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Rear Electric Heater
10-13-2006, 03:42
Post: #1
Rear Electric Heater
I was wondering if anyone has ever accessed the rear electric heater. My
coach is a 94 with a walk through bath. The electric heater is positioned
under the clothes closet on the drivers side. This closet has four drawers
below it and the heater is positioned below them. I'd like to get at it to
give it a good cleaning. Every time I turn it on it smells like burnt dust
for the first minute or so. I've pulled the drawers out and had a look
around but didn't see any obvious screws that would let me remove panels or
the draw frames. Any ideas?

--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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10-13-2006, 04:22
Post: #2
Rear Electric Heater
Hi, If you have what is called a "toe-space" heater, designed to fit
under the toe space of a cabinet, it will have two screws on the
front that attach it to the wall or cabinet. The heater will slide
out and then the cover can be removed to gain access for cleaning.
Be sure to turn off the power prior to removing the heater, just
turning the thermostat down won't necessarily protect you from a
shock.
Rich D. '99LXi43' CT



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone has ever accessed the rear electric
heater. My
> coach is a 94 with a walk through bath. The electric heater is
positioned
> under the clothes closet on the drivers side. This closet has four
drawers
> below it and the heater is positioned below them. I'd like to get
at it to
> give it a good cleaning. Every time I turn it on it smells like
burnt dust
> for the first minute or so. I've pulled the drawers out and had a
look
> around but didn't see any obvious screws that would let me remove
panels or
> the draw frames. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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10-13-2006, 05:30
Post: #3
Rear Electric Heater
Thank you Rich I pulled it out as you and Fred directed and gave it a good
vacuuming. Quite a build up of dust bunnies. Works and smell much better.

On 13/10/06, g_man1146 wrote:
>
> Hi, If you have what is called a "toe-space" heater, designed to fit
> under the toe space of a cabinet, it will have two screws on the
> front that attach it to the wall or cabinet. The heater will slide
> out and then the cover can be removed to gain access for cleaning.
> Be sure to turn off the power prior to removing the heater, just
> turning the thermostat down won't necessarily protect you from a
> shock.
> Rich D. '99LXi43' CT
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> "Rob Robinson"
> wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has ever accessed the rear electric
> heater. My
> > coach is a 94 with a walk through bath. The electric heater is
> positioned
> > under the clothes closet on the drivers side. This closet has four
> drawers
> > below it and the heater is positioned below them. I'd like to get
> at it to
> > give it a good cleaning. Every time I turn it on it smells like
> burnt dust
> > for the first minute or so. I've pulled the drawers out and had a
> look
> > around but didn't see any obvious screws that would let me remove
> panels or
> > the draw frames. Any ideas?
> >
> > --
> > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>



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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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10-13-2006, 15:27
Post: #4
Rear Electric Heater
Rob:

It is not necessary to remove any drawers, etc.. The heater is
held in position by a couple of screws. You might have to remove the
face plate first. It's been a couple years since I pulled mine.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Currently in the Smoky Mountains

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson"
wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone has ever accessed the rear electric heater. My
> coach is a 94 with a walk through bath. The electric heater is
positioned
> under the clothes closet on the drivers side. This closet has four
drawers
> below it and the heater is positioned below them. I'd like to get at
it to
> give it a good cleaning. Every time I turn it on it smells like
burnt dust
> for the first minute or so. I've pulled the drawers out and had a look
> around but didn't see any obvious screws that would let me remove
panels or
> the draw frames. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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10-13-2006, 16:17
Post: #5
Rear Electric Heater
Yup Ron you're right. Two screws and it was out. By the looks of it mine
hadn't been cleaned in years. Easy job to do now that I know how it's done.

On 13/10/06, ronmarabito2002 wrote:
>
> Rob:
>
> It is not necessary to remove any drawers, etc.. The heater is
> held in position by a couple of screws. You might have to remove the
> face plate first. It's been a couple years since I pulled mine.
>
> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
> Currently in the Smoky Mountains
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> "Rob Robinson"
> wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has ever accessed the rear electric heater. My
> > coach is a 94 with a walk through bath. The electric heater is
> positioned
> > under the clothes closet on the drivers side. This closet has four
> drawers
> > below it and the heater is positioned below them. I'd like to get at
> it to
> > give it a good cleaning. Every time I turn it on it smells like
> burnt dust
> > for the first minute or so. I've pulled the drawers out and had a look
> > around but didn't see any obvious screws that would let me remove
> panels or
> > the draw frames. Any ideas?
> >
> > --
> > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>



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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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10-13-2006, 20:42
Post: #6
Rear Electric Heater
Since we are discussing that heater, I thought that I'd go out and test
ours. The fan runs just fine once the thermostat is turned up, but there
doesn't
seem to be any heat coming out.

Is there a fuse or switch that I might be overlooking?

How about a source for a replacement heating element, if that turns out to
be the problem?

Thanks!

--PirateJohn--
Directeur Sportif, Team Confuzed
_www.PirateJohn.com_ (http://www.PirateJohn.com)
a/k/a John W. Gilmer
Jacksonville, FL
1982 PT-40


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10-14-2006, 06:38
Post: #7
Rear Electric Heater
John, you might have to pull that heater out and take the cover off it. It
has a long cord so it's easy to wrk n.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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