Heater ??

[tlg1100]

Just went out to camper a 2006 keystone sprinter to dust it off and go through it , getting ready for the camping season. And at first I fired up furnance and it was working but it wasn't getting as warm as it should exhaust was hot as always but after 15 minutes it hadn't warmed up much inside. I shut it off and started it again and the furnance wouldn't kick in. One propane tank was empty and I don't know about other one, but stove burner come on? battery's might be a little weak showing 3 outta 4 on meter. When I get around to it I will get propane filled.. but does antone have any thought's on this might be a few days before I get propane. If it is low will that effect operation???

[f6bits]

My furnace was pretty weak, then finally wouldn’t ignite. Turned out I was just about out of propane. I’d say try a full tank. Do you have both tanks feeding the trailer at the same time, or switch one then the other?

[SteveC7010]

You may want to make sure the burner tube of the heater is clear. There are some spiders that love the smell of propane that will nest in there. That or other debris can cause poor combustion or worse.

[tlg1100]

I think it is one of those deals that automatically swtching to other tank when one empty's ....hopefully just propane. on old camper had funance apart cause I could light it manually but not automatic but once lit it work fine but when it kicked off had to light again....sailer switch was stuck...I just hate to tear into this ols camper was 14 years old

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by SteveC7010

You may want to make sure the burner tube of the heater is clear. There are some spiders that love the smell of propane that will nest in there. That or other debris can cause poor combustion or worse.

The very reason I have the little screen cups on there, as well as having siliconed screen material on all the openings in the fridge grate (from the inside of course) as well as metal on the back side of the water heater. Gotta keep the critters out. So far so good...... (knocking head on wood)

[tlg1100]

Originally Posted by Oscar

The very reason I have the little screen cups on there, as well as having siliconed screen material on all the openings in the fridge grate (from the inside of course) as well as metal on the back side of the water heater. Gotta keep the critters out. So far so good...... (knocking head on wood)

I have the screen cups also...on old campers mud dobbers or wasps got in there, so hope nothing in the 06 keystone

[golfpro]

if you are not hooked up to electricity and you only have 3 out of 4 bars showing on your battery, the battery may be too low for the furnace to operate properly.

[hankaye]

tlg1100, Howdy;

Please let us know what you found and how you resolved the problem.

Thanks,

hankaye

[tlg1100]

Originally Posted by hankaye

tlg1100, Howdy;

Please let us know what you found and how you resolved the problem.

Thanks,

hankaye

I will.... I was hooked up to electricity and it will be friday before I get propane tanks filled ,I hope that's all...Thanks all!

[allentx1]

Just throwing out suggestions, check the furnace breaker or fuse? I would think if the exhaust was hot then it probably isn't clogged up and if it was, you burned out anything left in there. I would try the propane too but could also run a pressure test on the propane lines to ensure that something hasn't eaten into the rubber lines (assuming the black pipe lines are solid). Is there any safety mechanism on our furnaces that makes you wait a certain amount of time between firing it up like the A/C warns us to do? (short cycle)

[tlg1100]

I dont have any way of checking propane pressure,I took off line going into furnace and had someone turn propane on and it came out but I dont know what pressure was or what it's supposed to be,,Ingnitor clicking but won't fire up furnance???tanks filled so I am out of ideas ???

[tlg1100]

Would ingnitor be clicking if sailer switch was stuck, old camper sailor switch was stuck and would not light blower would work but I can't remember if ingnitor would click??