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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / January 2007HELP New Fleetwood 5th wheel - problem
Hello, group New owner here, with typical stupid question. I did check archives but can't find anything like we're experiencing. We're having a major problem and since it's a holiday weekend, we can't contact Fleetwood's customer service. Terry Quantum 5th wheel 355RLQS. There is a large vent in the living room ceiling that is mysteriously opening. The vent opens, the fan comes on at odd times (even apparently in the middle of the freezing night), and we can't find a way to disable it. We've turned off everything we know to turn off, removed the battery from the remote controller.....and it still came on while we were inside. Any ideas? Thanks! Kris >>>The vent opens, the fan comes on at odd times (even apparently in the >>>middle of the freezing night), and we can't find a way to disable it. > Can you see the fan ? Many fans have a plug that powers them. See if you can unplug the cord, if you can, then wire the vent shut.  SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) >>>>The vent opens, the fan comes on at odd times (even apparently in the >>>>middle of the freezing night), and we can't find a way to disable it. > > > Can you see the fan ? > Many fans have a plug that powers them. > See if you can unplug the cord, if you can, then wire the vent shut. Hi, Jerry Yes, we can see the fan (from the interior). We'll go take a look and see if we can unplug. I'll report back, either way. Kris "Kris Baker" <kris.baker@prodigyyyy.net> wrote in news:hFylh.27818$hI.20299 @newssvr11.news.prodigy.net: >>>>>The vent opens, the fan comes on at odd times (even apparently in the >>>>>middle of the freezing night), and we can't find a way to disable it. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Kris Take a look on the wall: if you have a FanTastic Fan powered vent, there'll be a small white box with two knobs - one will read OFF, MANUAL, and AUTO for settings while the other is a thermostat. Turn the upper knob to OFF. >Take a look on the wall: if you have a FanTastic Fan powered vent, there'll >be a small white box with two knobs - one will read OFF, MANUAL, and AUTO for >settings while the other is a thermostat. > >Turn the upper knob to OFF. If that doesn't work, or even if it does -- if it's a Fantastic Fan, you can call them at 800/521-0298 for some of the friendliest customer service you'll find anywhere. GB in NC > >Take a look on the wall: if you have a FanTastic Fan powered vent, there'll > >be a small white box with two knobs - one will read OFF, MANUAL, and AUTO for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > GB in NC Hi -- We don't know what brand the fan is; the thermostat is an RSV and the manual says nothing about that specific vent fan, only the furnace fans. It appears to be hard-wired in, we see no name brand on it. There's no OFF on the RSV thermostat on the FAN side, either -- only manual and auto. Neither setting keeps the vent from opening and the fan from running. We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and told us the roof vent was open again. My husband went up and checked, and there it was again.....vent open, fan merrily running. We've not only read all the manuals but organized them, in hopes of finding a clue to this problem. Nothing. Kris >>After two hours, someone called and told us the roof vent was open again. >>My husband went up and checked, and there it was again.....vent open, fan >>merrily running.<<< Got a gun ? Go shoot it. <g> SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to > off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and > told us the roof vent was open again. My husband went up and checked, > and there it was again.....vent open, fan merrily running.<< Turn the fan on and turn off one circuit breaker at a time until you find the one that powers the fan. See what else that circuit breaker powers. If you can survive without that breaker on, just leave it off until you can get to a dealer/repair shop. SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) > > We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to > > off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > JerryD(upstateNY) Good idea. We figure we have an hour before it sneaks on again, so we'll start shutting down breakers/fuzes, etc. With our luck, it's wired into the brakes or something. Since this one's only two weeks old, I'm going to expect Fleetwood to send someone out for the service call. Hopefully, they'll meet my expectations. Thanks Kris (Hubby really likes your "shoot it" idea) > Since this one's only two weeks old, I'm going to expect Fleetwood to > send someone [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Kris > (Hubby really likes your "shoot it" idea) Don't hold your breath, honey. You'll have to take it to the dealer on the dealer's schedule, not yours. I question why anyone would have high expectations of Fleetwood. Welcome to the world of RVing. SignatureJanet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life Good luck on the someone coming out to you. That'd be a first. SignatureSteve Barker >> > We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to >> > off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Kris > (Hubby really likes your "shoot it" idea) > Good luck on the someone coming out to you. That'd be a first. Even if I pay for it? Really? Now RVing is sounding like being a Toyota owner. Damn. I didn't think it could be *that* bad ;) Kris > Even if I pay for it? Really? Now RVing is sounding like > being a Toyota owner. Damn. I didn't think it could be > *that* bad ;) I thought that Toyota owners didn't have malfunctions in the first place -- except, of course, for my dad... > > Even if I pay for it? Really? Now RVing is sounding like > > being a Toyota owner. Damn. I didn't think it could be > > *that* bad ;) > > I thought that Toyota owners didn't have malfunctions in the first place > -- except, of course, for my dad... I guess they're OK if you don't have a malfunction, but if you do, all you hear from them is "but it's a TOYOTA!" (like you're lying to them or making stuff up). Our Prius is our first and last Toyota. Kris >> I thought that Toyota owners didn't have malfunctions in the first place >> -- except, of course, for my dad... >I guess they're OK if you don't have a malfunction, but if you >do, all you hear from them is "but it's a TOYOTA!" (like you're >lying to them or making stuff up). Our Prius is our first and >last Toyota. Wow. I'm stunned. We've had several Toyotas, including our present '04 Prius (76,000 miles so far) and couldn't be more satisfied. They've all been fabulous cars -- high mileage with no significant problems at all. GB in NC My Jayco dealer has made three service calls since I bought the Designer in early November. I live 40 miles away and I am a full timer and work M-F at the CG. > Good luck on the someone coming out to you. That'd be a first. >"JerryD\(upstateNY\)" <jerryd@wherever.com> wrote: >> We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to >> off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >If you can survive without that breaker on, just leave it off until you can >get to a dealer/repair shop. It's unlikely that her fan is a 120 VAC device. Expanding on your advice, though, she could pull fuses until the fan shuts down. SignatureDave On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:16:13 -0500, JerryD\(upstateNY\) wrote: >> We turned it to manual, shut everything down (including the furnace to >> off) and buttoned up the RV. After two hours, someone called and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > If you can survive without that breaker on, just leave it off until you can > get to a dealer/repair shop. Since it's probably a 12v fan. there will be no circuit breaker. A fuse maybe. SignatureFrank Tabor Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none. | "Kris Baker" <kris.baker@prodigyyyy.net> wrote in news:hFylh.27818$hI.20299 | @newssvr11.news.prodigy.net: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] | | Turn the upper knob to OFF. Here is a link to the FF product pic. Do you recognizes any of these as your fan? http://www.fantasticvent.com/products/products.html If so follow is a link to the operating insturctions: http://www.fantasticvent.com/operating/how_to_operate.html > Hello, group > > New owner here, with typical stupid question. I did check > archives > but can't find anything like we're experiencing. Surely the dealer showed you where the owners manuals are. There will be instruction on operating all the componants of the trailer - or there is suppose to be!! Look in the cabinets and drawers until you find the instructions. Tom J who does read the instructions 1st - not last |
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