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Post by mtcowgirl on Dec 12, 2017 19:21:53 GMT -5
Hi All, We have a Durango Gold 366 that we purchased the end of October. We have only made one two week trip and noticed we have a problem with the heat in the bedroom and front bathroom. The bedroom gets very little heat and the front bathroom even less, almost none. We checked to see if maybe the duct work had come loose but it's on tight. Was wondering how much heat others with 366's have in their bedrooms and front bathrooms. Thought I would check here and see what I can find out. Then I'll check with dealer. It's 200 miles to dealer and over two mountain passes so don't really want to go to dealer right now. Any thoughts?
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Post by Edd505 on Dec 12, 2017 20:40:46 GMT -5
You will have to check the vent hoses in the basement, finding them off seems to be a common problem. Have to remove the wall to access them, they look like drier hoses.
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Post by mtcowgirl on Dec 12, 2017 20:50:20 GMT -5
We checked all of those and they are all on tight. Going to check the ductwork going to the front and see if it's blocked with something. It's strange that there is plenty of heat/air coming out of all the vents in the living room, kitchen and half bath but hardly any air/heat coming out of the vents in the bedroom and front bath. The vent in the basement has more heat/air blowing out of it too.
We'll keep checking. Thanks!
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Post by Edd505 on Dec 12, 2017 21:00:47 GMT -5
Were you able to see both ends of the hoses? If there are any leaks I would seal them with aluminum tape, at either end. If that does not work maybe a call to the dealer could give you other ideas. Good luck I know it's cold there we are getting into the 30's at night here.
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Post by mtcowgirl on Dec 12, 2017 21:08:46 GMT -5
We going to disconnect the hose from the furnace and run some air through the duct and see what happens. We're thinking there might be a blockage of some sort in the duct that the bedroom and bathroom lines connect to. There is a separate duct for the register for the basement and it's putting out good air and heat.
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Post by Chuck on Dec 13, 2017 13:01:30 GMT -5
I agree with Edd, pull the panel, check the hose's for cuts or tears as well as being pinched. As well if you can I would pull the duck work altogether an check them to make sure they are free of any obstructions, then re-tape them with aluminum furnace duck tape when put back on ...  Lastly take some picture's an post them of what you found, the sort of before an after thing so other may benefit from what you have found ...  Also remember with appliance's such as a stove, frig, furnace if found to be defective you do not have to take it back to the dealer. You call the vender of the appliance an ask for a service center near you to have such repaired for the first year... In this case I believe you have a Suburban furnace an you would call Suburban, but since the furnace is working an you are to believe that it is the duck work it would be on Kz, ie your dealer ... Good luck an please let use know here of the form  Chuck |
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Post by mtcowgirl on Dec 13, 2017 21:32:28 GMT -5
Well we pulled the panel and checked all the duct work and hoses. No leaks in the duct work, no leaks in the hoses. The back panel on the furnace was leaking some so removed it and installed it correctly. No leaks there now. I think it might be a poor design. The bedroom and bathroom both have registers off of the same duct run. The bathroom register comes off the duct run using a hose to connect it. It's not a register right off the duct run but instead is a hose. I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow. When we cover the register in the bedroom (even just half way) we get good heat/air in the bathroom. But if both registers are left fully open it's like there isn't enough volume of air to get to the bathroom. Might just be as simple as replacing the register cover in the bedroom with one that we can close. Won't close all the way but some just to get the heat to the bathroom.
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Post by nvguy on Dec 13, 2017 23:32:06 GMT -5
Make sure that there aren't left over "flaps" or other obstruction where the ducting is connected to the run. Assuming all is clear, it sounds like you might have found the answer, sometimes RV mfgs don't make the best design choices when it comes to HVAC, so restricting airflow sometimes is needed. Only issue is furnaces are sensitive to airflow, so you don't want to restrict it to much and trip the over temp switch in the furnace. I would try it and see. If the furnace seems to be short cycling or not properly warming the coach between cycles, it might be over temping, so a bit of redesign of the ducting would be needed.
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Post by johnr on Dec 14, 2017 7:37:08 GMT -5
I had to replace two of my register covers with the ones that open and close. The bedroom and bathroom were way too hot and the rest of the RV was cold. I closed those two registers up most of the way and it equalized everything. Make sure you don't close off too many registers because that can cause problems too. Good luck!
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Post by Edd505 on Dec 14, 2017 15:55:01 GMT -5
Well we pulled the panel and checked all the duct work and hoses. No leaks in the duct work, no leaks in the hoses. The back panel on the furnace was leaking some so removed it and installed it correctly. No leaks there now. I think it might be a poor design. The bedroom and bathroom both have registers off of the same duct run. The bathroom register comes off the duct run using a hose to connect it. It's not a register right off the duct run but instead is a hose. I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow. When we cover the register in the bedroom (even just half way) we get good heat/air in the bathroom. But if both registers are left fully open it's like there isn't enough volume of air to get to the bathroom. Might just be as simple as replacing the register cover in the bedroom with one that we can close. Won't close all the way but some just to get the heat to the bathroom. Now that you mention it, we did cook in the bathroom and had covered half that vent with a basket to get more heat to the BR. The farthest vent in ours was disconnected in the basement at a distribution box. The tin plates, hose to the box was lose (terrible way to connect) Of coarse it was a back hose off, one to the kitchen which is the farthest vent away in my rear kitchen. Wife was complaining of no heat and cold feet all the time.  |
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Post by Chuck on Dec 14, 2017 16:41:40 GMT -5
mtcowgirl Edd505 posted some really good pictures of behind his storage wall when we were having a discussion on water leaks, but you can see his furnace ducking in these pictures as well kzfamilyforum.com/thread/1457/wallSafe Travels Chuck |
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