POTENTIAL FIRE SOURCE --- I'm replacing my OEM Sol-Aire with
a Hydro-Flame. Upon removing the exhaust vent cover on the
exterior of the coach (two sheetmetal screws) I found that
the asbestos gasket that insulates the hot vent from the
fiberglass side wall had disintegrated on one side and the
fiberglass was badly scorched. I don't know how much longer
it would have been before it ignited???
For those of you who are keeping the Sol-Aire furnace you
may want to pull the exhaust vent cover (rear of the two)
and check for the continuity of the gasket....a 5 minute
job. I believe that someone else (Arch???) found that the
Sol-Aire had actually pulled away from the sleeve that goes
through the sidewall. That's BAD and easy to check at the
same time.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
a Hydro-Flame. Upon removing the exhaust vent cover on the
exterior of the coach (two sheetmetal screws) I found that
the asbestos gasket that insulates the hot vent from the
fiberglass side wall had disintegrated on one side and the
fiberglass was badly scorched. I don't know how much longer
it would have been before it ignited???
For those of you who are keeping the Sol-Aire furnace you
may want to pull the exhaust vent cover (rear of the two)
and check for the continuity of the gasket....a 5 minute
job. I believe that someone else (Arch???) found that the
Sol-Aire had actually pulled away from the sleeve that goes
through the sidewall. That's BAD and easy to check at the
same time.
Gary
'77 Kingsley
North Bend, Oregon Coast
