What is the button for in this 2015....

[asquared]

Originally Posted by MomofNERM

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[MomofNERM]

Yes, those are the straps. You use them for added security, not to mask a broken latch on a brand new camper awning. Thanks for posting that link!

[MOODMAN]

It could be for the bath fan so that it comes on IF the fan switch is also on. Just a thought.

[kg4gfv]

I see two screws on the button plate......... unscrew it and see if there are wires going to it............ and what is behind it. If any thing.

[MomofNERM]

Hi all.. Ok.. so in the bathroom there is only a push-button light on the ceiling (all the lights in the camper are push-in LED lights (besides the light above the stove, that has an actual switch). So the button in the door jam has nothing to do with lights.
That being said, I tried to unscrew the screws, they are stripped. GRRRR. I couldn't get them out. Does anyone have any easy ideas how to get stripped screws out? I am guessing that the button is probably to keep the door from wiggling during transit but who knows. Thanks in advance on ideas of getting those two little screws out!!! Other than that, we LOVE the camper. The dealer said the awning pole just needs to be adjusted and to bring it in.

[Batts-toy]

See if you can get a thin blade under the screw head or the plate then pry out gently while turning the screw.

[MomofNERM]

Thank you! I will try this today after work!

[MomofNERM]

Hi Everyone! So.... Still absolutely NO clue what that button is for. We turned on the fan, pushed the button, shut the door. Turned off the fan, etc etc Same with push in lights just to see... nothing.
BUT we did get the screws off.... it IS connected to some type of wiring? but to WHAT??? Thank you everyone for reading this and helping with trying to figure this out! And yes, if you noticed the "notch" out of the door, it was from the one screw that was in crooked! took a chunk out of the door. But no worries, I did purchase some wood putty cover up type stuff (haha don't know the name off the top of my head) that matches pretty well. I will fix that at some point.

[Paul M]

I'm not sure of your model, but does it have a slide that would hit the door if left open. I have seen some units that have an interlock to prevent slide operation if the slide would hit and destroy the door.

[Paradise115]

Looking forward to this mystery being solved!!

[Ford Idaho]

What is the voltage to the switch and the color of the wires?

[MomofNERM]

Originally Posted by Paul M

I'm not sure of your model, but does it have a slide that would hit the door if left open. I have seen some units that have an interlock to prevent slide operation if the slide would hit and destroy the door.

No, there is no slide. This is a 2015 Coachman Clipper RBD. There is a Queen tent-end behind the bathroom (which is where this button is, inside the door jam). The other end has a full/double tent end.

[elrand]

try running the furnace then opening the door. see if it is tied into the furnace to as a safety to prevent the door from being left open in front of the air return

[MomofNERM]

Originally Posted by elrand

try running the furnace then opening the door. see if it is tied into the furnace to as a safety to prevent the door from being left open in front of the air return

Dumb question here... can I run the furnace off the electric "shore" power (is that what you call it? when you plug it in to the outlet on the outside of your house)? Or do I need to turn on the gass and then turn on the furnace? Figuring out how to use the furnace was the last thing on my mind until now?!

[elrand]

furnaces are typcially 12v and gas. set the thermostat for a higher temp then it is currently set it to heat. have the gas turned on and at least the battery connected. having shore power wouldnt hurt

[wmtire]

Does the door have to be closed to fold in the tent end, as this could be a safety switch to turn off the lights (if any) in the tent end. I used to have a TrailManor trailer (Mtnguy did too), that had a similar plunger switch that killed power to the lights so you couldn't fold it down with the lights on?

If the bathroom door has no bearing on the tent end, then my next guess is it being in the bathroom, that maybe it is a secondary switch to the bath fan. Don't know why there would be one, but you can see if the bathroom vent fan is affected by the opening/closing of the door. Maybe the vent fan sucks in the tent ends with the bathroom door open....or possibly produces vacuum pressure that makes the entrance door hard to open.

P.S. This reminds me of something you may not want to find out the hard way. If you have the bathroom vent fan running, and flush the toilet....... you may find out just how fast/much air those fans move , as it will suck the odor up right out of your black tank. Most people only make this mistake once (or twice in my case).

[Apellerito]

That button is a safety shut off to the ignitor in the furnace. When you open the bathroom door it opens and blocks the heater. Without that safety switch the furnace wouldn't shut off & could catch that door on fire. Do NOT take out that switch.