliable your batteries are".... This may not be a furnace problem and some/many of the "numerous other problems" may also be directly related to "discharged batteries that won't hold a charge and can't provide the power required to operate any of the trailer systems.....
If, on the other hand, you've installed "adequate, new batteries and the systems still don't work after verifying the converter/charger is operational and it's NOT a battery problem, then yes, you've got to pull the furnace out to access the sail switch in nearly every furnace installation.
The issues you listed (that I bolded in this response) are all directly related to a single source, low/discharged/bad cell/shorted battery problems... While the batteries may not be your source of problems, every one of the bolded issues CAN be caused by a battery that won't hold a charge/won't accept a charge.....