Furion Thermostat. Heater and Boondocking

[Galico1952]

My 2022 Imagine 2600RB has a Furion Furnace, thermostat and Air Conditioner. According to a Service Manager at GD, there is a flaw in the system that prevents the sensor from working when not hooked up to shore power. The fan on the AC has to have power in order be able to use the heater in a normal manner.

A friend of mine has the 2021 2600RB. He spoke to Furion about his furnace not ever shutting off while running on battery. Furion confirmed to him that what I stated above is the case and basically told him while boondocking, your furnace is a manual operation. He confirmed this by setting the thermostat to a desired temperature, setting the fan to A and connected to shore power. The furnace functioned as it should.

The temperature sensor for the system is in the ceiling AC blower section.

The service Manager I spoke to at GD is sending me a kit that resolves the issue that I will install. I talked to a fellow today who was in our campground that has the same model and year as mine. He got GD to authorize the installation of the kit by his dealer. The new temperature sensor is mounted adjacent to his entry door on the wall to the left as you enter the trailer. It looks like a round black 2" speaker (for lack of a better description).

I decided after speaking with GD, that I could do it myself. I was sent installation instructions via email, that I would be happy to share. I have not got the kit yet.
I should have posted this on INTERIOR, being a Newby, I don't know how to change it.
Steve

 

[NB Canada]

My 2022 Imagine 2600RB has a Furion Furnace, thermostat and Air Conditioner. According to a Service Manager at GD, there is a flaw in the system that prevents the sensor from working when not hooked up to shore power. The fan on the AC has to have power in order be able to use the heater in a normal manner.

A friend of mine has the 2021 2600RB. He spoke to Furion about his furnace not ever shutting off while running on battery. Furion confirmed to him that what I stated above is the case and basically told him while boondocking, your furnace is a manual operation. He confirmed this by setting the thermostat to a desired temperature, setting the fan to A and connected to shore power. The furnace functioned as it should.

The temperature sensor for the system is in the ceiling AC blower section.

The service Manager I spoke to at GD is sending me a kit that resolves the issue that I will install. I talked to a fellow today who was in our campground that has the same model and year as mine. He got GD to authorize the installation of the kit by his dealer. The new temperature sensor is mounted adjacent to his entry door on the wall to the left as you enter the trailer. It looks like a round black 2" speaker (for lack of a better description).

I decided after speaking with GD, that I could do it myself. I was sent installation instructions via email, that I would be happy to share. I have not got the kit yet.
I should have posted this on INTERIOR, being a Newby, I don't know how to change it.
Steve

There are posts on here about it


2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew

 

[Galico1952]

You are correct but none specifically for a 2022 model.
Thanks

 

[NB Canada]

You are correct but none specifically for a 2022 model.
Thanks

Nothing has changed. They are exactly the same


2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew

 

[caswelld]

You are correct but none specifically for a 2022 model.
Thanks

Thanks for the post Steve.

Let us know how easy the kit install is & what it looks like, particularly the wiring. Include some pictures if you can.

Furrion & GD has has messed up a pretty basic system & now the consumer is the last 30' of the production line.

I'll be towing this winter & need the furnace to operate on the battery.

Happy camping.

Dave

 

[Galico1952]

I will try to do exactly that.
Thanks

 

[Rabbit]

If you do not relocate the temperature sensor outside the AC intake plenum, you will have to run the AC fan constantly on H, not A. That requires shore power. Running the fan constantly keeps room air moving over the sensor. You can push the sensor through the AC filter so it hangs underneath the AC grill, and not run the AC fan, but I’m not sure how well the system will regulate to the set temperature. I have not proved this fix works, but believe it will at least do an acceptable job. The only real fix is to use the wiring kit to relocate the temperature sensor onto a wall. I’ve installed the kits in my rig. It’s not hard to do. I ran the exposed wires through white plastic conduit I bought at Lowe’s.

 

[Galico1952]

Thanks so much. I got the kit but my rig is in the shop with range ignitor issues and a new brain for the refrigerator. I asked them that they submit a request to fix the factory acknowledged design flaw in the heating system.
As the Tibetan wise man always says, "We'll See'.

 

[caswelld]

Does the temperature sensor look like this?

 

[NB Canada]

Does the temperature sensor look like this?
View attachment 36734

No


2021 Imagine 2400 BH
2018 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew

 

[Galico1952]

Here is a picture of the kit.

 

[Rabbit]

The temp sensor is on the end of a short blk/red wire (maybe 6” long) and looks like the end of the wire had been dipped in black resin. The “dipped” end is the sensor.

 

[ExNihilo]

You will be much happier with the accuracy of the thermostat after you install the relocation kit. I did the same in my 2021 2600RB and now doing the same in our 2022 2970RL. I suspect and it seemed to be inferred speaking to GD tech support that it is a pretty standard Furrion complaint. I was just thinking this morning how much I like the Furrion units and it seems crazy to me that Furrion doesn't recognize the issue as a fault. Fortunately for us GD has stepped up with the fix.

TIP:
If you do it yourself tape the air distribution box really well (clean the sidewalls first), remember air flow likes soft edges, and clear path's better to over tape than under tape.

 

[Galico1952]

Thank you!

 

[Galico1952]

Thank you. Great Tip.

 

[Petrovsky]

My question to you is what is the part number of the thermistor in the kit above. I will be storing my 2021 at dealer along with a list of warranty items. I have copied this thread for the list but a p/n would certainly help.

I also have a Furrion A/C with a Suburban Furnace. From the get go I thought it was kind of weird that the wall thermostat (control switch) was only a control switch and that the actual thermistor was way up there in the cavity of the A/C. Boondocking this past fall was sort of touch and go but to get around the issue instead of pulling the room sensor past the grill as some have done, I operated the furnace with the fan off but taped a small battery operated dc fan on the underside of the vent so that it would take cabin air and shoot it up into the a/c cavity. Not ideal but it worked more or less.

Would appreciate the p/n

Regards

 

[ExNihilo]

My question to you is what is the part number of the thermistor in the kit above. I will be storing my 2021 at dealer along with a list of warranty items. I have copied this thread for the list but a p/n would certainly help.

I also have a Furrion A/C with a Suburban Furnace. From the get go I thought it was kind of weird that the wall thermostat (control switch) was only a control switch and that the actual thermistor was way up there in the cavity of the A/C. Boondocking this past fall was sort of touch and go but to get around the issue instead of pulling the room sensor past the grill as some have done, I operated the furnace with the fan off but taped a small battery operated dc fan on the underside of the vent so that it would take cabin air and shoot it up into the a/c cavity. Not ideal but it worked more or less.

Would appreciate the p/n

Regards

Sorry- I did not get a part number. It is the kit pictured above. It was a different vendor than Furrion. I am sure a call or email to customer service would get that for you. I just threw the packing away last week.

I just did the install on the two units in the 2970RL and they work great!

Safe travels!

 

[Petrovsky]

Thanks. Will do.

 

[Rabbit]

I’ve posted pictures of my installation of the kit on my 3100RD. Look in the Heating/AC forum and search Furrion. Sorry I can’t just repost the pics here right now.

 

[fish8it]

Hello, I have a 2021 2600RB and I brought the trailer to Lazy days in Tucson. The service writer thinks the temperature sensor was relocated inside the temperature control by the bedroom. Is this a normal relocation point or should they have put it somewhere else? Also, when I brought the trailer in no mention of me having to pay labor for the install which is $242.00. Anyone that has had this modification done I would love to hear from you.

Thanks, Steve