We have a newer 3 bedroom moble home. We have a propane furnace. At night the furnace runs non stop. I have talked to the landlord and he said that the furnace is fine and so is the thermostat. Right now it is set on 70 and it is 67 in here (according to a diffrent themometor) The furnace has not stopped running since I have been home (2.5 hrs). I have storm windows on and DOUBLE plastic. What the heck is going on here? We are always cold and are going through Propane like crazy. When the blower kicks off the burner automatically kicks right back on.
2006-12-05 12:39:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It could be a problem with the furnace, the thermostat or it could be the mobile home has no insulation, or the ducts are disconnected underneath. You'll need to look under the mobile home first. Buy a $10 thermostat and eliminate that possibility.
It's probably a combination of things. Call your local HVAC repairman and then hand the landlord the bill.
The double plastic on the windows and the storms really don't help thermally (think insulation). They just slow the wind down.
2006-12-05 12:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There must be a loss of heat somewhere. First I would ask is do you feel a draft anywhere. If so try to follow that. If there is any then you have a hole or a disconnect on your heating supply line into your home. One more thing to look at which I have seen before. Look at your flame in the furnace, is it a blueish flame or really yellow. If it is really yellow you got bad propane. Sometimes at the bottom of the supply tank or truck they get to much oxygen and not enough propane and it has no heat. Call them and complain if this is the case.
2006-12-05 21:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem would seem to be an undersized heater. The furnace condition and thermostat could well be operating just fine, but if the heating requirement for your home if greater than its maximum output, it will stay on, trying to reach the desired inside temperature. Unfortunately the only solution is a larger furnace.
2006-12-05 20:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by oakhill 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where is the Thermostat located ? Is it on an outside wall? We had the same problem, but then we realized our thermostat was in the coldest room of our house. Talk to a furnace tech to see if it needs to be relocated.
2006-12-05 20:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by sluggo1947 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More info is needed to answer this. You may contact me by i.m. or e-mail. I am a texas licensed contractor for HVAC with 15 years feild experience.
2006-12-05 21:29:52 · answer #5 · answered by Jekyl and Hyde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
insulate batter its to drafty
2006-12-05 23:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by salsa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋