Our New FR3

[Rolling Magic]

Taking our FR3 on its first trip...Disneyland. Going to stay at the Anaheim RV Resort. Love the Mouse!

[Rick & Dora]

Originally Posted by Dog Lady

I was told by the dealer the Kia Sorento couldn't be towed. What type of hook up are you using?

We used a tow dolly for Sorento,but now own a 2014 Ford Fiesta which can be flat towed once you unhook the neg. cable from the battery and put it in "N". Plus it's a lot lighter even on a dolly.

[Rick & Dora]

Originally Posted by Rolling Magic

Taking our FR3 on its first trip...Disneyland. Going to stay at the Anaheim RV Resort. Love the Mouse!

Hello Rolling Magic,
Good Luck with your FR3 and your trip to Disney. We bought ours this summer and after getting the problems fixed we've had great times with it. My wife wants to take her Grandson to Disney and my sons live in Waycross,GA. Hope to go next year, the weather in OK. kept mine parked for now.
By the way I loved the cruise control while going to Selina,KS. to hilly in OK.!
Rick & Dora
Didn't know this site had an App !

[Rolling Magic]

Originally Posted by Brattazz

Hello Rolling Magic,
Good Luck with your FR3 and your trip to Disney. We bought ours this summer and after getting the problems fixed we've had great times with it. My wife wants to take her Grandson to Disney and my sons live in Waycross,GA. Hope to go next year, the weather in OK. kept mine parked for now.
By the way I loved the cruise control while going to Selina,KS. to hilly in OK.!
Rick & Dora
Didn't know this site had an App !

Brattazz thanks. I have settled in and everything seems to be working, waiting for my DW to arrive from work...L.A. Traffic stinks.

[Rolling Magic]

Got back from out Disneyland trip and all went well. Really don't like the furnace - noisy! Used a small ceramic heater which warmed the FR3 fine. Next trip Quartzsie...

[D5106ret]

Rolling Magic you were bothered by the furnace. Did the top unit stay on blowing all night or the lower vents on? If upper blowing I have the fix. Let me know

[Rolling Magic]

Originally Posted by D5106ret

Rolling Magic you were bothered by the furnace. Did the top unit stay on blowing all night or the lower vents on? If upper blowing I have the fix. Let me know

D5106ret, not sure, I just know it was noisy and I shut it off. I'll need to re-eval and I will let you know. Thanks for offering your help.

[PhotoMaster]

Originally Posted by D5106ret

Rolling Magic you were bothered by the furnace. Did the top unit stay on blowing all night or the lower vents on? If upper blowing I have the fix. Let me know

My air conditioner runs when you run the furnace. I went and turned off the breaker for the a/c to stop it from running. What is the fix you use??

[D5106ret]

Rolling Magic, I believe I had the same problem which I understand common to FR3 setting at factory. Try setting the thermostat to fan. Place the setting on auto. Turn up the heat. The lower furnace (LPG) should turn on without the upper ac unit. Give that a try and see if that will work. Good luck. David

[Rolling Magic]

Originally Posted by D5106ret

Rolling Magic, I believe I had the same problem which I understand common to FR3 setting at factory. Try setting the thermostat to fan. Place the setting on auto. Turn up the heat. The lower furnace (LPG) should turn on without the upper ac unit. Give that a try and see if that will work. Good luck. David

D5106ret, I'll give it a try. Thanks for the info...

[Rolling Magic]

Originally Posted by PhotoMaster

My air conditioner runs when you run the furnace. I went and turned off the breaker for the a/c to stop it from running. What is the fix you use??

PhotoMaster, took your advice and trip the AC breaker and just the furnace ran. Hopefully not screwing something up. Here's a photo from this last week of camping. Had a good time...

[PhotoMaster]

Originally Posted by D5106ret

Rolling Magic, I believe I had the same problem which I understand common to FR3 setting at factory. Try setting the thermostat to fan. Place the setting on auto. Turn up the heat. The lower furnace (LPG) should turn on without the upper ac unit. Give that a try and see if that will work. Good luck. David

It took me a few minutes to figure out what you were saying, but it works perfectly now!

Also, if you shut off the breaker to the A/C you won't hurt anything because it's just like dry docking.

[BarbaraG]

Wow, I rarely use my furnace because of this exact problem. It's so noisy, and I always wondered why there was cool air blowing from the top.

I read two fixes here: one to trip the breaker to the A/C, and the other to set it on fan instead of furnace, set to auto, then turn up heat... but I don't know how to turn up the heat once I have it set on auto. The + and - buttons just cycle through hi, lo, and au.

Anyway, it looks like either way there is a fix. I, too, have primarily been using electric heaters due to the noisy furnace. They work okay, but my electric bill at the park ends up being pretty high.

So glad I found this thread.

Barbara

[Rolling Magic]

Originally Posted by BarbaraG

Wow, I rarely use my furnace because of this exact problem. It's so noisy, and I always wondered why there was cool air blowing from the top.

I read two fixes here: one to trip the breaker to the A/C, and the other to set it on fan instead of furnace, set to auto, then turn up heat... but I don't know how to turn up the heat once I have it set on auto. The + and - buttons just cycle through hi, lo, and au.

Anyway, it looks like either way there is a fix. I, too, have primarily been using electric heaters due to the noisy furnace. They work okay, but my electric bill at the park ends up being pretty high.

So glad I found this thread.

Barbara

It does make a difference...

[PhotoMaster]

Originally Posted by BarbaraG

I read two fixes here: one to trip the breaker to the A/C, and the other to set it on fan instead of furnace, set to auto, then turn up heat... but I don't know how to turn up the heat once I have it set on auto. The + and - buttons just cycle through hi, lo, and au.

Using the +/- buttons, set it to AU.
Then use the mode button to go to furnace. Then the +/- buttons will adjust the temperature.

[BarbaraG]

Thanks. It worked. Last night I used the furnace for heating instead of electric. While I can definitely hear it, it's not so loud as to disturb me, unlike when the A/C fan was on as well. Don't know what I'll do when the day comes I need to use A/C.

I went online and found the operator's manual for the thermostat. What hadn't been clear to me is that 'fan' applies strictly to the A/C fan, and, contrary to what you'd think, "Au" turns off the A/C fan.

I'm uploading the manual here.

Barbara

[PhotoMaster]

Originally Posted by BarbaraG

Thanks. It worked. Last night I used the furnace for heating instead of electric. While I can definitely hear it, it's not so loud as to disturb me, unlike when the A/C fan was on as well. Don't know what I'll do when the day comes I need to use A/C.

I went online and found the operator's manual for the thermostat. What hadn't been clear to me is that 'fan' applies strictly to the A/C fan, and, contrary to what you'd think, "Au" turns off the A/C fan.

I'm uploading the manual here.

Barbara

In auto it should turn on when the A/C is needed.

[BarbaraG]

You're right, of course. The fan is off if you're in Auto when the furnace is on, but will cycle as needed when A/C is on. I hadn't thought about that.

B

[BarbaraG]

Okay, after several blissful mornings of being able to wake up to a warm rig, this morning it was quite chilly. I checked the thermostat: furnace on, set to 70, temperature was at 58. I pushed the thermostat setting up a couple of degrees and the furnace went on for about 30 seconds.

So... I'm thinking it's a thermostat problem, not a furnace problem. That said, does anyone have experience with replacing the Dometic themostat? I don't see how it comes off the wall (do I just pull?), and am not sure how big of a deal it is to replace.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

BG

[PhotoMaster]

I know this will sound dumb but, I say this from personal experience, how is your propane holding out?