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Re: Suburban furnace trouble shooting SOLVED It was oil in the lines. I found some info online from a blog called RV Doctor. He said you had to throw out everything and replace (lines, regulator valve, etc.) On some sailboat blogs they discussed washing everything out with hot soapy water...

I've read some prior threads and a manual I have. I believe it may be a propane flow problem but I don't know how to test for that or clear the line. Some weeks ago the furnace was starting (fan blowing) without putting out heat. We would restart (thermostat off and back on) and it was fine...

My 2011 Bighorn that was destroyed a few weeks ago had no cracking of caulking on end caps, around skylights, etc. Our replacement 2012 has several leaks from rain and almost all of the caulking has failed. The newer unit came from AZ so perhaps the intense summer heat was harder or maybe...

My 2011 3610 RE and my recent replacement 2012 3670RL both have bronze colored bath sink faucets and pop up drains. However, the finish is almost completely gone off of the 3670RL and I cannot find a replacement! I can find one in chrome and I can find it in bronze without the popup mechanism...

Re: Bighorn Replaced! This is a final follow up note about what a great ending experience we had. The replacement Bighorn that we bought sight-unseen from Landon's RV in Mesa AZ arrived Wednesday a week ago. On the exterior it looked like it just rolled out of the factory! That is not an...

Re: Bighorn Destroyed--Update on replacement I looked intently for 3 days perusing hundreds of large 5th wheels for sale and found what appeared to be a great identical BH3610RE last Sunday. Unfortunately it was put under contract just hours earlier! I spent most of the next day again on the...

Ann, Thanks and yes please exchange contact info for me. My email is written in my post.

A tree in wet ground with strong winds fell on our car and our coach and totaled both. We were in the bed and it fell across the upper end--pretty frightening! We were not hurt but quite sad. Our BH 3610RE was absolutely perfect and will be hard to replace to find a similar used unit in...

With even a slight rain, the front basement has water puddled in the bottom and I have no idea where it is coming in. I know it is not sealed well (mice constantly get in there) but being tucked up under the front should give it protection from most rain leaks. If I emptied it and got in there...

Re: help with extended warranites--are they worth it! The extended warranties are pure and simply, a purchased insurance policy. I have worked in the past for insurance companies and I don't consider the extended warranties worth the paper that they are written on! We purchased a used 2011...

No place to set a glass of wine or cheese, etc., when entertaining that could be reached without having to get up out of your chair or off of the sofa, was a big short coming for us. I knew some of the later and larger models have a table and I initially thought of having one made but simple...

Re: Furnace blower not running properly My prior posts told of my problem and source I found for a motor. I also found a service manual (the gas people don't want you neophytes to have!!) and have submitted it for inclusion in the manuals. There is info on removing the furnace but not on how...

I am somewhat embarrassed to make this post but maybe someone else will learn from it. When we awoke in the morning and I heard water flowing, looking in the basement it was pouring out of the top of the water heater where the hose had turned loose. After shutting of the water, I turned one of...

Thanks guys. Yes, I have the tester and all the notes from prior trouble shooting/repair. Just surprised that both quit.

This is a quick post without a search. I previously had problems with both propane heating and electric. The propane needed the valve replaced and the electric needed a cut off switch replaced. Has worked great since. Last night, the fitting at the top of the water heater turned loose (you...

This post is to possibly help others as so many of you have been so helpful to me this past year in fixing the little things on my absolutely wonderful Bighorn. If you read below you will see last summer I was getting refrig temps in the 50's on hot days. I made plans to redo the baffles and...

Re: Furnace blower not running properly Thank you Ted! Square driver was a perfect fit! Suburban will NOT sell you parts as they don't want the liability of selling untrained individuals parts to repair a gas furnace (I get it). However, I found a source to buy parts including the...

Re: Furnace blower not running properly Suburban will not even talk to you about it--strictly refer you to service centers. Perhaps those screws are now odd sizes so you CAN'T take it out.

Re: Furnace blower not running properly One of the pics shows a Torx size 20 which will not go in the screw head and the other is a 15 that spins around. I cannot find any in-between sizes listed anywhere. This reminds me of the days of Chinese imports 40 years ago? Any ideas anyone? I am...

Re: Furnace blower not running properly I didn't know the deck screws were different but I have bits for them and I'll check when I get home. Thanks.

Re: Furnace blower not running properly Weather has dictated priorities other than the furnace but I am back on it and have another problem. Instructions for removal are to remove the 4 screws holding the vent cap first and then the 4 holding the main cover. The vent cap has SS (or chromed)...

Please give us a reference to what you found on Amazon.

Re: Furnace blower not running properly No, lights do not dim. I would think if it was an air flow restriction that it would not have the "pattern" that it has. Fan motor bearings sounds like a good possibility as a bad bearing could heat up and then bind. I'll be gone and not at the computer...

I could not find these symptoms described on any of the threads. A few days ago the furnace motor sounded like it was not running properly and very little air was coming out of the vents so I shut it down. It continued to run through the cool down cycle (with the motor being slow) and then...

Identical issue on my 2011 Bighorn and thought it was the drain. Turned out to be two other sources. The leaking between the enclosure and the base where it is caulked. It was intermitten depending on which way the shower sprayer was aimed during a shower. We also found that water behind the...

Duh!! The last time I came in I forgot to switch on the aux. switch. sorry guys! All is well.

Replaced both the element and the thermostat and have 120V power on the element and both contacts per testing according to the trouble shooting manual. My electric water heater still does not work! What am I missing?

they are essentially an insurance policy. John D.'s comments are right on. Read the maintainence requirements on EVERY piece of equipment, not just Heartland list. And will you be traveling a lot? Not much breaks down that you can't fix if you are staying put a lot. I cancelled mine and...

Thanks. I tried to go to the Tools tab and it was not there either. However, the link at the bottom of this thread now works.

Re: Water Heater Troubleshooting & Repair Guide is GONE!! Does anyone know why it was removed? I had not downloaded it but was in the middle of a repair and now it is gone.

vakthund, I had the same problem even with LEDs and had it several years ago on SOB too. I recently switched out to smaller LEDs which are fine since there are so many other lights in the area and the replacement switch is not showing any signs of heating up.

Thanks to all. I have been so busy with other things (not retired) and since the gas works OK, it has been on the back burner so to speak. However, as the weather has turned colder I really do need the electric to be working so I'll move it up higher on priorities. I have gone through the...

Carl--how old was your unit when you discovered the faulty thermostat? And was it you or the dealer who made the determination and got it replaced at no charge?

My 12 gallon unit has had problems with the electric only getting warm but the propane element got it very hot. Now it is not getting very hot on propane either and I am contemplating replacement vs repair (it is 6 years old). Has anyone tried to fit a 16 gallon in there? It is the same width...

Should not be any problems. The bottles are close enough that cannot bounce out or bump each other. The bottle bottoms are forward against a wall (hard braking). All wines get a fair amount of transport, winery to distributor to retailer to home and only very old unique wines would suffer...

Based on my experience of many years towing TTs around the country, I don't think breakage is likely to be a problem. They cannot bounce out of the rack or against each other. As to movement, cases of wine are transported to stores and then home again in vehicles moving over bumpy roads. I...

We drink pretty good wine with our evening meals and when we find great wine at good prices, we buy cases of it. This 72 bottle rack was less than $50, I added the 2 vertical supports (other wise the weight might break it when you bounce) and anchored it to the front basement wall with 12...

Finally installed my sliding tray (slides both directions) and my 72 bottle wine rack. We drink pretty good wine with our evening meals and when we find a really good one at a good buy, we want to take advantage of it. We added 2 vertical supports in the center and then anchored it to the...

It has taken me several months to finally find a small drip that was behind the UDS. What surprised me was the mixed use of PEX and the reinforced white water lines, also attached to PEX fittings with PEX clamps (which is where mine is leaking). I searched the archives and did not find any...

We have the ventless and it took a learning curve to know how to use it but we now love it. Anything but a laundromat!