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03-12-2020, 12:29 PM #1
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No heat from bed vent
Hi all,
New Imagine XLS 22MLE.
The heater vents in the kitchen and bathroom (rear of trailer) both crank out heat great. There is a vent in the bed pedestal that blows clod air when the heater is on, but no heat. Anyone have any experience with this? I assume the fan is post heater, and so is blowing non heated air if somehow the heat is blocked from that duct. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Currently just blocking that vent at night to keep from freezing. ;-)
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03-12-2020, 02:22 PM #2
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Sounds like that duct is not connected in the basement and the cold air is coming from an open duct pressurizing the basement and finally making it's way to the duct and vent you're referencing..
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03-12-2020, 03:56 PM #3
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03-12-2020, 08:50 PM #4
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03-18-2020, 03:41 PM #5
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Well, turns out it isn't as much a warranty issue as it is a design issue. The heater has 2 ducts coming off one side to kitchen and bath (short distance). The other side has a short duct into the underbelly, and a long (smaller diameter) duct to the bed pedestal. So much of the airflow is taken from the 3 short ducts at the rear of the trailer, that there is nothing left for the bed. Dealer said on previous trailers with this complaint, they blocked off the underbelly duct completely. I asked them to block 3/4 as I still want heat around the tanks in the colder nights, but that should free-up some heated air/pressure to make the long journey up to the front of the trailer.
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03-18-2020, 03:43 PM #6
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Hi Geoff. ON my model, there was no access through the basement wall. In fact the area where the issue was, is t the very rear of the trailer. The dealer did pull the belly (as did I earlier to look at where the duct went up into the bed pedestal). Just a poor design trying to pump air the length of the trailer, when 3/4 of it is being consumed at the rear.
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03-19-2020, 09:06 AM #7
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03-20-2020, 10:14 AM #10
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