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11-04-2017, 08:58 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Cincinnati
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 178
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsunami-v2
My wife said she read the Airstream Winter Camping Guide. I asked her to give me the "Cliff Note synopsis" and she said the guide basically recommend going to Florida for the winter!
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HA! That's great!
Protagonist, it's one of the items in this months The Rivet.
https://www.airstream.com/community/..._hsmi=58080016
-Alan
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11-05-2017, 05:09 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanMcD
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Thank you for the link!
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11-05-2017, 06:41 AM
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Rivet Master  
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Tampa
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7,654
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlanMcD
I just read the Airstream Winter Camping Guide for the heck of it, the one they sent probably all of us, and it had a short blurb saying that the heat pump works down to 30 degrees then the furnace kicks on automatically. It was on page 16, item #2 of the guide and the quote is:
Note: The heat pump will not operate below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and will automatically switch to the furnace below that temperature
-Alan
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Well, there you have it.
The good news is the furnace was very quiet, and didn't have the "dusty" smell of a first time use. Just nice warm air. That's why I didn't think it really was the furnace.
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Originally Posted by OTRA15
Bingo!
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Read the instructions? I'd have to turn in my man card! 
Before you know it, I'll be asking for directions!
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11-05-2017, 07:15 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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Originally Posted by Mollysdad
Read the instructions? I'd have to turn in my man card!
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The horror! 
Dr. Protagonist prescribes a healthy masculine activity like grilling a thick juicy venison steak— from a deer that you hunted, shot, and butchered yourself— and chowing down on a carefully unbalanced meal that contains no green vegetables at all. That should help you get over those wimpy impulses! 
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12-30-2017, 10:27 PM
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Opinionated newb...
2018 25' Flying Cloud
League City
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 479
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Hey all, this was something I was keenly interested in following up on so I dug up my CCC2 Thermostat Operating Instructions.
Under the "Special Features" section, item F. Auxiliary Heat (pg.16)
It confirms this feature. Pretty much as speculated, outside temp below 30F goes to Furnace, outside temp rises past 35F back to Heat Pump
Huzzah!
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What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything! H. P. Lovecraft
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01-13-2018, 11:06 PM
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Opinionated newb...
2018 25' Flying Cloud
League City
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 479
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However have been unable to observe my system actually doing it, the heat pumps just hang in there and do a good job, never switches to furnace as temps outside plunge below 30...when it didn’t do it I had to put the mode to furnace or risk it not ever doing so on its own and suffering the frozen consequences.... bah!
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Men are but men, and the greatest men are they who soonest learn the simpler things. ROBERT E. HOWARD
What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything! H. P. Lovecraft
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01-14-2018, 06:12 AM
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Rivet Master
2015 30' Classic
Decatur
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 691
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our thermostat set on HP changes over to furnace at 30 just as advertised, and this year has done it several times, unfortunately. What a crazy weather year, we're just glad to not be stuck at our home.
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01-15-2018, 06:48 AM
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Rivet Master
2016 30' Classic
Hinckley
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 907
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbs
our thermostat set on HP changes over to furnace at 30 just as advertised, and this year has done it several times, unfortunately. What a crazy weather year, we're just glad to not be stuck at our home.
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It the stat set to HP or Auto when it does this?
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01-15-2018, 08:33 AM
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Opinionated newb...
2018 25' Flying Cloud
League City
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 479
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Mine has been set to HP like rbs above, haven’t used the Auto mode much. Tried it once and noted it cooled the trailer down then was warming from the other unit to maintain the set temp... nutty... [emoji854]
The paucity of detail in the manual leaves me in the dark as to which is required for this auto furnace feature... [emoji58]
however it’s getting real cold in Houston again tonight so another test is planned [emoji51]
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Men are but men, and the greatest men are they who soonest learn the simpler things. ROBERT E. HOWARD
What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything! H. P. Lovecraft
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01-15-2018, 08:41 AM
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Rivet Master
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7,654
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wave man
Hey all, this was something I was keenly interested in following up on so I dug up my CCC2 Thermostat Operating Instructions.
Under the "Special Features" section, item F. Auxiliary Heat (pg.16)
It confirms this feature. Pretty much as speculated, outside temp below 30F goes to Furnace, outside temp rises past 35F back to Heat Pump
Huzzah!
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My understanding is that it only switches over if you have "auto" programmed to do so. Since my unit was new, I did nothing, so unless the dealer programmed it, I still don't understand how it decided to help me. (It was a pleasant surprise).
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