Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet!!! 1993 Wanderlodge, WLWB

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

Howdy, Wanderlodge Forum family.

We have some mysterious items in one of our bedroom closets; a circuit
breaker box and a rheostat. Jack has no idea of their purpose. He
thought that the rheostat might be part of the hydronic heating system,
controlling a blower fan on a heat exchanger under the bedbox. We lifted
up the air mattress( what a job that was) so Jack could check the
exchanger. No fan there nor any wires that might be for a blower fan.
Back to square one.

Jack has no idea what that breaker box controls and no, he hasn't turned
those breakers off to find out.

Please look in the Photo section of this Forum at the album entitled,
"Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet". There are photos of the cabinet
and those mysterious items. Answers, ideas or SWAGs to our mystery will
be welcomed.

Thanks,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Currently in Buena Vista, CO where there is snow on the mountain peaks!

[Pete Masterson]

Don't have a clue about the rheostat.

Breakers -- the photo doesn't show the amp rating. If 50 amps each,
these could be "mains" for the house 120 vac system. (Try turning
them off and see what happens. I'd do this at home or at a non-
critical time "just in case.")

I have a similar pair of breakers that control my dual inverters...
they're located on the back wall of the bedroom down near the floor,
but my coach layout is quite different due to having the Series 60 DD
engine. So, these may be related to the inverter power.

I note that my coach (apparently) is wired with a separate
distribution system for inverted power -- it does not pass through
the main panel. (I discovered this when I 'killed' the power to the
refrigerator through the main panel, then saw the interior light
working when the inverters were running.) It seems that the inverted
power goes through the pair of breakers that are separate from the
main panel.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
El Sobrante CA
aeonix1@...



On Sep 24, 2007, at 1:14 PM, Jack and Liz Pearce wrote:

> Howdy, Wanderlodge Forum family.
>
> We have some mysterious items in one of our bedroom closets; a circuit
> breaker box and a rheostat. Jack has no idea of their purpose. He
> thought that the rheostat might be part of the hydronic heating
> system,
> controlling a blower fan on a heat exchanger under the bedbox. We
> lifted
> up the air mattress( what a job that was) so Jack could check the
> exchanger. No fan there nor any wires that might be for a blower fan.
> Back to square one.
>
> Jack has no idea what that breaker box controls and no, he hasn't
> turned
> those breakers off to find out.
>
> Please look in the Photo section of this Forum at the album entitled,
> "Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet". There are photos of the cabinet
> and those mysterious items. Answers, ideas or SWAGs to our mystery
> will
> be welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> Currently in Buena Vista, CO where there is snow on the mountain
> peaks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>



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[bubblerboy64]

I don't have the foggiest idea about the rheostat or circuit breaker
but I have to tell you that the title of your post got my attention
was thinking "kinkie" I guess. And then again you never know it
could be!! I myself would experiment a smidge and see what happens.
You know the circuit breaker has to turn something on or off and its
in the bedroom cabinet. If this is not standard BB stuff then you
either trace the wires to there source or you experiment with the
switches and see what happens. See, my personality is such that I
couldn't wait to find out. I'd be flippin switches and turnin
dials 'til I found out what gives. That's me.
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC
>
> Howdy, Wanderlodge Forum family.
>
> We have some mysterious items in one of our bedroom closets; a
circuit
> breaker box and a rheostat. Jack has no idea of their purpose. He
> thought that the rheostat might be part of the hydronic heating
system,
> controlling a blower fan on a heat exchanger under the bedbox. We
lifted
> up the air mattress( what a job that was) so Jack could check the
> exchanger. No fan there nor any wires that might be for a blower
fan.
> Back to square one.
>
> Jack has no idea what that breaker box controls and no, he hasn't
turned
> those breakers off to find out.
>
> Please look in the Photo section of this Forum at the album
entitled,
> "Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet". There are photos of the
cabinet
> and those mysterious items. Answers, ideas or SWAGs to our mystery
will
> be welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> Currently in Buena Vista, CO where there is snow on the mountain
peaks!
>

[Leroy Eckert]

Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system with two sets
of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other under the bath vanity.
They both were designed with a sensor about the size of a quarter with a pin in
the center strapped to a rubber hose that causes the rheostat to operate when
the system is up to temperature. If the sensor fails, the fans do not work. My
couch fans work when the system is activated. The bath fans work when the system
is up to temp. When the bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power
direct to the rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to
fail in the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be associated
with the heating system.
On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start looking,
first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would start turning things
on and see what does not work.
Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit breakers? Are the
incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's hard to believe the
main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
It's all a SWAG. lol
Leroy Eckert
1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack and Liz Pearce
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 3:14 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet!!! 1993
Wanderlodge, WLWB


Howdy, Wanderlodge Forum family.

We have some mysterious items in one of our bedroom closets; a circuit
breaker box and a rheostat. Jack has no idea of their purpose. He
thought that the rheostat might be part of the hydronic heating system,
controlling a blower fan on a heat exchanger under the bedbox. We lifted
up the air mattress( what a job that was) so Jack could check the
exchanger. No fan there nor any wires that might be for a blower fan.
Back to square one.

Jack has no idea what that breaker box controls and no, he hasn't turned
those breakers off to find out.

Please look in the Photo section of this Forum at the album entitled,
"Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet". There are photos of the cabinet
and those mysterious items. Answers, ideas or SWAGs to our mystery will
be welcomed.

Thanks,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Currently in Buena Vista, CO where there is snow on the mountain peaks!





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[Jack and Liz Pearce]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system with
two sets of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other under
the bath vanity. They both were designed with a sensor about the size of
a quarter with a pin in the center strapped to a rubber hose that causes
the rheostat to operate when the system is up to temperature. If the
sensor fails, the fans do not work. My couch fans work when the system
is activated. The bath fans work when the system is up to temp. When the
bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power direct to the
rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to fail in
the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be associated
with the heating system.
> On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start
looking, first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would
start turning things on and see what does not work.
> Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit breakers?
Are the incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's hard to
believe the main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
> It's all a SWAG. lol
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
> Niceville, FL
> Royale Conversion
> ----- Original Message -----

Howdy, Leroy.
Thanks for the reply. The battery heater circuit breakers are on the
MAIN circuit beaker panel which is located in another cabinet in our
bedroom. My SWAG is that the mysterious circuit breaker box is for the
hydronic heating system(Webasto). I understand that your coach has the
Webasto hydronic heat, also. I 'll email you about that as I have some
questions about it.

Thanks again,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Still in Buena Vista, CO

[smquandt]

Jack, Liz



I think that the rheostat does control a fan for the heating system. I
didn't think that there was a fan in the bedroom until I fired up the
heating system about two weeks ago. If you look to the right on the water
filter under your bed you should see a snap disc just to the right of it. I
have a fan hidden just to the right of that snap disc. I can hear it click
then the fan turns on. I didn't know what controlled the fan but my guess
is your mystery rheostat does.



Steve Quandt

Iron Mountain, MI

1993 PT-40





-----Original Message-----
From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jack and Liz Pearce
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 4:52 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet!!! 1993
Wanderlodge, WLWB




--- In WanderlodgeForum@
yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system with
two sets of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other under
the bath vanity. They both were designed with a sensor about the size of
a quarter with a pin in the center strapped to a rubber hose that causes
the rheostat to operate when the system is up to temperature. If the
sensor fails, the fans do not work. My couch fans work when the system
is activated. The bath fans work when the system is up to temp. When the
bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power direct to the
rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to fail in
the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be associated
with the heating system.
> On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start
looking, first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would
start turning things on and see what does not work.
> Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit breakers?
Are the incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's hard to
believe the main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
> It's all a SWAG. lol
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
> Niceville, FL
> Royale Conversion
> ----- Original Message -----

Howdy, Leroy.
Thanks for the reply. The battery heater circuit breakers are on the
MAIN circuit beaker panel which is located in another cabinet in our
bedroom. My SWAG is that the mysterious circuit breaker box is for the
hydronic heating system(Webasto). I understand that your coach has the
Webasto hydronic heat, also. I 'll email you about that as I have some
questions about it.

Thanks again,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Still in Buena Vista, CO





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[Leroy Eckert]

I converted mine from Primus. Now a single loop system that works great. If I
can help I will. email at jwasnewski@...
Leroy Eckert
1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack and Liz Pearce
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 4:52 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Mysterious Items in Bedroom Cabinet!!! 1993
Wanderlodge, WLWB



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system with
two sets of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other under
the bath vanity. They both were designed with a sensor about the size of
a quarter with a pin in the center strapped to a rubber hose that causes
the rheostat to operate when the system is up to temperature. If the
sensor fails, the fans do not work. My couch fans work when the system
is activated. The bath fans work when the system is up to temp. When the
bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power direct to the
rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to fail in
the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be associated
with the heating system.
> On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start
looking, first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would
start turning things on and see what does not work.
> Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit breakers?
Are the incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's hard to
believe the main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
> It's all a SWAG. lol
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
> Niceville, FL
> Royale Conversion
> ----- Original Message -----

Howdy, Leroy.
Thanks for the reply. The battery heater circuit breakers are on the
MAIN circuit beaker panel which is located in another cabinet in our
bedroom. My SWAG is that the mysterious circuit breaker box is for the
hydronic heating system(Webasto). I understand that your coach has the
Webasto hydronic heat, also. I 'll email you about that as I have some
questions about it.

Thanks again,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Still in Buena Vista, CO





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[Bob & Carol Howald`]

Jack & Liz...You have two power cord's for your coach. One 50amp is
hard wired and you should have another plug in 30amp cord. The small
breaker box with the 30amp breakers is for the plug in cord. It goes
here first then to the main breaker box. You also should have a
antenna control switch in the same area. this work's same as the one
up front to control the direction of the tv antenna. Bob..93pt.Il.
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"

> wrote:
> >
> > Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system
with
> two sets of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other
under
> the bath vanity. They both were designed with a sensor about the
size of
> a quarter with a pin in the center strapped to a rubber hose that
causes
> the rheostat to operate when the system is up to temperature. If the
> sensor fails, the fans do not work. My couch fans work when the
system
> is activated. The bath fans work when the system is up to temp.
When the
> bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power direct to the
> rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to
fail in
> the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be
associated
> with the heating system.
> > On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start
> looking, first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would
> start turning things on and see what does not work.
> > Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit
breakers?
> Are the incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's
hard to
> believe the main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
> > It's all a SWAG. lol
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
> > Niceville, FL
> > Royale Conversion
> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> Howdy, Leroy.
> Thanks for the reply. The battery heater circuit breakers are on the
> MAIN circuit beaker panel which is located in another cabinet in our
> bedroom. My SWAG is that the mysterious circuit breaker box is for
the
> hydronic heating system(Webasto). I understand that your coach has
the
> Webasto hydronic heat, also. I 'll email you about that as I have
some
> questions about it.
>
> Thanks again,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> Still in Buena Vista, CO
>

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64"
wrote:
>
> I don't have the foggiest idea about the rheostat or circuit breaker
> but I have to tell you that the title of your post got my attention
> was thinking "kinkie" I guess. And then again you never know it
> could be!!


LOL!! Thanks for the reply!!

Regards,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "smquandt" wrote:
>
> Jack, Liz
>
>
>
> I think that the rheostat does control a fan for the heating system. I
> didn't think that there was a fan in the bedroom until I fired up the
> heating system about two weeks ago. If you look to the right on the
water
> filter under your bed you should see a snap disc just to the right
of it. I
> have a fan hidden just to the right of that snap disc. I can hear
it click
> then the fan turns on. I didn't know what controlled the fan but my
guess
> is your mystery rheostat does.
>

Steve Quandt
>
> Iron Mountain, MI
>
> 1993 PT-40

Howdy, Steve.
Thanks for the reply. I'll check that out tomorrow. Not sure that I
know what a snap disc is, though.

Thanks again,
Jack
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40


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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jack and Liz
Pearce
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 4:52 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Mysterious Items in Bedroom
Cabinet!!! 1993
> Wanderlodge, WLWB
>
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@
> yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > Well, the ole Bird is at it again. My coach has a Hydronic system with
> two sets of convection fans. One set under the couch and the other under
> the bath vanity. They both were designed with a sensor about the size of
> a quarter with a pin in the center strapped to a rubber hose that causes
> the rheostat to operate when the system is up to temperature. If the
> sensor fails, the fans do not work. My couch fans work when the system
> is activated. The bath fans work when the system is up to temp. When the
> bath sensor fails, I will bypass it and send the power direct to the
> rheostat since the temperature rises rapidly. Something less to fail in
> the future. If that rheostat does not dim lights it must be associated
> with the heating system.
> > On the high voltage panel I would turn off one at a time and start
> looking, first at the overhead leg gauges. If nothing there, I would
> start turning things on and see what does not work.
> > Where is the breaker box with the battery heater circuit breakers?
> Are the incoming leg one and two main breakers in that box? It's hard to
> believe the main breakers would be seperated from the panel.
> > It's all a SWAG. lol
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors'
> > Niceville, FL
> > Royale Conversion
> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> Howdy, Leroy.
> Thanks for the reply. The battery heater circuit breakers are on the
> MAIN circuit beaker panel which is located in another cabinet in our
> bedroom. My SWAG is that the mysterious circuit breaker box is for the
> hydronic heating system(Webasto). I understand that your coach has the
> Webasto hydronic heat, also. I 'll email you about that as I have some
> questions about it.
>
> Thanks again,
> Jack
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> Still in Buena Vista, CO
>
>
>
>
>
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