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Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 12:41pm

thanks for the update

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Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 11:56am

Update: After we got home, the heater started working again although intermittently. Having read about the sail switch on this forum, I took a fan turned it on high and forced air through the front grill of the furnace. After I cycled it a few times, it now seems to work properly. I am guessing that perhaps the sail switch was sticking as we have not used the furnace much this year or any year. So I think that is good to turn your heater off and on a few times each trip to keep the sail switch working properly.

Happy Trails to You..

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Posted: 02 Oct 2016 at 12:28am

I had the ingniter go bad on mine. I replaced it and now it works. I think the ground part on the ingniter was not grounding. No spark no lighting

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Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 2:53pm

Mr. Heater is a good idea but my furnace quit a year or so ago. It was a real trick tracking down the problem, which turned out to be a shorted wire between the furnace and the thermostat. It was a chore replacing that wire. There is a post about it on here somewhere. I hope that's not your problem and it's really not very likely to be. I could bypass the thermostat and get the furnace to work by jumping a couple of wires at the furnace. If it doesn't work when bypassing the thermostat it seems safe to assume the thermostat isn't the problem, in which case it could be the control board on the furnace. Just guessing at this point.

Good luck.

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Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:56am

I don't know how to go about fixing it, but in a pinch you could go buy a Mr heater portable Buddy heater (about $85 to $140 depending where bought). It uses 1 pound propane bottles, kicks out great heat for a decent amount of time, is quiet and needs NO electricity to operate. Has tip-over safety and a low oxygen detection system. This is how I heat the R-Pod, I don't use the furnace any more. I just keep the bathroom ceiling vent opened about an inch, and a couple windows cracked the same (not the bed windows, brrrr). Toasty.

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F232000-Indoor-Safe-Portable/dp/B002G51BZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475337440&sr=8-1&keywords=mr%2Bheater%2Bbuddy&th=1

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Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:50am

We are out on our last camping trip of the year and our furnace has stopped working . I have checked all the obvious, plenty of propane, fuse in the converter, even tried bypassing the thermostat. It was working and cycling last evening, but nothing now. Any ideas for a quick fix.

thanks in advance

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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Topic: furnace not working Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 12:41pm
	thanks for the update
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

podrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2013 Location: Draper, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 04 Oct 2016 at 11:56am
	Update: After we got home, the heater started working again although intermittently. Having read about the sail switch on this forum, I took a fan turned it on high and forced air through the front grill of the furnace. After I cycled it a few times, it now seems to work properly. I am guessing that perhaps the sail switch was sticking as we have not used the furnace much this year or any year. So I think that is good to turn your heater off and on a few times each trip to keep the sail switch working properly. Happy Trails to You..
	2010 R Pod 151 2017 4runner 2006 Honda Metropolitan

kent l Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2016 Location: Huntsville Utah Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 02 Oct 2016 at 12:28am
	I had the ingniter go bad on mine. I replaced it and now it works. I think the ground part on the ingniter was not grounding. No spark no lighting

Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 2:53pm
	Mr. Heater is a good idea but my furnace quit a year or so ago. It was a real trick tracking down the problem, which turned out to be a shorted wire between the furnace and the thermostat. It was a chore replacing that wire. There is a post about it on here somewhere. I hope that's not your problem and it's really not very likely to be. I could bypass the thermostat and get the furnace to work by jumping a couple of wires at the furnace. If it doesn't work when bypassing the thermostat it seems safe to assume the thermostat isn't the problem, in which case it could be the control board on the furnace. Just guessing at this point. Good luck. TT
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ToolmanJohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2014 Location: Connecticut Online Status: Offline Posts: 451	Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:56am
	I don't know how to go about fixing it, but in a pinch you could go buy a Mr heater portable Buddy heater (about $85 to $140 depending where bought). It uses 1 pound propane bottles, kicks out great heat for a decent amount of time, is quiet and needs NO electricity to operate. Has tip-over safety and a low oxygen detection system. This is how I heat the R-Pod, I don't use the furnace any more. I just keep the bathroom ceiling vent opened about an inch, and a couple windows cracked the same (not the bed windows, brrrr). Toasty. https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F232000-Indoor-Safe-Portable/dp/B002G51BZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475337440&sr=8-1&keywords=mr%2Bheater%2Bbuddy&th=1
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podrunner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 May 2013 Location: Draper, UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 01 Oct 2016 at 11:50am
	We are out on our last camping trip of the year and our furnace has stopped working . I have checked all the obvious, plenty of propane, fuse in the converter, even tried bypassing the thermostat. It was working and cycling last evening, but nothing now. Any ideas for a quick fix. thanks in advance
	2010 R Pod 151 2017 4runner 2006 Honda Metropolitan