Arch,
When I installed my new furnace the instructions were very specific to provide a
minimum of 35 sq inches of discharge air duct (for a 30 MBTU furnace) and
instructed to provide more area if any of the vents were to be closed off. I
don't know what the effect of too little air flow would be but it must not be
desirable. Don't know if this consideration applies to your situation.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
> GMCers
>
> First the good news. Any of you who have not bought a Statpower 40&
> because you did not know if it would fit somewhere---forget it. Mine at
> least fits just fine in the old converter cabinet. Nice snug fit but it works.
> I did cut some holes so the wires could come up from below. Not enough
> clearance to make a 90 degree bend that I felt comfortable with. 25 feet of
> wire will not get you to the battery box if yours is on the passenger side.
> I will have to splice it. Nobody here sells wire in longer lengths than 25
> feet. It took 14 feet to get to the house battery by the genset---but I did
> cut off some. I have the roll out battery tray so you may not need that much.
>
> Now for the real big *&%$@#$%$$# I ordered a new counter top from
> a local good old boy. We measured everything twice and did it right.
> He built me a real good one! Looked real nice. The step in the back is
> not curved but square. Matched the original to a tee. Now
> while he was building it I decided to square up the cabinets. Man did I
> improve on what they did. Got a way to hold the end of the aluminum
> bracket, got the face frames square to the floor. Got in some bracing
> so that not everything was held in place by the top, I was on a roll.
> Put the new top up there and it was 3/4 of an inch off the wall. I dont
> know if the face frames were ever square to the floor on not--there was
> to much rot to tell. Dont tell me to move the floor brackets back because
> the way I installed the furnace I cant.
>
> A final thought. This is theory. The outlets on our furnace are 2x8. Nobody
> carries that size register. I am going to have new ones made 2x12. Lowes
> has these with a slide that allows me to turn off the front of the coach at
> night and the back of the coach during the day. I dont know if this is an
> improvement or not. I just like to control things like that.
>
> Thats why I am in a bad mood tonight.
>
> Take Care
> Arch
When I installed my new furnace the instructions were very specific to provide a
minimum of 35 sq inches of discharge air duct (for a 30 MBTU furnace) and
instructed to provide more area if any of the vents were to be closed off. I
don't know what the effect of too little air flow would be but it must not be
desirable. Don't know if this consideration applies to your situation.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
> GMCers
>
> First the good news. Any of you who have not bought a Statpower 40&
> because you did not know if it would fit somewhere---forget it. Mine at
> least fits just fine in the old converter cabinet. Nice snug fit but it works.
> I did cut some holes so the wires could come up from below. Not enough
> clearance to make a 90 degree bend that I felt comfortable with. 25 feet of
> wire will not get you to the battery box if yours is on the passenger side.
> I will have to splice it. Nobody here sells wire in longer lengths than 25
> feet. It took 14 feet to get to the house battery by the genset---but I did
> cut off some. I have the roll out battery tray so you may not need that much.
>
> Now for the real big *&%$@#$%$$# I ordered a new counter top from
> a local good old boy. We measured everything twice and did it right.
> He built me a real good one! Looked real nice. The step in the back is
> not curved but square. Matched the original to a tee. Now
> while he was building it I decided to square up the cabinets. Man did I
> improve on what they did. Got a way to hold the end of the aluminum
> bracket, got the face frames square to the floor. Got in some bracing
> so that not everything was held in place by the top, I was on a roll.
> Put the new top up there and it was 3/4 of an inch off the wall. I dont
> know if the face frames were ever square to the floor on not--there was
> to much rot to tell. Dont tell me to move the floor brackets back because
> the way I installed the furnace I cant.
>
> A final thought. This is theory. The outlets on our furnace are 2x8. Nobody
> carries that size register. I am going to have new ones made 2x12. Lowes
> has these with a slide that allows me to turn off the front of the coach at
> night and the back of the coach during the day. I dont know if this is an
> improvement or not. I just like to control things like that.
>
> Thats why I am in a bad mood tonight.
>
> Take Care
> Arch
