Heater check ups

[ronmarabito2002]

Very nice Ralph and thanks for your service work on my coach.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, dallas, Tx 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
> Hello everyone:
>
> Ahh, the long hot summer nears it's end. Wonders have been seen
through out
> the travels of the season no doubt. From informal meetings in
Bird's Nest
> to the air shows at Oshkosh not forgetting the get togethers in
Washing
> State Rallies and the Lone Star Birds and of course the racing
meets. Other
> things of note include $3.00 per gallon diesel and a horrendous
storm
> hitting the Southern coast putting members of this forum and many
more at
> personnel risk and in harms way. Then of course, the dreaded
hospital
> jaunts, of which I am happy to say turned out well in most cases.
So all in
> all a good and bad summer with smiles and some cases tears, draws
closer to
> the beginning of cooler weather.
>
> Let's talk a little winter safety and those pesky heaters that
will soon
> start to be exercised. Electric heaters first: Now or very soon
would be a
> good time to pull those electric units out after removing all ac
power from
> the Coach and remove the covers over the heating coils and simply
taking a
> vacuum to the insides to remove the summers dust, pet hair, oh
that's right
> we don't have pets or smoke in these Coaches do we. ahem. then re
assemble
> the covers, slide those electrical heating units back in and
tighten the 2
> screws that hold them there. Pretty easy huh? and safer for the
Family as
> well. The LP units are a bit more complicated but not if done in a
careful
> manner. Open the grills in front of the LP units, many are behind
magnetic
> panels and just pop open with a little help. Vacuum the areas
around the
> heaters and oh yes, a little attention to the grey sniffer that
you will
> find by each one is in order too perhaps. Those that do not have
the mud
> dauber screens installed over the out side intake/exhaust ports
need to do
> a quick check for nests made over the summer and perhaps needs a
little
> cleaning as well. More could be done to the burner section of the
LP
> heaters but unless you have been there it can be intimidating to
some.
> Then there are the diesel fired units, a quick check to be sure
the pumps
> are running and impellers are not frozen up is always better done
when your
> not shivering from cold, with fingers so numb that you can't feel
them.
> Anyway, just a thought about safety and preventative maint.
now can
> head off problems of a system that you will depend on to keep
things warm
> and cozy while snuggled up to a significant other, watching a
movies off
> the dish or dvd, a bowl of buttered pop corn being shared with a
cup of
> coco, while the heating units just hum right along easy as you
please.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
> http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm