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01-13-2019, 05:23 PM #1
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Imagine furnace fan on/off frequently
We are amidst our first winter owning the Imagine 2800BH and have noticed the furnace and fan turn on and off constantly overnight. It seems to run for around a minute and comes on every 5-10 minutes. These have been Arizona nights with near freezing temps in the high 30s and 40s.
We have tried setting the thermostat low (low 60s) all the way up to around 70 which is as warm as we’d ever set it for comfort. Doesn’t seem to change things at all. We have been on shore power so conserving battery hasn’t been an issue.
It’s just somewhat loud and annoying to have the fan cycle that frequently. We are thinking maybe a space heater like we use at home...the oil filled radiator style...just to help keep the temp up and hopefully reduce cycling.
Any experience and remedies for this problem?
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkLast edited by wileyAZ46; 01-14-2019 at 07:12 AM.
John and Jessica - Plus 3 Kids...2 Cats...2 Dogs
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01-13-2019, 05:37 PM #2
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I am wondering if there is a problem with the furnace or thermostat. A small electric pelonis heater or infrared heat will work better than the oil filled type. I have tried the oil type at home in basement and did not have good luck with it heating a 8 x 8 room. I came across a eden pure and it works well but have to keep the setting low , it likes to use a lot of electric.
I believe there is a temp sensor in the furnace somewhere , hopefully there is some one with that experience can help.
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01-13-2019, 06:40 PM #3
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Is you thermostat near the furnace? I ran into this with our 297RSTS. The heat from the furnace, which was in the bottom of the hutch, would heat the wall of the hutch where the thermostat was mounted. Insulation placed in the wall below where the thermostat was mounted fixed the problem.
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01-13-2019, 07:39 PM #4
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John and Jessica - Plus 3 Kids...2 Cats...2 Dogs
Tucson, AZ - Sabino Creek
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01-14-2019, 12:53 PM #5
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We have experienced similar with our 2800BH. One of the outlets is on the end of the kitchen counter, which is right next to the thermostat. I had to make sure to make sure it is pointing down to reduce the cycling. We have what is expected to be real cold weekend campout by central Texas standards this weekend and thinking we might bring an extra bottle of gas and get one of those ceramic heaters.
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01-14-2019, 03:17 PM #6
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John and Jessica - Plus 3 Kids...2 Cats...2 Dogs
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2019 Imagine 2800BH
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01-16-2019, 03:39 PM #7
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Yeah that seems to be cycling waaay to much, too fast. At a minutes run time, that's hardly enough time for the heat exchanger to come up to temperature.
we have an Imagine 2970 RL that we stayed in over Christmas up here in Minnesota. It was more of two many people in the in-laws house thing, , we basically just slept in the camper and took refuge at times. All bathroom events took place in the in-laws house.
Anyway, for that week we had temperatures during the day from the low teens to low 20's. At night it went to around 0 with one night at -18 F. We kept the t-stat set at 63. During the daylight hours the furnace would run approx 10 minutes on and up to 40 minutes off, longer off time when I had the fireplace going.
At night the furnace usually ran 10-15 minutes on, 20 minutes off. The night it went to -18F the furnace ran pretty much 15 minutes on, 15-20 minutes off and I ran the fireplace constantly. I would keep all blinds down at night to help serve as insulation on the windown.
All that being said, the camper was incredibly comfortable! No drafts, a few cool spots like down in a corner by the bed, but nothing awful.
On the cooler days and nights we blew through a 20 lb cylinder pretty much every 12 hrs.
As for our t-stat, there is no vent even close to it, in fact it's the first thing you see when you come in the door.
I wonder if you might have some type of faulty sensor in the furnace. Maybe like a faulty flame sensor.
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03-17-2019, 01:59 PM #8
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This weekend we took our first trip in our new 2800bh and found the furnace to be cycling on/off frequently. I popped off the directional cover on the vent located at the end of the kitchen counter nearest the sink and bedroom. I wrapped it in aluminum foil and put it back on. I punched a hole in the foil to keep air flowing but at a reduced rate. Last night temps dropped to 35 and the furnace cycled normal.
I am in the process of looking for directional vents that can be closed so that I can replace all throughout the camper.
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03-18-2019, 05:28 PM #9
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We also experienced an issue where too much of the warm air from the furnace was coming out of the bathroom and bedroom vents. In order to balance the air flow, I installed one of these in both the bedroom and bathroom. Very easy to do. Just pry off the face of the existing vent and you will have access to the mounting screws. We found the the duct work was secured to the vent with one small screw.
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09-15-2019, 12:36 PM #10
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Perhaps this work depends simply on the model’s functionality. We bought a lot of heaters in our house, but we are fans of ceramic heaters (we install small ones in different rooms, this is more effective in our opinion). In your case, it is possible either to come to terms with such a device or change it.
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