Re: OT: RV furnace help needed

I have similar problems with my furnace. It never occured to me there
might be something foreign in there preventing the sail switch from
operating properly. When the snow melts, I think I'll try blowing
some 100psi air through the outside (intake/exhaust) openings & see if
maybe that frees it up.

Some of the guys I camp with are of the opinion that the forced-air
propane furnaces built into RVs are too inefficient. Two of them have
installed catalytic-style propane heaters in their rigs and are VERY
happy with that setup as it uses a fraction of the propane & doesn't
deplete the batteries with a fan. It also doesn't keep waking them
up.

-Joe
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