Furnace/AC

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   A bit of confusion this morning. Thanks to some very mild temps in Northern WI I was able to get our new pod close enough to the house to hook it up (20amp) and begin testing a few things before we start our month long Gulf Coast sojourn at the end of this month.

Started the furnace this morning and while it worked fine, the furnace setting on the thermostat also ran the AC at the same time. Maybe not the compressor but the fan was running. Is this normal? Couldn't get it to shut off without turning the furnace off.

Thanks for your help. Duanne

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Swift-Pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2011 Location: Presque Isle WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Topic: Furnace/AC Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 10:11am
	A bit of confusion this morning. Thanks to some very mild temps in Northern WI I was able to get our new pod close enough to the house to hook it up (20amp) and begin testing a few things before we start our month long Gulf Coast sojourn at the end of this month. Started the furnace this morning and while it worked fine, the furnace setting on the thermostat also ran the AC at the same time. Maybe not the compressor but the fan was running. Is this normal? Couldn't get it to shut off without turning the furnace off. Thanks for your help. Duanne
	Duanne & Ann 2011 177 R-Pod 2007 Toyota Tacoma

this_is_nascar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466	Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 8:02am
	Unless they've changed the way the heater and A/C interact or maybe it's a difference between your model and mine, my heater controls and A/C controls are totally separate and the heater fans works with the heater and the A/C fan on the ceiling works with the A/C. They do not mix or share.
	"Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road

secretbard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Location: Budd Lake, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 8:19am
	Yeah, mine is the same way. The A/C has controls on the A/C and the furnace is controlled by the thermostat on the wall.
	2010 Rpod 172 :) 2004 Chevy Trailblazer

tpierce220 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281	Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 9:50am
	Make sure that on the thermostat that the setting is not on AU, which will control the AC fan even if the furnace is running. You should see a Mode button. Cycle through it until it says off. Tim
	Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 1:17pm
	They should operate separately even on the same thermostat, but I've heard of others with this problem. I think Tim's suggestion is the solution.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672	Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 6:03pm
	Tim is right, make sure that the Fan is OFF and not on Auto. Did the same thing myself the first time. Goose
	Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee

Swift-Pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2011 Location: Presque Isle WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 12:10pm
	Well, I guess I have it sorted out. Thanks to all for your help. Apparently the thermostat needs to be reset if when you turn on heat or air and they run simultaneously. This is accomplished by pushing both the mode button and the + button at the same time and holding them for a few seconds. Once reset it works fine. Funny a great number of things in this electronic world can be repaired this way. Resetting and turning things off and on seem to be the universal fix. Thanks again. Duanne
	Duanne & Ann 2011 177 R-Pod 2007 Toyota Tacoma

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 1:37pm
	Works for Windows!
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 4:24pm
	That's my solution for most everything at work! If that doesn't work, I call the vendor.

thebegbie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: College Station Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 5:43pm
	Huh... I will have to try the reset: MODE + till it resets then... I had it on 78 degrees and furnace working great.. but then it got cold over night.. I had to press the mode to "off" - wait... then turn on furnace and it worked again. But I don't want to get up in the middle of the night because I'm cold. It's a real thermostat right? Like the one at the house? It was like 65 in the camper - never turned on till I turned it off and back on... And then only for the one cycle again.
	'12 r-pod 177 2008 Toyota 4Runner 4x4 V6 Father of 3 Boy Scouts and yes, we cram 5 family members in our 177! When is the next camping trip? Because I'm ready for a vacation!