battery update, Air Step, Primus

[ronmarabito2002]

Make sure you tie the wires together.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Julia Bonser wrote:
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> I should have said when we turn on the generators the electric
> heaters under the console in front and in the bathroom under the
> closet come on. Then between the electric heaters and the Primus the
> temperature inside rises to our desired heat. I agree it has been our
> experience the electric heaters don't provide enough heat when the
> weather is at freezing or below. We don't have the immersion heaters
> in the Primus.
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> On the reset buttons are they supposed to stay down once you press
> them? Now Dick tells me he couldn't get the button to move. So we may
> not have reset it. We will remove the wires and see if it works.
>
> Julie Bonser
> 1992 WLWB PT 40'
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> On Mar 23, 2006, at 11:02 PM, ronmarabito2002 wrote:
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> > You said that you switched to electricity. If you have the electric
> > emersion heaters in your boilers on the Primus, they are not as
> > efficient as the propane and that could be why you are not getting as
> > hot. Worse yet. If you are operating electric heaters in your
> > weather, you are probably just wasting time. They can handle moderate
> > cold, but not severe cold.
> >
> > You further said that you found the high temp. reset in the lines
> > coming from the boiler. Did you go back and check to see if it had
> > tripped again after you got the red light on the panel. That could be
> > where your problem is on the other system. If it has tripped again,
> > then simply tie the two wires together away from the switch and then
> > try again. If that high temp. switch is bad, the system should now
> > function correctly.
> >
> > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
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> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Julia Bonser
> > wrote:
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> >> Yes I am sure the fan under the couch is connected to the Primus it
> >> comes on when the heat gets high. The electric heater is under the
> >> front console. The Primus is shutting down at 70 because that is
> >> where we have it set. It cycles on and off according to where the
> >> temperature is set.
> >>
> >> The rheostat for the couch is between the couch and the drivers seat
> >> and is turned up to maximum and the rheostat in the galley is turned
> >> up all the way.
> >>
> >> We usually just use the rear controlled Primus because that was
> >> plenty to keep us warm. We used it in Dec. and part of January and
> >> then decided electricity was cheaper than propane where we were
> >> staying. My concern is the heat output doesn't seem as hot as it
> >> used to.
> >>
> >> We found the high temp switches for both burners today. The rear
> >> burner/driver's side heat was operating we pushed the button for the
> >> curb side heat but when I turned on the heat it tried to ignite but
> >> didn't and the red light came on. I think the next thing to try and
> >> clear any air out of the lines.
> >>
> >> It was snowing all day today so we didn't want to take the time to go
> >> through the process of getting rid of air in the lines. We are
> >> getting by the way we are because we run the generator to recharge
> >> the batteries and run the electric heaters a couple of times a day. I
> >> don't mind the air being cool in the morning as long as it isn't much
> >> below 64. There have been a couple of morning where the temperature
> >> in the front is in the 50's.
> >>
> >> Julie Bonser
> >> 1992 WLWB PT 40'
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> >> On Mar 23, 2006, at 5:23 PM, ronmarabito2002 wrote:
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> >>> Are you sure the fan under the couch is connected to the Primus.
> >>> As far as I knew, there was only one fan per side. Do you happen to
> >>> have an electric heater under the couch that is on? Since it is
> >>> shutting down at 70 degrees, either the Thermistor is going bad
> >>> or you
> >>> need to turn the knob on the controller, further clockwise to get
> >>> the
> >>> heat up more.
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> >>> There is also a rheostat in the galley that controls the fan
> >>> speed. Is it turned up fully?
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