RE: REALLY dumb question about the furnace in my Utah!

tlhdoc · Oct 02, 2003, 03:55 PM

Camping Coxes

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You do have to light it, similar to the water heater.

NOT in our Coleman Mesa! It lights itself!

Wow, y all got some new fancy-schmancy gadgets on the new Colemans, huh? Mine s a more seasoned model and we have to do that ourselves.[]

My 1999 has the electric ignition too.

B-flat · Oct 02, 2003, 04:14 PM

labontefanBe careful and have a source of fresh air in the popup when running the furnace. And, when using those little propane heaters as a backup, fresh air is a must! Be safe.

ForestCreature · Oct 02, 2003, 06:58 PM

labontefanIf you are just going out for the weekend your battery should be ok running the furnace for 2 nights. Long as you don t keep it up high. We turn ours up to 70 to take out the chill just before we go in for the night. Turn it down to about 50 - 55 for sleeping and leave it off during the day.

Not sure how the canvas pop ups are with condensation, but we get some on the extrusions in the ALiner. Leaving a vent cracked slightly and the small door window cracked as well ,that usually takes care of it.

labontefan · Oct 02, 2003, 09:02 PM

labontefan

QuoteThat adjusts the temperature, the on/off is at the bottom of the thermostat. It s very hard to click on and off, (feels like your breaking it), so I just leave it on, and turn the temperature way down <-.

I think my thermostat must be backwards (or upside down) from yours. The plastic thing on the top only moves a little bit back and forth--and it does feel like I m breaking it when I move it! The control on the bottom slides all the way across (plus I can see the little indicator moving when I move the control on the bottom).

Re the Black Cat heaters...we would always leave one window partially unzipped when using them in the tent. If we do use them in the camper, I figure we can lower the top of the screen door a tad. And I do have a carbon monoxide detector that I keep in the camper. I m a BIG believer in playing it safe!

MtnCamper · Oct 02, 2003, 09:49 PM

labontefanYup, yours must be the reverse of mine. I like yours better. I got so mad at mine, that I added a rocker switch on the front of my galley. Now I leave the thermostat set at 55, and turn the whole thing on or off on the front of the galley. Waist high! Much better, no more hands, knees, and flashlight!

Starryart · Oct 04, 2003, 10:57 PM

labontefanFWIW our heater lights itself also. We use the furnace during the day and evening have a small electric heater that we use at night for the simple fact that the furnace blower is a bit noisy. Can t hear the hoot owls and such. We put on extra blankets and keep the electric heater on just enough to keep the chill out. Of course that is in a SP with elctric available.[

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AustinBoston · Oct 05, 2003, 12:54 AM

B-flat

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Be careful and have a source of fresh air in the popup when running the furnace.

Why? All of the exhaust is vented to the outside. It s no more dangerous than a gas powered forced-air furnace in your house (and people do not sleep with their windows open with those).

In fact, if a window is opened over the outside exhaust vent, it is possible to get exhaust fumes inside the camper that would not have entered if the window had been shut!

QuoteAnd, when using those little propane heaters as a backup, fresh air is a must! Be safe.

Agreed. Personally, I would never sleep with one of those on, but others have without problems.

Austin

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