A veritable encyclopedia of bad information has been published online about the humble RV furnace. If your RV furnace is not turning on, I highly advise you to take the Top 10 pages on Google
“My RV furnace isn’t working!” is a common distress signal across many RV forums and Facebook groups. I’ll bet $100 that the first (and second) response to this SOS will be, “Check your sail switch.
There is a LOT of false advice going around about recharging your RV air conditioner. When I typed the search phrase “Can I recharge my RV air conditioner?” into Google, 8 of the first 10
Any HVAC engineer will tell you that flex duct is a necessary evil. It’s quick to install but retards airflow. Your RV may have quite a bit of 4” flex duct running from your furnace
Curious about the difference between a heat strip and a heat pump? Or which one costs more to heat your RV in the winter? What’s a Heat Strip in an RV? A heat strip is
Almost all RV air conditioners run off 120-volt AC electricity, which is what most campers call “shore power” or “grid power.” And as many RV owners learn to their dismay, you need to be plugged
I am going to assume that you are a normal person and that the phrase “failure of a diode” makes as much sense as the IRS Form 1040. So if you’re wondering, “Why is my
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all RV refrigerator. And it makes me so mad. You have five options for RV refrigerators: 3-way absorption refrigerator 2-way absorption refrigerator AC/DC compressor refrigerator DC-only compressor refrigerator AC-only compressor refrigerator I’ll
Recently, I saw the results of a poll by RVLifestyle.com asking RV owners, “What features do you want in your next RV?” Number five by popularity was “ducted air conditioner.” For a split second, that
If you’re reading this guide to troubleshooting your RV air conditioner, I’m guessing something is wrong. So I’ll dispense with my usual hilariously clever introduction. Let’s get our hands dirty. But first, without any ado,
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