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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / November 2007gas heater question
i have a 1985 27 ft fleetwood southwind with a duothem heater...im in florida at sea level if that matters... the heater pops and doesnt quite get going every time.. it will work sometimes.. it seems to work better if i take the adjuster screw out and move it way to the left at 0... it says stock is 1.5 ...i have taken it apart and blown out the dirtdobbers from the exaust and it still pops after a while... could it be that the adjuster is out of wack and needs to be bent back? or could it be time for a new regulator.. on it i saw wires on 2 valves... thanks The Heater could have a variety of things wrong with it ; it needs to be professionally serviced if its that old including checking the incoming gas pressure to the gas valve, as well as the manifold pressure after the gas valve, the spark ignitor cleaned and adjusted, the flame sensor cleaned, the pilot burner , main burner(s) , clean the blower wheel, and tighten all electrical connections. More than likely, doing maintenance routines as described above will remedy your current anomoly. On Nov 23, 6:07 pm, DaveInLakeVi...@webtv.net (Dave in Lake Villa) wrote: > The Heater could have a variety of things wrong with it ; it needs to > be professionally serviced if its that old including checking the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > doing maintenance routines as described above will remedy your current > anomoly. ok, who do i send it to? is there a good place to mail it? I can have my AC guy check the presures.. would you happen to know the presures that are needed? thanks... The Heater could have a variety of things wrong with it ; it needs to be professionally serviced if its that old including checking the incoming gas pressure to the gas valve, as well as the manifold pressure after the gas valve, the spark ignitor cleaned and adjusted, the flame sensor cleaned, the pilot burner , main burner(s) , clean the blower wheel, and tighten all electrical connections. More than likely, doing maintenance routines as described above will remedy your current anomoly. 'ok, who do i send it to? is there a good place to mail it? I can have my AC guy check the presures.. would you happen to know the presures that are needed? thanks...' REPLY: Take it to the nearest Camping World service center or an Independent RV Dealer in your locale. Approx. Propane pressures required are : 12-13 " w.c. incoming and 9-10" w.c. manifold. The qualified Service person you take it to will know this info as well as how to diagnose it and repair it. On Nov 24, 7:33 am, DaveInLakeVi...@webtv.net (Dave in Lake Villa) wrote: > The Heater could have a variety of things wrong with it ; it needs to be > professionally serviced if its that old including checking the incoming [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > qualified Service person you take it to will know this info as well as > how to diagnose it and repair it. Dave, Thanks for the information... Thanks for not addressing this matter in the like that I am the first typical moron to own an RV other than Mr. Harris... I will take it to get it serviced or buy a new unit.. I've seen them on EBay and other websites for 350$ ... that may be smarter if the repairs are extensive....again thanks for your help and this thread is SOLVED. >i have a 1985 27 ft fleetwood southwind with a duothem heater...im in > florida at sea level if that matters... the heater pops and doesnt [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > could it be time for a new regulator.. on it i saw wires on 2 > valves... thanks Good grief! If this is the typical RV owner is it any wonder you can read news stories all the time about them blowing up or burning up so often. Hey, man, get a clue. Hire a repairman who's familiar with propane heaters before you come to grief or harm your neighbor with your stupidity. Harry Harris  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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