heater in RV works on propane and not on electricity. What do we check. Newbie. Thanks
Dave and Denise said
07:57 AM Jun 16, 2017
Not sure what you are asking. Does your furnace ignite, is your blower working, etc?
Second Chance said
08:50 AM Jun 16, 2017
If your heater is a standard RV heater with no modifications, it operates on propane only. It needs 12 volts DC for the thermostat, controls, and fan motor, but heat is propane only.
Rob
-- Edited by Second Chance on Friday 16th of June 2017 07:28:28 PM
RonC said
05:08 PM Jun 17, 2017
piggy wrote:
heater in RV works on propane and not on electricity. What do we check. Newbie. Thanks
Just to be clear ... you are talking about the heater for the interior trailer air temp. If so, then what Rob said.
If you are talking about your hot water heater, then that's a different subject ... I ask this because the hot water heater is the only one that operates on either Propane or Electric.
Terry and Jo said
01:53 PM Jul 1, 2017
If indeed you are referring to the hot water heater instead of the furnace for heating the RV, then look in the area outside for the hot water heater and see if there is a small on/off switch against the back wall of that compartment. It may be behind some of the plumbing and wiring that is in that compartment. If that switch is off, I think it is the "master" switch. On our fifth wheel, we have that switch outside as well as a second switch inside. The inside switch is there to allow one to switch back and forth between gas or electric, or in some cases, to turn both on at the same time.
heater in RV works on propane and not on electricity. What do we check. Newbie. Thanks
Not sure what you are asking. Does your furnace ignite, is your blower working, etc?
If your heater is a standard RV heater with no modifications, it operates on propane only. It needs 12 volts DC for the thermostat, controls, and fan motor, but heat is propane only.
Rob
-- Edited by Second Chance on Friday 16th of June 2017 07:28:28 PM
Just to be clear ... you are talking about the heater for the interior trailer air temp. If so, then what Rob said.
If you are talking about your hot water heater, then that's a different subject ... I ask this because the hot water heater is the only one that operates on either Propane or Electric.
If indeed you are referring to the hot water heater instead of the furnace for heating the RV, then look in the area outside for the hot water heater and see if there is a small on/off switch against the back wall of that compartment. It may be behind some of the plumbing and wiring that is in that compartment. If that switch is off, I think it is the "master" switch. On our fifth wheel, we have that switch outside as well as a second switch inside. The inside switch is there to allow one to switch back and forth between gas or electric, or in some cases, to turn both on at the same time.
Terry