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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-22-2019, 08:28 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
ah, yuck, I hate proprietary crap like that.

ah, yuck, I hate proprietary crap like that.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-22-2019, 06:21 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
actually, the communications isn't 'digital', its...

actually, the communications isn't 'digital', its the same on/off switch on a pair of low voltage wires to the heater... only the display and thermostat guts are digital.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-22-2019, 03:21 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
if it looks anything like this, its definitely...

if it looks anything like this, its definitely wired.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Misc/Drop-Box/n-C7pBb/i-mscshSV/1/0234b94b/L/i-mscshSV-L.jpg...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 02-18-2019, 05:43 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
on my older style atwood, the error light only...

on my older style atwood, the error light only blinks when its in the error state.... eg, turn it on, wait for the fan to spin up, then time out without heat, then check the LED. on mine,
the LED...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-25-2019, 06:45 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
and yay, with wife's help pressing in hard on the...

and yay, with wife's help pressing in hard on the chrome outside plate, I was able to fully seat the furnace, and hooked up the gas line, leak tested with dawn-n-water, and voila, heater fired up...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-25-2019, 02:47 AM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
well, I got the exhaust port lined up all by my...

well, I got the exhaust port lined up all by my lonesome. now I just need my wife to lean on the outside while I get brutal on the inside and get the heater to fully seat. in the process of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-23-2019, 05:43 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
there were no screw holes on the bottom, and this...

there were no screw holes on the bottom, and this screw was INSIDE the squirrel cage area.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-23-2019, 04:29 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
it was the exact same kind of sheet metal screw...

it was the exact same kind of sheet metal screw as the rest of the ones holding the furnace together. I found no place whre one was missing, so yeah, probably lost during assembly.

now I get the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-23-2019, 01:21 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
pretty sure the old sail switch is fine, it was...

pretty sure the old sail switch is fine, it was teh screw bouncing around in there that was the main problem. I am going to ohm it to be sure.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-22-2019, 10:23 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
btw, the innards of mine are pretty dusty. ...

btw, the innards of mine are pretty dusty. tomorrow I'm going to wheel my compressor out and blast it clean.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-22-2019, 10:22 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
I note the Atwood user manual suggests annual...

I note the Atwood user manual suggests annual furnace servicing by a RV furnace professional. this would apply regardless of what RV its installed in.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-22-2019, 07:12 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
yup, finally got brutal enough and it popped...

yup, finally got brutal enough and it popped right out.

wires are long enough to work on it.

have the fan and sail switch out. found a loose sheet metal screw banging around inside.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-22-2019, 04:02 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
so, this thread? ...

so, this thread? https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f9/how-to-replace-sail-switch-atwood-8012-a-5803.html

I guess then I'm 'hung up on the white tape around the vent box' ? i felt around that...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-22-2019, 02:52 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
ok, so 13/16 flare wrench (along with 11/16 open...

ok, so 13/16 flare wrench (along with 11/16 open end holding the nipple) made short order of the gas connect.

I've removed the 2 square head screws holding the heater to the face of the cabinet......
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-19-2019, 08:38 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
ahhh, man that led is not easy to see, i had to...

ahhh, man that led is not easy to see, i had to turn the lights OUT in the trailer, then I could dimly see it reflected off the sheet metal inside.... 1 blink, 3 secs, repeat. per...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-19-2019, 04:01 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
argh, the flare wrenches won't be here til...

argh, the flare wrenches won't be here til tuesday, $#@$@# harbor freight.

so I found a 6" crescent that cleared the sheet metal etc, put an 11/16 open end on the fitting under the flare, and no...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-14-2019, 03:37 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
and meh, it appears to be 13/16", and I can only...

and meh, it appears to be 13/16", and I can only find 3/4 and 7/8 open ends in my kit, nor do I seem to have a close-enough metric wrench (21mm?)... ah well, ordered some flare nut wrenches. ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-14-2019, 03:29 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
if there isn't, I'll be installing some sort of...

if there isn't, I'll be installing some sort of plug/socket, 4 pin molex or whatever. maybe a delphi weatherpack... or even, hah, powerpole, since i have a bunch of powerpole stuff, but I'll need...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-14-2019, 01:30 AM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
wait, thats a totally different furnace than I...

wait, thats a totally different furnace than I have, and in a different place.

this is my 2014 E21, its under the street side bench, to the left of the fridge. exterior is just an exhaust...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-14-2019, 01:25 AM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
ok, ok. i'll watch it

ok, ok. i'll watch it
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-13-2019, 10:51 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
yeah, I'd much rather see a few photos and read a...

yeah, I'd much rather see a few photos and read a few paragraphs than watch the typical how-to video. I'm good to go on this. I'll pull the furnace tomorrow and see if it just needs the dust bunny...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 01-13-2019, 09:47 PM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
phew. I stop checking this thread and its GROWN...

phew. I stop checking this thread and its GROWN :-D

so I'm back home (and in fact have been back home for a couple weeks). I need to tackle this furnace repair. Mine is a 8012-II, serial...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-30-2018, 06:59 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
FYI, the furnace is a 8012-II We got an...

FYI, the furnace is a 8012-II

We got an electric fan heater at the local True Value, do we're good for this trip...

I'll pull it apart when I get home and check the mail switch, etc.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 12-29-2018, 09:12 AM
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Views: 29,995
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
Atwood Furnace

I'm camping, the lows are 30f and my furnace is flakey. :eek:

About half the time it comes on, it never lights, and shuts off a minute later. Other half the times, fan runs 20 secs, then spark...
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