R-pod Owners Forum : furnace not working https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : furnace not working Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:59:35 +0000 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:41:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=8854 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ furnace not working : thanks for the update https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83148#83148 Author: techntrek
Subject: 8854
Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 12:41pm

thanks for the update]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:41:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83148#83148 furnace not working : Update: After we got home, the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83141#83141 Author: podrunner
Subject: 8854
Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 11:56am

Update:  After we got home, the heater started working again although intermittently. Having read about the sail switch on this forum, I took a fan turned it on high and forced air through the front grill of the furnace. After I cycled it a few times, it now seems to work properly. I am guessing that perhaps the sail switch was sticking as we have not used the furnace much this year or any year.  So I think  that is good to turn your heater off and on a few times each trip to keep the sail switch working properly.

Happy Trails to You..
]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:56:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83141#83141 furnace not working : I had the ingniter go bad on mine.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83073#83073 Author: kent l
Subject: 8854
Posted: 02 Oct 2016 at 12:28am

I had the ingniter go bad on mine. I replaced it and now it works. I think the ground part on the ingniter was not grounding. No spark no lighting]]> Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:28:22 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83073#83073 furnace not working : Mr. Heater is a good idea but... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83058#83058 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 8854
Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 2:53pm

Mr. Heater is a good idea but my furnace quit a year or so ago.  It was a real trick tracking down the problem, which turned out to be a shorted wire between the furnace and the thermostat.  It was a chore replacing that wire.  There is a post about it on here somewhere.  I hope that's not your problem and it's really not very likely to be.  I could bypass the thermostat and get the furnace to work by jumping a couple of wires at the furnace.  If it doesn't work when bypassing the thermostat it seems safe to assume the thermostat isn't the problem, in which case it could be the control board on the furnace.  Just guessing at this point.

Good luck.

TT
]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2016 14:53:54 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83058#83058 furnace not working : I don't know how to go... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83053#83053 Author: ToolmanJohn
Subject: 8854
Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:56am

 I don't know how to go about fixing it, but in a pinch you could go buy a Mr heater portable Buddy heater (about $85 to $140 depending where bought). It uses 1 pound propane bottles, kicks out great heat for a decent amount of time, is quiet and needs NO electricity to operate. Has tip-over safety and a low oxygen detection system. This is how I heat the R-Pod, I don't use the furnace any more. I just keep the bathroom ceiling vent opened about an inch, and a couple windows cracked the same (not the bed windows, brrrr). Toasty.


https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F232000-Indoor-Safe-Portable/dp/B002G51BZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475337440&sr=8-1&keywords=mr%2Bheater%2Bbuddy&th=1


]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2016 11:56:32 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83053#83053 furnace not working : We are out on our last camping... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8854&PID=83051#83051 Author: podrunner
Subject: 8854
Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:50am

We are out on our last camping trip of the year and our furnace has stopped working . I have checked all the obvious, plenty of propane, fuse in the converter, even tried bypassing the thermostat. It was working and cycling last evening, but nothing now. Any ideas for a quick fix.

thanks in advance

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