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toe heater in 2000 LXI
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02-15-2010, 09:37
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the wife commented that the toe heater in the bath/hallway was cycling on/off
for short periods. i checked it out, and, for the 1st time, i noticed that the orange lite on the front of the heater is lit when the heater isn't blowing, and is off when it is blowing. thinking that the thermostat was set too low i turned it up to the max and it still cycles on/off for short periods. i.e. 10 or so seconds per cycle. it's the original heater. anybody? ron & ruth 2000 LXI in SPI |
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02-15-2010, 12:27
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As far as I know there is a thermal overload type switch on the electric heaters that will shut down the electric heat element and activate the orange indicator light if the heater gets to hot. I would turn off the applicable circuit breaker, pull the heater out, remove the cover and clean the heater by and vacuming and or blowingit out. Alsolook for anything unusual and inspect the wiring connections. You also need to make sure you are getting adequate air flow from the blower on the heater and that nothing is restricting the air flow, you could compare the blower performance to the other electric heater in your coach.
Good Luck
Wayne Kotila
96 WB PT 42
From: luckyron1 To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 3:37:31 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] toe heater in 2000 LXI the wife commented that the toe heater in the bath/hallway was cycling on/off for short periods. i checked it out, and, for the 1st time, i noticed that the orange lite on the front of the heater is lit when the heater isn't blowing, and is off when it is blowing. thinking that the thermostat was set too low i turned it up to the max and it still cycles on/off for short periods. i.e. 10 or so seconds per cycle. it's the original heater. anybody? ron & ruth 2000 LXI in SPI |
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02-15-2010, 13:10
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Note that some models of the toe-kick heater were recalled. You may simply want to replace it.
This is the actual heater: There is a link to an owner's guide and cleaning instructions. Amazon.com offers the heater for $167.50 Pete Masterson (former) '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Feb 15, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Wayne Kotila wrote:
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02-16-2010, 02:51
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The Cadet TK 101 electric heaters are a fire hazard and have been recalled. The
CPSC recall notice can be found as follows: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03030.html The UC 101 either white of black is a perfect replacement. Takes about 30 minutes to swap one out. Still recommended the heaters be opened up eevery six months or so and vacuum out the dust bunnies. Tommy Rountree |
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03-03-2010, 07:30
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UPDATE
For the past 6 years I had been using a 16 gallon shop vac (stored in a storage locker in MN) to vac and blow out the 3 toe heaters in the coach, and also to vac the car while we were in MN. Late last summer we had some ceramic tile repairs done in the bath hallway and I had overlooked the clean-up job B4 leaving MN for TX. Hence the problem with the hallway toe heater. I wanted to downsize the vac anyway so I finally justified buying one of these new portable ones. Works wonderful and the toe heater is working just like it should. I can confirm that the amber lite is a warning lite and that you should shut them down immediately or risk a fire. We were lucky once again. Thanks again for all your input. Don't know how we could survive without this forum. 2000 LXI in Alamo Land --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "luckyron1" > > the wife commented that the toe heater in the bath/hallway was cycling on/off for short periods. i checked it out, and, for the 1st time, i noticed that the orange lite on the front of the heater is lit when the heater isn't blowing, and is off when it is blowing. thinking that the thermostat was set too low i turned it up to the max and it still cycles on/off for short periods. i.e. 10 or so seconds per cycle. it's the original heater. anybody? > > ron & ruth > > 2000 LXI in SPI > |
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03-03-2010, 12:51
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Ron: If your heaters are Cadet Model TK 101, you should consider getting rid of
them. There was a recall a few years back because they are fire hazards. Replacing them with the model recommended on the Cadet Mfg. Co. website is an easy fix. In fact so easy, even a lawyer could do it. |
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03-03-2010, 18:05
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On the new heaters, Cadet added a manual reset thermal overload switchthat requires someone to manualy reset it, this isin order to make them aware that there is a problemand that the heater needs to be cleaned. On the recalled heaters the overload automatically reset when the heater cooled backdownand many times no one was ever aware that the heater was plugged. Ifsomeones heaters arn't going to be replacedthey should make surethey arecleaned regularly. I am going to add manual reset thermal overloads to my cadet heaters, they are available from Grainger.
Wayne
96PT42
From: magnus caeruleus avis To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 6:51:00 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: toe heater in 2000 LXI Ron: If your heaters are Cadet Model TK 101, you should consider getting rid of them. There was a recall a few years back because they are fire hazards. Replacing them with the model recommended on the Cadet Mfg. Co. website is an easy fix. In fact so easy, even a lawyer could do it. |
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03-04-2010, 16:47
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On my toe heaters I installed a male and female 20 amp 110v plug about a foot
behind the heaters after cutting the romex. It makes pulling the unit out, taking it outside and blowing it out with compressed air a 10 minute chore instead of marriage stressing, messy job inside the bus. Eric Perplies 96' PT-42 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "luckyron1" > > the wife commented that the toe heater in the bath/hallway was cycling on/off for short periods. i checked it out, and, for the 1st time, i noticed that the orange lite on the front of the heater is lit when the heater isn't blowing, and is off when it is blowing. thinking that the thermostat was set too low i turned it up to the max and it still cycles on/off for short periods. i.e. 10 or so seconds per cycle. it's the original heater. anybody? > > ron & ruth > > 2000 LXI in SPI > |
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03-05-2010, 03:14
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Outstanding idea!
From: Eric Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 10:47:04 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: toe heater in 2000 LXI On my toe heaters I installed a male and female 20 amp 110v plug about a foot behind the heaters after cutting the romex. It makes pulling the unit out, taking it outside and blowing it out with compressed air a 10 minute chore instead of marriage stressing, messy job inside the bus. Eric Perplies 96' PT-42 --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "luckyron1" > > the wife commented that the toe heater in the bath/hallway was cycling on/off for short periods. i checked it out, and, for the 1st time, i noticed that the orange lite on the front of the heater is lit when the heater isn't blowing, and is off when it is blowing. thinking that the thermostat was set too low i turned it up to the max and it still cycles on/off for short periods. i.e. 10 or so seconds per cycle. it's the original heater. anybody? > > ron & ruth > > 2000 LXI in SPI > |
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