help im cold

[billfoster]

so,we pulled our 2017 3585rl to our frozen lake so of town 20 miles to get out,auto level is so cool,lift 2 tires 6in of the ground,but it was very cold15 degrees and the wind just howling at 35/45 all day and all night,,the furnace out let out was facing the wind/cornering the left side,,would warm nicely to 70 inside and yeti made it toasty warm/then the furnace would not come back,had to shut of and hit start again,,,middle of the night the wind calmed down (12/4am)and the furnace stayed on ,could that wind blow the pilot lite out?????????????? didn't work well,,has anyone else experienced this

 

[MikeR]

so,we pulled our 2017 3585rl to our frozen lake so of town 20 miles to get out,auto level is so cool,lift 2 tires 6in of the ground,but it was very cold15 degrees and the wind just howling at 35/45 all day and all night,,the furnace out let out was facing the wind/cornering the left side,,would warm nicely to 70 inside and yeti made it toasty warm/then the furnace would not come back,had to shut of and hit start again,,,middle of the night the wind calmed down (12/4am)and the furnace stayed on ,could that wind blow the pilot lite out?????????????? didn't work well,,has anyone else experienced this

#1 - The Yeti system is for heating tanks, not the coach. Hopefully you had liquids in all of your tanks. The Yeti heaters are pads attached to the bottom of the tanks, if no liquid in tanks they can get hot enough to burn holes in the tanks.

#2 - Have you checked your propane tanks? At those temps, you can go through a lot of propane with the thermostat set at 70 degs.

 

[danemayer]

Most all of the furnaces (and water heaters) use direct spark ignition rather than a pilot light. You're experiencing a safety lockout, which occurs after 3 unsuccessful attempts to ignite the burner. There can be a wide range of causes, poor propane supply being at the top of list.

Make sure your propane tanks are not nearly empty. Close the tank valves and re-open verrrrry slowly. There's an protection device inside the tank that can partially or fully activate when the valve is opened quickly.

 

[jerryjay11]

If the wind is blowing as hard as stated then, yeah it could have an effect when the burner tries to light since the exhaust will allow that same wind to distort the LP entering the burner assembly. The wind could also be blowing right thru the vented access panel, distorting the LP when attempting to light. You did say it worked ok when the wind died down.

 

[billfoster]

#1 - The Yeti system is for heating tanks, not the coach. Hopefully you had liquids in all of your tanks. The Yeti heaters are pads attached to the bottom of the tanks, if no liquid in tanks they can get hot enough to burn holes in the tanks.

#2 - Have you checked your propane tanks? At those temps, you can go through a lot of propane with the thermostat set at 70 degs.

sir,the yeti package includes much extra insulation in both front and rear caps where most trailers lose heat and raidant thermo insulation in the slide out floors and our double pain windows are mandatory with the yeti,so fo yo info sir there is more to a yeti package than just the tak heaters..read up as i did..thanks billnsally

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Most all of the furnaces (and water heaters) use direct spark ignition rather than a pilot light. You're experiencing a safety lockout, which occurs after 3 unsuccessful attempts to ignite the burner. There can be a wide range of causes, poor propane supply being at the top of list.

Make sure your propane tanks are not nearly empty. Close the tank valves and re-open verrrrry slowly. There's an protection device inside the tank that can partially or fully activate when the valve is opened quickly.

thank you dan,a learning experience,,,my father told me 65 years ,quote you never to old to learn and it has stuck in my mind since