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Thread: RV furnace went out on Ruth

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    RV furnace went out on Ruth

    She was too warm so she turned it off. In the morning it would run for 15 seconds then shut off. Classic Sail switch failure. I took the switch out today. It was a bit sticky. Worked it back and forth for a minute and it got nice and loose. Reinstalled it and also cycled the reset switch. Turn the furnace on and it fired right up. I've turned it on a few more times today and its working flawlessly.

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    OK, looked up Sail Switch and get it now.

    Hunter
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    I have been educated.. on the road in the camper now..

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    That's an extremely common problem with RV furnaces. If you use your furnace and haven't had it, you probably eventually will.
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    Nice to have a handyman around the house. Saves big $$$$$
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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    Nice to have a handyman around the house. Saves big $$$$$
    I will do little projects but I will not touch Natural Gas or major Electrical. Nothing that an Insurance Argent would ask "Who was the Lic Contractor that screwed this up and burned your house down". I will swap out switches and light fixtures, water faucets, but nothing that runs though walls or in the crawl space under the house.
    "The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"

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