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05-30-2014, 10:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
, Arkansas
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I wish I could help with your furnace question but I don't know for your year trailer.
Here was my solution....
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05-31-2014, 03:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 17' Caravel
Newport
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Darn if I ever referred to my best friend as wifey she would probably go "excuse me" and give me the opportunity to retract my error. The heater is probably the only appliance besides the univolt converter that I replace with something a little more modern! Have seen to many heater and electrical fires to trust them! Yet I just love a wood stove go figure! Looking at an ac with a heat pump to take the chill off.
Cliff
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05-31-2014, 05:04 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Beautiful trailer you have there Mr. Morgan although I don't know if a space heater would work for me & Kelli.
We have a propex in our vw camper, it's a 67 also. I guess I'll just temporarily tape it up & see if it starves for air. I also have to fab up a box for our black tank as it is rotted out.
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05-31-2014, 05:12 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
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Cliff, are you saying don't trust the furnace? I lit the pilot, after 20 seconds or so I let go of the safety, replaced the pilot cover & turned on the thermostat to call for heat. The unit fired up fine, the heat exchangers look fine what I can see but.... The air blows out the front of the unit, the small register towards the front of the trailer & the one in the bathroom. If I shut the cabinet door, it seems as though in time the forced heated air will heat the door up.
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05-31-2014, 06:19 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
Hilltop Lakes
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2008
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On our '66 Safari, the furnace takes in air through the vents in the floor (forward under the gaucho and rear in the bathroom) and blows heated air out the grill on the front of the furnace.
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05-31-2014, 06:22 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Mimi, would you please post a pic of the front of your furnace & where the heat comes thru your cabinet please?
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05-31-2014, 06:32 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
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This is all that's there.
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05-31-2014, 07:07 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
Hilltop Lakes
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Suburban furnace pics
Sorry, I don't have a shot of the grille over the front of the furnace. It's below the left side of the kitchen sink, under the cabinet. The trailer is at its storage location and not available for a current pic.
Here are a couple of shots of the furnace itself, and ours is much different than yours. Seems you have a different brand entirely.
Ours is the original Suburban. There are lots of warnings about the old Suburbans, so please let me tell everyone that this one has been very carefully inspected, recall is accomplished, heat exchanger has been inspected by an HVAC pro, we don't use it much in Texas, and we have 3 carbon monoxide detectors in the trailer.
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05-31-2014, 07:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 17' Caravel
Newport
, North Carolina
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No I don't we have a caravel and the heater is not efficient at all and posses more of a fire hazard then a benefit not only that but we are more about using the gas for cooking hot water and the fridge! Your heater after clean up is more practical anyway due to larger trailer and bigger black tank to keep from freezing!
Cliff
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05-31-2014, 07:42 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
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New to me '67 Ambassador
It isn't really a space heater but a 14,000 btu direct vent wall furnace.
It easily heats my 31 footer, even when it is cold. It has been tested to 9 degrees so far.
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05-31-2014, 11:16 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
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Thank you Mimi yours is identical to mine.
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05-31-2014, 03:25 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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I too should buy a couple of carbon monoxide detectors.
I also should just bite the bullitt & buy a new furnace I guess
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06-11-2014, 02:33 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
Join Date: Apr 2014
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I have removed the black tank and it seems as though the floor is a bit rotten because the rear compartment door had been missing for Lord knows how long here's a pic of the carnage
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07-05-2014, 03:28 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
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Does anyone know if there's a similar carpet out there for purchase?
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08-27-2014, 03:39 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
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08-27-2014, 04:10 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
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A/C Shroud
You can buy a new Shroud from a few vendors.... Mine came from InlandRV.com. There are other vendors that carry replacements for that shroud. Do a search using keywords like A/C Shroud, Armstrong Air Conditioner, ETC. Hope this helps, Ed
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08-27-2014, 07:08 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
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Thank you Ed! I'll check with Inland.
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08-28-2014, 10:16 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
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carpet
Look to local carpet stores. You might even find a very close version of that same sample you show in your previous post. Lots of colors of that style of low pile carpets are still available. Ed
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09-03-2014, 12:27 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1967 28' Ambassador
Gatlinburg
, Tennessee
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Thank you Ed.
I have a factory installed wire approximately 8" to the right of the water heater... Can someone please tell me where it goes? Everything works now even though it doesn't go to anything & it's been just hanging there since I bought the trailer.
Thank you!
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09-03-2014, 09:25 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Wire
Check the stubbed wire for 12 Volts DC and 110 Volts AC. Also check to see if you have an exterior outlet directly above that wire on the exterior skin. If so is it live when the trailer is plugged into shore power? If not it could be a PO cut the AC wire inside to disable a defective outlet that was causing the skin to shock them when hooked up to shore power. If so the only option is to leave it dead or remove the inner skin to replace the wire and check for any shorting inside the shell. These trailers had aluminum wiring and were subject to poor connections and shorting over time. Ed
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