Hydroflame Furnace(was: My on going war with the Installation of a suburban furnace...)

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Gary,

Any problem matching the outside curve of the coach with the HydroFlame
furnace?

Patrick

>
> Tom..
> As I have written several times, the Hydroflame (available at
> Whitney} is next to a
> piece of cake to install. It's vert. dimension is much less
> than the OEM so there
> is lots of room. The cut out in the side of the coach
> fiberglass removes tho old
> intake/exhaust holes. You do have to adapt the new 4" to the
> existing ducts but
> that is easy enough to do with a little sheetmetal work. It
> took me about 5 hours
> for the complete job and I didn't have any help from previous
> installations. I'll
> be glad to send pix if anyone wants to go that route.
> Gary
> North Bend, Oregon Coast
>

>
> > Anyone gone through this yet? How did you install it. Tell you that
> > Hydroflame furnace is looking better and better all the time.
> >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

 

[gary miller]

Patrick--
The Hydro-flame model I used (from Whitney) is about 16" wide x 14"deep x
10" high. It may be installed either horizontally or vertically. The
horizontal mounting allows the furnace to be placed in the same (actually
less) space as the OEM and also allows the furnace to be sloped slightly
downward toward the coach exterior. When sloped like this the exterior
panel which comes with the unit fits so close to the slight curvature of the
coach that only about 1/8" caulk filler is needed at the widest "gap". The
cut-out (easy with a saber saw) removes the old furnace ports. If pictures
are wanted say so and I'll send some for posting to all. HTH
Gary
North Bend, Oregon Coast (rain, rain, rain)

> Gary,
>
> Any problem matching the outside curve of the coach with the HydroFlame
> furnace?
>
> Patrick
>

 

[bob mclaughlin]

Gary,
I'd love to see the pictures. How about the other stuff Tom mentioned like
electrical hookup, using the current thermostat and gas connections? Did
you have someone do the sheet metal adapters and did you tie into the old
ducts?
I'll be going through this soon and I can sure use any insight you have.
Tom's experience with the Suburban brings flashbacks to other projects that
I'd like to avoid.
Bob McLaughlin

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-gmcmotorhome
[mailtowner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of Gary Miller
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 2:04 PM
To: gmcmotorhome
Subject: Re: GMC: Hydroflame Furnace(was: My on going war with the
Installation of a suburban furnace...)

Patrick--
The Hydro-flame model I used (from Whitney) is about 16" wide x 14"deep x
10" high. It may be installed either horizontally or vertically. The
horizontal mounting allows the furnace to be placed in the same (actually
less) space as the OEM and also allows the furnace to be sloped slightly
downward toward the coach exterior. When sloped like this the exterior
panel which comes with the unit fits so close to the slight curvature of the
coach that only about 1/8" caulk filler is needed at the widest "gap". The
cut-out (easy with a saber saw) removes the old furnace ports. If pictures
are wanted say so and I'll send some for posting to all. HTH
Gary
North Bend, Oregon Coast (rain, rain, rain)

> Gary,
>
> Any problem matching the outside curve of the coach with the HydroFlame
> furnace?
>
> Patrick
>

 

[gary miller]

Bob--
I'll get pix and some notes off to Patric soon.
GarNorth Bend, Oregon Coast

> Gary,
> I'd love to see the pictures. How about the other stuff Tom mentioned like
> electrical hookup, using the current thermostat and gas connections? Did
> you have someone do the sheet metal adapters and did you tie into the old
> ducts?
> I'll be going through this soon and I can sure use any insight you have.
> Tom's experience with the Suburban brings flashbacks to other projects that
> I'd like to avoid.
> Bob McLaughlin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailtowner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of Gary Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 2:04 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Hydroflame Furnace(was: My on going war with the
> Installation of a suburban furnace...)
>
> Patrick--
> The Hydro-flame model I used (from Whitney) is about 16" wide x 14"deep x
> 10" high. It may be installed either horizontally or vertically. The
> horizontal mounting allows the furnace to be placed in the same (actually
> less) space as the OEM and also allows the furnace to be sloped slightly
> downward toward the coach exterior. When sloped like this the exterior
> panel which comes with the unit fits so close to the slight curvature of the
> coach that only about 1/8" caulk filler is needed at the widest "gap". The
> cut-out (easy with a saber saw) removes the old furnace ports. If pictures
> are wanted say so and I'll send some for posting to all. HTH
> Gary
> North Bend, Oregon Coast (rain, rain, rain)
>

>
> > Gary,
> >
> > Any problem matching the outside curve of the coach with the HydroFlame
> > furnace?
> >
> > Patrick
> >