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bartz paul

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Justin:

I had a similiar problem recently and found that the ignitor electrode had a
soot build-up and once I cleaned it off, voila. Once you take the front
cover off the furnace, there were just a couple of screws to remove and then
the plate holder for the electrode is free to be pulled backward to get at
the electrode.

Paul Bartz

From: CHill113
Sent: 12/26/98 11:35 PM
Subject: GMC: Furnace

I have a furnace problem, and hence a problem with my wife. She doesn't
like
to wake up cold. Two nights in a row the furnace seemed to be working
fine
until middle of the night and we wake up cold and the furnace fan is
running
blowing cold air. (not just the usual run on to cool down the combustion
chamber). I turn the thermostat off. Wait a minute and turn it on and
it
heats OK for a couple hours then repeats the cold air act. Any
suggestions
where to start to look for the defective switch or valve?
Justin, 77 Palm Beach (DuroTherm furnace)
 
>I have a furnace problem, and hence a problem with my wife. She doesn't like
>to wake up cold. Two nights in a row the furnace seemed to be working fine
>until middle of the night and we wake up cold and the furnace fan is running
>blowing cold air. (not just the usual run on to cool down the combustion
>chamber). I turn the thermostat off. Wait a minute and turn it on and it
>heats OK for a couple hours then repeats the cold air act. Any suggestions
>where to start to look for the defective switch or valve?
>Justin, 77 Palm Beach (DuroTherm furnace)

On our Surburban furnace, I had to replace the IC control board. The local
RV shop should be able to test it for you (if the Duo Therm furnace uses
the same kind of starter).
Good Luck

bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
icq # 202333
 
Arch... keep the heater as Gene and I along with others might need some
parts. Glad you are looking at options. Keep us informed
Al Chernoff
77 eleganza II

> Gene
>
> If I was going to reinstall my furnace I would not do it the way it
> was done. I would take the pipes with the flanges on them to the
> outside of the coach. This way I would have a sliding metal
> connection to the outside. This is the way it is done on my
> LeSharo. Seems to make more sense that way. I honestly
> have no desire to live with a 23 year old furnace in such close
> quarters. So if some of you need some parts holler. I would
> guess that mine has not been used that much since the
> plastic sticker is still on it with the #s intact. I would guess
> that if it had been used much----someone would be dead.
> Heck maybe that is why it was in a junk yard.
>
> Take Care
> Arch
>
> In a message dated 1/25/99 12:28:42 AM Central Standard Time,

>
> >
> > The two U-channels under your heater were once spot welded to the bottom
> > of the furnace. This held the heater in position to the floor.. The
> > two pipes on the side of the heater,(in and out) slid into the flat
> > plates with the flanged holes that you said were not even close to the
> > side of the coach. These flanged plates were to be held in place with
> > the self threading bolts from the outside that hold on the out side
> > plates. Mine had thermal bondo like stuff between the inside plates and
> > the side of the coach to make a seal. So the inlet and outlet plates
> > make a sandwich with the fiberglass of the side of the coach in the
> > middle. On both of our rigs the pipes from the heater were rusted into
> > the flanged plates which made them almost impossible to remove. Al (
> > who did his second) put bolts and nuts on the sandwich and knocked the
> > rusted pipes loose with a large socket from the outside. There was
> > also some insulation that looked like loose fiberglass to keep the heat
> > from the side of the coach.
> >
 
>GMCers
>
>I have a problem. Have any of you put a suburban NT 30 in your GMC.
>I would like to put one in where the old sol-aie sat under the kitchen
>sink. I know the SF will work. My local dealer says the NT is a better
>furnace. Somebody talk to me. Thats what I need.

We've got a Surburban NT30 furnace in our coach Arch. It's under the
kitchen sink. I took it out a while back and replaced the IC card ($100
bucks). Fits like a glove and works great now.

What else ya need to know? I can scan and email you the installation
instructions if you want. It's got all the dimensions and diagrams.

bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
icq # 202333
 
It will fit where the old sol-aire was? do you have to modify the exterior
vents at all?

>>GMCers
>>
>>I have a problem. Have any of you put a suburban NT 30 in your GMC.
>>I would like to put one in where the old sol-aie sat under the kitchen
>>sink. I know the SF will work. My local dealer says the NT is a better
>>furnace. Somebody talk to me. Thats what I need.
>
>
>We've got a Surburban NT30 furnace in our coach Arch. It's under the
>kitchen sink. I took it out a while back and replaced the IC card ($100
>bucks). Fits like a glove and works great now.
>
>What else ya need to know? I can scan and email you the installation
>instructions if you want. It's got all the dimensions and diagrams.
>
>bdub
>'76 Palm Beach
>In The Heart o Texas
>www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
>icq # 202333
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
 
>It will fit where the old sol-aire was? do you have to modify the exterior
>vents at all?

My new vents are about 5" forward and about 5" higher than the old ones
that have been plugged.

See picture at http://www.web-access.net/~bmassey/sweetpea.html

Arch, I put the installation diagram up there too. Sorry it's so big but
had to do it that way to make it readable.

>>>GMCers
>>>
>>>I have a problem. Have any of you put a suburban NT 30 in your GMC.
>>>I would like to put one in where the old sol-aie sat under the kitchen
>>>sink. I know the SF will work. My local dealer says the NT is a better
>>>furnace. Somebody talk to me. Thats what I need.
>>
>>
>>We've got a Surburban NT30 furnace in our coach Arch. It's under the
>>kitchen sink. I took it out a while back and replaced the IC card ($100
>>bucks). Fits like a glove and works great now.
>>
>>What else ya need to know? I can scan and email you the installation
>>instructions if you want. It's got all the dimensions and diagrams.
>>
>>bdub
>>'76 Palm Beach
>>In The Heart o Texas
>>www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
>>icq # 202333
>>
>>
>Tom & Marg Warner
>Vernon Center NY
>1976 palmbeach
>

bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
icq # 202333
 
>Billy
>
>I love you!!!!! My local dealer has never put one in a GMC so he could not
>tell me if it would fit. He was very firm that he would not sell me an SF.
>Understand I bought the GMC from his junk yard and have done business
>there for 24 years.
>
>OK what I need to know -- did you take out the elongated U shape
>bracket? Or if you did not put it in----does the furnace sit on the floor?
>Is there a flat aluminum bar between the two upright frame members?
>If so is it notched in any way? Do I need to retain side access to the
>furnace or can all work be done from the front cabinet door?

I didn't see any elongated U shape bracket. The furnace sits on a couple
of 1/2" plywood strips, about 3" x ~12".

There's about an inch clearance from the front cabinet wall. The propane
line comes in through an elbow on this side.

If your talking about a bar between two coach frame members, I didn't see
one. It just sits up against the outer wall and is attached by screws that
go through the outside vent plate.

I haven't got any side access to mine. I had to take the unit out from
under the cabinet to install the new IC card. Since it's in a metal case,
side access wouldn't have helped anyway.

Hope this helps

>Anything you could send to help answer these questions would sure
>be appreciated. I owe you one Billy.
>
>Take Care
>Arch still raining The stupid radio antenna leaks!!!
>
>In a message dated 2/6/99 6:19:06 PM Central Standard Time, bmassey

>
>> We've got a Surburban NT30 furnace in our coach Arch. It's under the
>> kitchen sink. I took it out a while back and replaced the IC card ($100
>> bucks). Fits like a glove and works great now.
>>
>> What else ya need to know? I can scan and email you the installation
>> instructions if you want. It's got all the dimensions and diagrams.
>>

bdub
'76 Palm Beach
In The Heart o Texas
www.web-access.net/~bmassey/
icq # 202333
 
You might want to check the motor and lube it first. I had to take mine out and also Gene Fisher's out and
we found they were dry-- real dry.. His squealed like a pig but afterwards ran beautifully.
Al Chernoff
77 Eleganza II

> does anyone have a solaire blower motor for sale **********************************
> thanx chris 75 gb
>
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