wondering if anyone has ever diverted more air to the rear of a coach from the furnace?
here is the deal, during this last weekend deer hunting and staying in my trailer it was cold outside, with a low of 13 this morning.
my furnace is under the range, the furthermost forward cabinet. the living room duct is about 3 inches long, the rear bedroom duct is approx 15 feet long. therefore almost all of the heat goes to the living room.
has anyone tried to partially block the shortest duct to make the trailer heat more even? if you did what did you use.
being born and raised in a cold climate i don't mind the bedroom being cooler, in fact i like it!
what i would like is the bathroom being a bit warmer.
any thoughts or ideas?
john
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John, mine has a louvered register in the front and back. The louvers are adjustable. I suppose you could duct tape a piece of cardboard over all or part of the front register, if yours are not adjustable.
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John,
on my unit you can open and close the vents, well you could if they weren't rusted half open. But anyway take a look at the front one and see if you can close it off, other wise there is always duct tape BTW we use a small electric heater in the bath to warm it up before we go in...can't stand a cold throne, reminds me too much of the days before indoor plumbing in Iowa, in the dead of winter!
I just figured AS was still using those good old steel one, another thought comes to mind, maybe you could install a booster fan part way down the duct to force the air to the bath room vent?
John the AC people tell me fast fan for AC, slow fan for heat. You could put in a small 24VDC fan inside rear duct at bath. Would run at half speed and no noise.
My vents are adj but still the air in rear is not what it could be.
i remember reading in the suburban manual that one should not use booster fans. perhaps they could inadvertently trip the sail switch turning the gas on.
john
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john...
my rig is one year younger then yours..im surprised if you dont have adjustable supply louvers....the ductwork layout sux the big green one...i was able to pinch the bathroom which was hotter then a horse pistol...but sadly because of the horsesh*t layout...i couldnt force anymore back into the bedroom due to the small diameter duct run..... we both either have to change the duct diameter...or change where we crash and snore...
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I am a bit surprised that you don't have enough heat for the bathroom - it is such a small space, yet is served by the same size duct as the other areas. We have a somewhat weak airflow to the back bedroom - and ours is just a 25'. Like you, though, I like to sleep cool, so have not tried to address it.
I suspect the problem is a combination of the flexible ductwork and the convoluted path to the bath, going under the floor and back up. I also would not be surprised if you have serious kink in that duct, restricting the airflow. It would be worth looking for. Of course, if it is under the floor it would be a bear to fix.
I have thought about getting straight metal ducts for the two flex ducts that run from the furnace across the kitchen and wardrobe cabinets to increase the airflow. Just one of those things on the to-do list.
The other issue is that the tank heat is normally fed off the ducts that run to the rear of the trailer. This means that 1/2 the heat that is going toward the rear never gets there, it heats the tanks.
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"The other issue is that the tank heat is normally fed off the ducts that run to the rear of the trailer. This means that 1/2 the heat that is going toward the rear never gets there, it heats the tanks."
That is true, and now I think of it, it is the bathroom duct that feeds the fresh water tank. The holding tanks are, of course, heated through the bottom of the furnace.
Have just read the above thread with interest. The furnace fan motor is a DC motor. Can dc motors slow down due to brush wear? Just a thought. maybe the fan intake is partly restricted with dust buildup or slowed down due to the dirt build up.
My thought would be to remove the fan motor - if possible and clean and replace the motor brushes. Can't do any harm and it might just make it work better.
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anyone ever balance the airflow on a furnace?
But anyway take a look at the front one and see if you can close it off, other wise there is always duct tape
in Iowa, in the dead of winter!
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