 |
12-07-2013, 10:59 AM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 87
|
Thermostat Rebuild
We have a 1999 Allure 40' . Our thermostat control for the furnace/ air is helter skelter at times. Just wondering if anyone has rebuilt/refurbished theirs?
__________________
Larry & Tina Smith
1999 Country Coach Allure #30391
330 HP Cummins
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
12-07-2013, 11:19 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake County, IL
Posts: 1,584
|
Replace is probably more realistic.
Joel
__________________
Retired electronics engineer. Avid paddler & birder.
2011 Silverado 2500HD, diesel, 4x4,crew cab, 8' bed
Palomino Puma 253FBS (27' 5er) & '94 19' Class B
|
|
|
|
|
12-07-2013, 07:21 PM
|
#3
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 87
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by J Birder
Replace is probably more realistic. Joel
|
Do you know of a source?
Thanks
Larry
__________________
Larry & Tina Smith
1999 Country Coach Allure #30391
330 HP Cummins
|
|
|
|
|
12-07-2013, 09:22 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 7,804
|
I would start with the old one. Take it apart and using a Q-tip and alcohol, clean all the contacts you can find. Put some alcohol in the stitches and exercise them and blow them out with compressed air. Then reassemble the t-stat. If it works, great. If not buy a new one.
|
|
|
|
12-07-2013, 09:37 PM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 19,925
|
__________________
Bob & Donna
'98 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager DP being pushed by a '00 Beetle TDI
|
|
|
|
|
12-07-2013, 11:08 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: seattle, wa.
Posts: 413
|
I replaced the contacts for the temperature up and down buttons $5 and life is toasty
__________________
1999 National Dolphin
1995 Range Rover County SWB. 
Sailor, Dickens, Zooki, Koko.
|
|
|
|
|
12-07-2013, 11:28 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Phx, Arid~zona
Posts: 11,106
|
Go with a $19.95 Hunter from Walmart. There are plenty of threads on how to do it on here. Do a search for Hunter or Hunter thermostat.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2013, 12:05 AM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 214
|
I'm with Dunner on this one,
Replacement with a new one is better, the digitals have a better control range than the old "slide&guess" thermostats.
I replaced mine with a hunter 7 day programmable, automatically switches between cool and heat. One of the best $100 mods Ive done, but i live in my 5th wheel upwards of 10-11 months a year. You can choose anything from a $20-$100 thermostat the more expensive ones just have more bells and whistles.
I did not however install the low blower switch for the a/c, if I'm running a/c I always have it on high.
Spence
__________________
Spencer & Tracie RVM#62
2013 RAM 3500DRW 4x4 Laramie, Cummins, 385HP,850FTLBS Aisin Trans
2014 DRV Elite Suite 41RESB4
Spare puller:2004 RAM3500DRW Cummins (DW's truck)
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2013, 12:24 AM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Phx, Arid~zona
Posts: 11,106
|
Even the $20 ones have and adjustable threshold. Just hold the up and down keys at the same time for a few seconds and set it from 1-4 or 5, I believe. The Hunter I used was a Model 42995. I was able to get my bedroom thermostat to control the furnace so I don't have to get out of bed during the night to change the temperature.
This may help.
Hunter Digital 42995 TStat Instructions.pdf
|
|
|
|
|
09-06-2015, 07:24 PM
|
#10
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 87
|
Finally sat down with the tstat and cleaned the contacts in the switches.
I wish I hadn't waited!
Works flawlessly.
__________________
Larry & Tina Smith
1999 Country Coach Allure #30391
330 HP Cummins
|
|
|
|
|
09-06-2015, 07:41 PM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 19,925
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chipline
Finally sat down with the tstat and cleaned the contacts in the switches.
I wish I hadn't waited!
Works flawlessly.
|
Glad you got it fixed. Sort of spooked me, I know Mike ( Dunner) had passed away, I saw his entry just above yours.
__________________
Bob & Donna
'98 Gulf Stream Sun Voyager DP being pushed by a '00 Beetle TDI
|
|
|
|
|
09-06-2015, 10:30 PM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 7,804
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by chipline
Finally sat down with the tstat and cleaned the contacts in the switches.
I wish I hadn't waited!
Works flawlessly.
|
Nothing like deferred maintenance
__________________
Don
2002 Country Coach Intrigue
|
|
|
|
|
09-09-2015, 09:47 PM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 4,654
|
Likely a 4 button or other Dometic married to the ac box so aftermarket for home unit not going to work.
You fixed yours. ..for now.
Keep a watch on ebay for new old stock to show up and possibly get one for a song.
__________________
Tony & Lori
1989 Country Coach Savannah SE
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
