Okay, this is becoming laughable. Or is that our teeth chattering?
Yes, we have ample propane.
Yes, I checked the breakers and fuses.
I'm sure there will be a blog post about this later today, so you can check that out.
Freakin' cold in here this morning. Thermostat set at 60 when we went to bed just to keep the interior and basement at reasonable temperature. I did not hear the furnace cycle on during the night. I usually am aware of it.
Bumped the thermostat up to 80 just to "force" the furnace to cycle on. An hour later, nuttin' honey.
Already sent emails to service rep and Bob Martin at Keystone this morning, with photos documenting propane levels, indoor/outdoor temperatures and thermostat setting.
I have turned off the furnace just in case there is a short somewhere. We really would prefer not to have a campfire inside the rig!
So today I suppose we'll be shopping heaters at Wal-Mart. We have a little ceramic one already, but I'm thinking we'll need something more substantial.
Dave has christened our Montana "The Titanic" this morning with this latest issue.
Are we havin' fun yet?
The good news is my most recently submitted guest blog article has preliminary positive feedback from the site where it will be posted. With all the rig issues lately, I was struggling with focusing on the article but finally wrote and sent it last night.
It's a beautiful sunny (thank goodness) day here. Dave's on the bike. No one has come to me to tell me I have cancer.
It's a good day!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Sunday 14th of November 2010 10:24:05 AM
53 Merc said
10:43 AM Nov 14, 2010
Darn, just another problem. I have found on the furnaces, the use of insulation interference connectors leave a lot to be desired. They provide a "sometimes" connection for the electricity. For a temp fix, remove the two screws holding the outside door on the furnace. Remove the screw holding the interior door. Gently, and I mean gently "wiggle" all the wires, especially the ones that look like a "T" splice on a wire. Betcha the furnace will trigger on. Close both the doors. When warmer, or in a better location (can you say factory) solder the loose connections and shrink wrap them.
Paul and Jo said
11:27 AM Nov 14, 2010
TxYellowRose wrote:Already sent emails to service rep and Bob Martin at Keystone this morning, with photos documenting propane levels, indoor/outdoor temperatures and thermostat setting.
Oh no, oh no. You have more than a Titanic there! It's more like a Yellow Submarine!
Hope that you can get it fixed ... along with all the other items.
Was just wondering what you used to document the propane levels.
Paul
TxYellowRose said
12:13 PM Nov 14, 2010
Paul,
I took photographs of the contraption where you switch from one to the other and the level indicator, which was green on both tanks. Did this for each tank.
Sent the photos in my email to Keystone.
In addition, I have the receipts from last week's fill on one tank and the fill yesterday of the other.
We also think we're using propane pretty quickly considering we only use it to cook (which we do regularly) and conservative use of the furnace. I know, though, that the furnace is the heavy user of propane and we were running it a bit more last week when the temps dropped below freezing a few nights.
Fridge and water heater are on electric.
I probably did not mention that on occasion, well, actually fairly regularly for a while, I was smelling a bit of propane at the igniter knob on the stove, even when not in use. Checked connections and they were tight. It's another thing on my list.
Glad you and Jo are not having issues with your Montana!
Cheers, B.
Terry and Jo said
07:21 PM Nov 14, 2010
Betty,
I'm presuming that with the refill of the bottles that you have verified that you had gas at the cooktop. The reason I mention that is because the way the newer valves work on the propane bottles, one needs to open the valve very slowly to prevent the valve's safety feature from shutting off the flow of gas.
Somewhere in another forum, someone explained that if the safety features shuts off, it needs to be able to equalize the gas pressure on both sides of the safety cutoff in order for it to open again. Thus, if one opened the valve too fast and the safety shut off the flow, there needs to be the ability for the gas pressure to build up on the "down-line" side of the valve to equalize. Should some gas product still be open and allowing gas to escape and NOT allow a build up of pressure to equalize, the safety valve will not re-open.
Now, with all that (almost) useless information given, if your cooktop burners work fine, it isn't a safety valve shut off. You are getting this information for future use perhaps.
Hopefully, you are finding a solution for your lack of heat. Not a good situation this time of year.
Terry
TxYellowRose said
08:01 PM Nov 14, 2010
Terry,
Yes, the stove/oven had gas going to them, no problem.
nwtraveler said
07:14 AM Nov 21, 2010
You stated you checked all the breakers and fuses.
I've read elsewhere that there is often a breaker
near the furnace itself.
Thought I'd mention that, just in case....good luck.
Kim
FD5 said
09:12 AM Nov 21, 2010
We had an 01 Holiday Rambler that the furnace stopped working. The furnace fan would run but no heat. Ended up being the computer board in the furnace.
TxYellowRose said
06:34 PM Nov 24, 2010
Sitting here in southern Indiana. Just tried the furnace again a little while ago. Still no go. No furnace fan, no nothing.
Thank goodness for the fireplace! It's still dang chilly, though.
We took the outside furnace panel off prior to leaving South Carolina. No reset switch that we could see.
At least we're getting closer to the Service Center!
Okay, this is becoming laughable. Or is that our teeth chattering?
Yes, we have ample propane.
Yes, I checked the breakers and fuses.
I'm sure there will be a blog post about this later today, so you can check that out.
Freakin' cold in here this morning. Thermostat set at 60 when we went to bed just to keep the interior and basement at reasonable temperature. I did not hear the furnace cycle on during the night. I usually am aware of it.
Bumped the thermostat up to 80 just to "force" the furnace to cycle on. An hour later, nuttin' honey.
Already sent emails to service rep and Bob Martin at Keystone this morning, with photos documenting propane levels, indoor/outdoor temperatures and thermostat setting.
I have turned off the furnace just in case there is a short somewhere. We really would prefer not to have a campfire inside the rig!
So today I suppose we'll be shopping heaters at Wal-Mart. We have a little ceramic one already, but I'm thinking we'll need something more substantial.
Dave has christened our Montana "The Titanic" this morning with this latest issue.
Are we havin' fun yet?
The good news is my most recently submitted guest blog article has preliminary positive feedback from the site where it will be posted. With all the rig issues lately, I was struggling with focusing on the article but finally wrote and sent it last night.
It's a beautiful sunny (thank goodness) day here. Dave's on the bike. No one has come to me to tell me I have cancer.
It's a good day!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Sunday 14th of November 2010 10:24:05 AM
Oh no, oh no. You have more than a Titanic there! It's more like a Yellow Submarine!
Hope that you can get it fixed ... along with all the other items.
Was just wondering what you used to document the propane levels.
Paul
Paul,
I took photographs of the contraption where you switch from one to the other and the level indicator, which was green on both tanks. Did this for each tank.
Sent the photos in my email to Keystone.
In addition, I have the receipts from last week's fill on one tank and the fill yesterday of the other.
We also think we're using propane pretty quickly considering we only use it to cook (which we do regularly) and conservative use of the furnace. I know, though, that the furnace is the heavy user of propane and we were running it a bit more last week when the temps dropped below freezing a few nights.
Fridge and water heater are on electric.
I probably did not mention that on occasion, well, actually fairly regularly for a while, I was smelling a bit of propane at the igniter knob on the stove, even when not in use. Checked connections and they were tight. It's another thing on my list.
Glad you and Jo are not having issues with your Montana!
Cheers,
B.
I'm presuming that with the refill of the bottles that you have verified that you had gas at the cooktop. The reason I mention that is because the way the newer valves work on the propane bottles, one needs to open the valve very slowly to prevent the valve's safety feature from shutting off the flow of gas.
Somewhere in another forum, someone explained that if the safety features shuts off, it needs to be able to equalize the gas pressure on both sides of the safety cutoff in order for it to open again. Thus, if one opened the valve too fast and the safety shut off the flow, there needs to be the ability for the gas pressure to build up on the "down-line" side of the valve to equalize. Should some gas product still be open and allowing gas to escape and NOT allow a build up of pressure to equalize, the safety valve will not re-open.
Now, with all that (almost) useless information given, if your cooktop burners work fine, it isn't a safety valve shut off. You are getting this information for future use perhaps.
Hopefully, you are finding a solution for your lack of heat. Not a good situation this time of year.
Terry
Yes, the stove/oven had gas going to them, no problem.
Thank goodness for the fireplace! It's still dang chilly, though.
We took the outside furnace panel off prior to leaving South Carolina. No reset switch that we could see.
At least we're getting closer to the Service Center!