battery update, Air Step, Primus

[ronmarabito2002]

You said that you switched to electricity. If you have the electric
emersion heaters in your boilers on the Primus, they are not as
efficient as the propane and that could be why you are not getting as
hot. Worse yet. If you are operating electric heaters in your
weather, you are probably just wasting time. They can handle moderate
cold, but not severe cold.

You further said that you found the high temp. reset in the lines
coming from the boiler. Did you go back and check to see if it had
tripped again after you got the red light on the panel. That could be
where your problem is on the other system. If it has tripped again,
then simply tie the two wires together away from the switch and then
try again. If that high temp. switch is bad, the system should now
function correctly.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Julia Bonser wrote:
>
> 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?
> >
>