Troubleshooting an Old Camper Furnace (Problem Solved)
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Reggie's old camper furnace was having issues. The pilot light would light, but would go out after a few cycles. After checking a few items, we finally solved this mystery!
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I just bought an older popular with a duraflame. I'll keep this oIm mind when working on it. Thanks.
This video on getting the furnace working was a HUGE HELP .
Thank you . Ontario Canada (Sept.2023).
I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Great video. I liked learning about the different ways you can actually fix this problem. Thanks.
Thanks for the nice comment!
Im so happy that you showed the pilot window. I've been looking and looking on mine and couldn't see a window. I never would have figured it was a super small hole.
They sure don't make it easy! I'm glad it helped. Good luck!
Great troubleshooting video, Rande. Keeping a clean orifice is the key to so many things in life.
I'm realizing you can relate many things to the medical world. Love the comments, keep them coming.
We just bought a 1982 Prowler and everything's great except the furnace. I've been watching this video because this furnace looks just like ours. We are down to cleaning the orifice after moving the thermostat (wires in wall so we couldn't fix them so we cut them and moved it), found out what that black button thingy is because of this video. Know where to look to see if pilot is lit thanks to this video. Know you start blower up then light pilot thanks to this video. At this point, even if we're not able to fix it, thanks for the video! Will report back.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm happy to hear that this video has helped. I'd love to hear what you figure out in the end. Good luck!
Thank you man I was able to get it fixed instantly!
So glad to hear you got it working.
I don’t know how you do it my Man! You are always posting so interesting videos, I hope one day I can learn that from you :)
I just film stuff I'm going to do anyway. I'm glad you found this interesting. I appreciate the encouraging words.
great walkthrough man, very helpful info
Thanks for the visit
Thank you you helped me fix my campers furnace 👍👍
Hi Tom. I'm happy to know it helped.
Glad it was a rather simple fix and you only had to throw a handful of new parts at it 😁 Now that Reggie had heat, we’re ready for summer 😂 Congrats on 2K 👍
Thanks Dave. You'd be surprised at how many summer nights you need heat around here when camping. There might be two months out of the year that your good without a furnace.
Great video good team work yes up in Wisconsin and Minnesota July is about the only time you don’t need heaters
I wish we had a few more months of warm weather, but I'll take what we can get. Thanks again for watching.
I too have the same issues & after spending the day tearing out the unit, cleaning & lube the motor shaft, bench testing sail switch, thermo coupling I was still @ a loss of pilot after one or 2 heat cycles. As I watched your awesome hands on process of elimination, I did not think of using a torch tip cleaner in the feed pipe holder & flame deflector for thermo coupler as you did & apparently & finally solved the issue. I had only disconnected the pipe & smell for propane @ the pipe opening. "which I did". I will surely solve this thanks to you !!
Hi Rick. I'm so glad to hear that this video was helpful. I know I've been frustrated in the past trying to solve similar problems and it helps to watch some else doing the same thing. It took a while to find the actual problem, but I'm glad we did.
@@GoMidwestFishing I too have the EXACT same Hydro Flame and issue with it blowing out after a couple cycles. I already tried the thermocouple long ago. Thanks for this information. I'll tear it back apart and see if mine is also corroded like that. Again, thanks!👍
At least you're able to pull out all the components for a look see..... The repair turned out to be reel simple and with replacing the parts the heater now has a second lifespan!!
Even though we bought some unnecessary parts, its still cheaper than having someone else do it. Plus its kind of rewarding when you finally get it right!
Thanks buddy for the great video my friend big 👍
Thanks again John
Thanks!
Hi Matthew. I hope it helped. Thanks for stopping by.
5, great share my friend, success for your channel and stay connected 👍
Very helpful and informative video. I'm having an issue where my burner won't ignite from the sparker (I've even tried sticking a flame in there). We did confirm that the orifice was putting out propane and were able to get that to light without the burner, but with the burner on, it won't light. Wondering if anyone else had had this problem?
Hi Ben. Have you checked to see if any bugs have gotten in there? I did some troubleshooting my newer furnace that wouldn't ignite and found it was packed with beetles. See it here: th-cam.com/video/nAISOwoAIls/w-d-xo.html go to 13:47 to see how bugs got in there.
Thank you so much for the video and the manual. I have one just like it and have been bringing it back to life.
Question: After I cleaned everything out and all of the carbon in the heater tubes from all of the insect nests that were in there, I still get a smell that is mostly like the exhaust smell from the outside. Do you get this smell at all on the inside of the truck camper? The heater works like a champ but I don't want to be all nice and warm and die of exhaust poisoning. Thanks!
Thanks Rob for the question. I sent you an email explaining what I know.
@@GoMidwestFishing Can I get the same info? I have the same problem with the pilot staying lit but also get CO in the camper. I'm thinking I may need to inspect the full exhaust area?
Hello, great video, thank you very much... I have same kind of vintage rv furnase, which have same issue you had. Can a faulty thermocouple can still work (mine will shut down several times, to finally work (heat up) normally. I have to re-light several time before it finally stay light, but since it work, I was wondering if it mean thermocouple is not the culprint ???
Hi Richard. Its possible it could be something else. Thermocouples are fairly cheap and easy to replace, so it would be a good place to start. If you still have problems, then I would start looking for other solutions. Bugs love to make homes in these furnaces, so also check to see if it has any blockages due to bugs.
Are you aware of a replacement TStat that will go down to at leadt 40degF or lower? It is a Hydroflame Atwood furmace that uses 2 wires. an the existing TStat be rigged to go lower somehow?
Hi JPaul53. I'm not sure if they make ones specifically for campers, but they do make ones that go to 35 degrees. See it here: amzn.to/3h0ZIa9 I see they sell the same one at home depot as well. It says its for a 24 volt system, but from what I've read, it should work on a 12 volt system too. It would be worth a shot.
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Waoww nice brother
Thank you so much 😀
Mines a direct spark that tries to ignite 3 or 4 times before it stops. I can see the flame each time it tries but it doesn’t stay lit.
The fact that you get a flame, but it doesn't stay lit, kind of sounds like its not getting enough gas, or maybe its got some debris in there. I had problems with a newer furnace with direct spark that did the same thing. It was filled with beetles. I have a video on that one too: th-cam.com/video/nAISOwoAIls/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HbLoc2Xpu93CqnbG
Well I’d have no clue myself 😅
Luckily my dad was an HVAC guy, so I have lots of experience even though I didn't go into that profession.