Re: Controlling basement heating on U295
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If you have propane furnaces, one of those is going to supply heat to the wet bay on the driver's side and to the water heater, storage tanks bay on the passenger side. There is a vent in each of those compartments. Turn on the rear furnace (not heat pump or heat strip), confirm that it's blowing hot air and put your hand to the vents in those bays. At first they will blow cool air and then once enough warm air has entered the furnace duct work the air will start to feel warm. If no air, try the front furnace. When the furnace cycles off they will continue to blow warm air until the heat chamber has cooled down. Most of us who camp in cold weather have remote temperature senders in each of those bays that transmits to a receiver inside the coach so you can monitor the temperature in your bays. I only have one propane furnace, so it supplies heat to the entire coach and the two bays. Check your documentation, if you have it, for how to change the various settings on the thermostat. It's a bit complicated with two ACs, two heat strips or heat pumps on the ACs, and furnace(s). Set the fan to auto so it only runs on the AC units when they are operating for a quieter coach. None of this may apply if your coach has been modified. Make sure you are not blocking the return air vent or any of the duct outlets in the coach. Many of us use small 200W Lasco 120 volt heaters in each of the bays as a backup. These can be plugged into thermatically activated outlets plugged into the 120 volt outlets in the bays so that they turn on and off automatically. The outlets are available at Tractor Supply or Amazon. They are often used with water wells.
If you have Aquahot, which some U295s have, ignore most of this post.
Topic: Controlling basement heating on U295