battery update, Air Step, Primus

[Julia Bonser]

Yes I am sure the fan under the couch is connected to the Primus it
comes on when the heat gets high. The electric heater is under the
front console. The Primus is shutting down at 70 because that is
where we have it set. It cycles on and off according to where the
temperature is set.

The rheostat for the couch is between the couch and the drivers seat
and is turned up to maximum and the rheostat in the galley is turned
up all the way.

We usually just use the rear controlled Primus because that was
plenty to keep us warm. We used it in Dec. and part of January and
then decided electricity was cheaper than propane where we were
staying. My concern is the heat output doesn't seem as hot as it
used to.

We found the high temp switches for both burners today. The rear
burner/driver's side heat was operating we pushed the button for the
curb side heat but when I turned on the heat it tried to ignite but
didn't and the red light came on. I think the next thing to try and
clear any air out of the lines.

It was snowing all day today so we didn't want to take the time to go
through the process of getting rid of air in the lines. We are
getting by the way we are because we run the generator to recharge
the batteries and run the electric heaters a couple of times a day. I
don't mind the air being cool in the morning as long as it isn't much
below 64. There have been a couple of morning where the temperature
in the front is in the 50's.

Julie Bonser
1992 WLWB PT 40'



On Mar 23, 2006, at 5:23 PM, ronmarabito2002 wrote:

> Are you sure the fan under the couch is connected to the Primus.
> As far as I knew, there was only one fan per side. Do you happen to
> have an electric heater under the couch that is on? Since it is
> shutting down at 70 degrees, either the Thermistor is going bad or you
> need to turn the knob on the controller, further clockwise to get the
> heat up more.
>
> There is also a rheostat in the galley that controls the fan
> speed. Is it turned up fully?
>