Heat on a 2002 Bounder
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Heat on a 2002 Bounder
Heat comes on with the switch in the off position
Re: Heat on a 2002 Bounder
Skilber,
I also have a 2002 36s and years ago that also happened that my furnace when when it was 90 degrees outside!!
I'm sorry but I cannot remember what the RV shop did to fix the problem, but I do remember that there is an on/off switch on the fan motor that I turned off to stop the furnace. (It may have been a problem with the on/off switch)
Hope you find the fix
Mike
I also have a 2002 36s and years ago that also happened that my furnace when when it was 90 degrees outside!!
I'm sorry but I cannot remember what the RV shop did to fix the problem, but I do remember that there is an on/off switch on the fan motor that I turned off to stop the furnace. (It may have been a problem with the on/off switch)
Hope you find the fix
Mike
Re: Heat on a 2002 Bounder
This happened to me also. The furnace would stay off until the temperature dropped below the setting, then it would come on and run forever. I tried
taking the thermostat on the bedroom wall off and unplugging the wires behind it -- no effect. If that works for you to turn off the furnace, you probably need a new thermostat.
The only way I could turn it off was with the reset switch in the outside furnace compartment.
Replacing the furnace board also didn't fix it.
I found that I could also get it to turn off by jiggling the wires at the back left of the outside furnace compartment. It turned out to be a loose connection in the wiring block where those wires go through the metal wall. Half the block is on each side of the wall. It was a total bitch to separate the block. You have to reach your left hand through an access hole and press the release on that side of the block while pulling on the other (right) side of the block with your right hand. I had to enlist my neighbor, who is younger and stronger than I am, to get it apart.
It wouldn't have been so bad, but someone at the factory had put adhesive caulk in one of the unused connections and essentially glued the two halves of the block together.
Once it came apart, the fix was really easy. I just pushed a straight pin into the ends of each male connector pin to make it a little fatter and then sprayed them with some electrical contact cleaner. That gave a better connection and it never misbehaved again.
FYI: The furnace on mine (and maybe yours) is wired oddly. It has power all the time, and is turned on and off via the ground wire. I've also heard of cases where it was getting grounded somehow through the AC circuitry.
Good luck with yours!
taking the thermostat on the bedroom wall off and unplugging the wires behind it -- no effect. If that works for you to turn off the furnace, you probably need a new thermostat.
The only way I could turn it off was with the reset switch in the outside furnace compartment.
Replacing the furnace board also didn't fix it.
I found that I could also get it to turn off by jiggling the wires at the back left of the outside furnace compartment. It turned out to be a loose connection in the wiring block where those wires go through the metal wall. Half the block is on each side of the wall. It was a total bitch to separate the block. You have to reach your left hand through an access hole and press the release on that side of the block while pulling on the other (right) side of the block with your right hand. I had to enlist my neighbor, who is younger and stronger than I am, to get it apart.
It wouldn't have been so bad, but someone at the factory had put adhesive caulk in one of the unused connections and essentially glued the two halves of the block together.
Once it came apart, the fix was really easy. I just pushed a straight pin into the ends of each male connector pin to make it a little fatter and then sprayed them with some electrical contact cleaner. That gave a better connection and it never misbehaved again.
FYI: The furnace on mine (and maybe yours) is wired oddly. It has power all the time, and is turned on and off via the ground wire. I've also heard of cases where it was getting grounded somehow through the AC circuitry.
Good luck with yours!
Bob Ray
2006 35E Workhorse
2006 35E Workhorse