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Missing Front room heat

Yahoo Message Number: 20253
Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 furnace option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only settings but no furnace setting for zone 1.
I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat need to be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ??
This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I could find.

TIA

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20258
Michael

Don't know that much about it, but you might try disconnecting the power to the thermostat somehow and reconnect.

Larry, 30856

Quote from: matsprt1984

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20273
Thanks Larry. I had thought about that but the thermostat cover does not want to come off without a struggle. So I'm not going to force it and add another thing I need to fix. :-)

I'm currently up in Vancouver for a week then I'm going to try to stop by the factory on my way south. I have other items I want fixed. Maybe they can look at that also.

Quote from: Larry Feather
>

Michael

Don't know that much about it, but you might try disconnecting the > power to the thermostat somehow and reconnect.

Larry, 30856

[quote author=matsprt1984"

>

> Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1

furnace

Quote
option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only

settings

Quote
but no furnace setting for zone 1.
>

> I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat

need to

Quote
be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? > >

> This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I could

find.

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20280
Have you tried turning off the coach 12V and turning it back on? That's what I had to do when our thermostat was acting up. Only way I could find to reset the thermostat.

Bob

'05 Intrigue Ovation #11872

Quote from: matsprt1984
Thanks Larry. I had thought about that but the thermostat cover

does

Quote
not want to come off without a struggle. So I'm not going to force > it and add another thing I need to fix. :-) >

I'm currently up in Vancouver for a week then I'm going to try to > stop by the factory on my way south. I have other items I want > fixed. Maybe they can look at that also.

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> Michael

> Don't know that much about it, but you might try disconnecting

the

Quote
power to the thermostat somehow and reconnect.
>

> Larry, 30856
>

[quote author=matsprt1984"
>]
> >

> > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > furnace

> > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > settings

> > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> >

> > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat > need to

> > be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? > > >

> > This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I

could

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20300
I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have forced air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have two themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have only one furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it. At least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.

Brian

Allure, 30507

Quote from: matsprt1984
Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1

furnace

Quote
option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only

settings

Quote
but no furnace setting for zone 1.

I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat need

to

Quote
be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? >

This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I could

find.

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20305
My 2002 Allure has only one furnace that operates on two zones.

Larry, 30856

Quote from: brian_a2mi
I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have forced > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have two > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have only

one

Quote
furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it. At > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.

Brian

Allure, 30507

[quote author=matsprt1984"

>

> Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > furnace

> option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > settings

> but no furnace setting for zone 1.
>

> I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat

need

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20308
Brian,

Interesting thought. One of the CC tech support people also had that idea. However it was discovered that while you only have one furnace, you can have multiple heat exchangers that can be controlled by "zones".

So I have re-visited my Comfort Control Center booklet and confirmed that indeed I can have 2 furnace heat zones controlled by my thermostat.

I still think the problem is either my telephone line is not getting a signal to the thermostat or a bad thermostat. More to follow.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

Quote from: brian_a2mi
I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have forced > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have two > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have only

one

Quote
furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it. At > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.

Brian

Allure, 30507

[quote author=matsprt1984"

>

> Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > furnace

> option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > settings

> but no furnace setting for zone 1.
>

> I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat

need

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20310
I don't see how.

Unless the thermostat actually contols the ducts as well as the furnace, the furnace heats the whole coach whenever it runs. If the thermostat says it has two heat zones, it must be turning on the furnace and heating the whole coach whenvever either zone gets cold. Therefore, it is running the furnace more often; probably more often than necessary.

Just my reasoning.

Brian

Allure 30507

Quote from: Larry Feather
>

My 2002 Allure has only one furnace that operates on two zones.

Larry, 30856

[quote author=brian_a2mi"

>

> I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have

forced

Quote
air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have

two

Quote
themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have only > one

> furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it.

At

Quote
least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
>

> Brian

> Allure, 30507
>
>

[quote author=matsprt1984"
>]
> >

> > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > > furnace

> > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > > settings

> > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> >

> > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat > need
> to

> > be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? > > >

> > This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I

could

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20311
What you say is plausible; it just doesn't jive with what I observe in my 2000. Whenever the furnace comes one, warm air comes out of ALL of the ducts.

Did the technology change for 01?
OR

Is it different for shorter coaches?

Brian

2000 32' Allure 30507

Quote from: matsprt1984
Brian,

Interesting thought. One of the CC tech support people also had

that

Quote
idea. However it was discovered that while you only have one > furnace, you can have multiple heat exchangers that can be > controlled by "zones".

So I have re-visited my Comfort Control Center booklet and

confirmed

Quote
that indeed I can have 2 furnace heat zones controlled by my > thermostat.

I still think the problem is either my telephone line is not

getting

Quote
a signal to the thermostat or a bad thermostat. More to follow.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

[quote author=brian_a2mi"

>

> I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have

forced

Quote
air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have

two

Quote
themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have only > one

> furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it.

At

Quote
least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
>

> Brian

> Allure, 30507
>
>

[quote author=matsprt1984"
>]
> >

> > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my thermostat > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > > furnace

> > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > > settings

> > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> >

> > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the Thermostat > need
> to

> > be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? > > >

> > This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that I

could

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20315
You only have one furnace and it is controlled by the thermostat that has furnace on it. you have 2 heat pumps, 2 fans, 2 a/c compressors, and so they are each listed on one themostat or the other. you never had "furnace" on the other thermostat. The furnace detects the temperature at that thermostat. If you want to change the heat area you do it by opening and closing registers.

Tom SOB Coach

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20316
His coach may have a Wabasto or Hydro-Hot in which case the heat is provided by heat exchangers running hot water from the Wabasto and not a Suburban furnace pushing hot air. This system has multiple zones for heat and A/C.
Bob

'05 Intrigue Ovation #11872

Quote from: brian_a2mi
What you say is plausible; it just doesn't jive with what I

observe

Quote
in my 2000. Whenever the furnace comes one, warm air comes out of > ALL of the ducts.

Did the technology change for 01? >
OR

Is it different for shorter coaches? >

Brian

2000 32' Allure 30507

[quote author=matsprt1984"

>

> Brian,
>

> Interesting thought. One of the CC tech support people also had > that

> idea. However it was discovered that while you only have one > > furnace, you can have multiple heat exchangers that can be > > controlled by "zones".
>

> So I have re-visited my Comfort Control Center booklet and > confirmed

> that indeed I can have 2 furnace heat zones controlled by my > > thermostat.
>

> I still think the problem is either my telephone line is not > getting

> a signal to the thermostat or a bad thermostat. More to follow.
>

> Michael

> 01' Intrigue #11224
>
>
>
>
>

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
>]
> >

> > I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have > forced

> > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have > two

> > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have

only

Quote
one

> > furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control

it.

Quote
At

> > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
> >

> > Brian

> > Allure, 30507
> >
> >

[quote author=matsprt1984"
> >]
> > >

> > > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my

thermostat

Quote
> > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone 1 > > > furnace

> > > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan Only > > > settings

> > > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> > >

> > > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the

Thermostat

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20317
Bob,

I do in fact have hydronic heat provided by the infamous Hurricane furnace. And I do have heat exchangers not forced air heat coming out of the AC ducts (unless I'm using the heat pumps on the AC units).

I was able to confirm that my telephone wire had not vibrated loose.
As Ron and Molly had happen before.

So still on the hunt.

Michael

01" Intrigue #11224

Quote from: Bob Stephens
>

His coach may have a Wabasto or Hydro-Hot in which case the heat

is

Quote
provided by heat exchangers running hot water from the Wabasto and > not a Suburban furnace pushing hot air. This system has multiple > zones for heat and A/C.

Bob

'05 Intrigue Ovation #11872

[quote author=brian_a2mi"

>

> What you say is plausible; it just doesn't jive with what I > observe

> in my 2000. Whenever the furnace comes one, warm air comes out

of

Quote
ALL of the ducts.
>

> Did the technology change for 01? > >
> OR
>

> Is it different for shorter coaches? > >

> Brian

> 2000 32' Allure 30507
>
>

[quote author=matsprt1984"
>]
> >

> > Brian,
> >

> > Interesting thought. One of the CC tech support people also

had

Quote
that

> > idea. However it was discovered that while you only have one > > > furnace, you can have multiple heat exchangers that can be > > > controlled by "zones".
> >

> > So I have re-visited my Comfort Control Center booklet and > > confirmed

> > that indeed I can have 2 furnace heat zones controlled by my > > > thermostat.
> >

> > I still think the problem is either my telephone line is not > > getting

> > a signal to the thermostat or a bad thermostat. More to follow.
> >

> > Michael

> > 01' Intrigue #11224
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
> >]
> > >

> > > I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have > > forced

> > > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You

have

Quote
two

> > > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have > only
> > one

> > > furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control > it.
> At

> > > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
> > >

> > > Brian

> > > Allure, 30507
> > >
> > >

[quote author=matsprt1984"
> > >]
> > > >

> > > > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my > thermostat

> > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone

1

Quote
> > furnace

> > > > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan

Only

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #12 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20327
The "furnace" pushes the heat out of the floor ducts, (or the ones close to the floor). I have 4 furnace floor duct outlets. Two in front and two in the rear. The two outlets in the front work off zone 1 and the other two work off of zone 2. Neither zone will operate if I have that zone turned off while the other zone is on.
All four outlets has it own fan and plumbing. I believe the thermostat merely controls the fan and plumbing valves needed for each zone. My Allure is 36' long, if that means anything.

Larry, 30856

Quote from: brian_a2mi
I don't see how.

Unless the thermostat actually contols the ducts as well as the > furnace, the furnace heats the whole coach whenever it runs. If

the

Quote
thermostat says it has two heat zones, it must be turning on the > furnace and heating the whole coach whenvever either zone gets > cold. Therefore, it is running the furnace more often; probably > more often than necessary.

Just my reasoning.

Brian

Allure 30507

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> My 2002 Allure has only one furnace that operates on two zones.
>

> Larry, 30856
>
>
>
>
>

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
>]
> >

> > I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have > forced

> > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You have > two

> > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have

only

Quote
one

> > furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control it.
At

> > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
> >

> > Brian

> > Allure, 30507
> >
> >

[quote author=matsprt1984"
> >]
> > >

> > > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my

thermostat

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #13 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20343
Larry,

Well said. That is exactly the way I understand my system is supposed to work. I have the same ducting outlets that you describe.

My problem continues to be that the front furnace "system" does not appear in the "zone 1" options on my thermostat. "Furnace" is an option ONLY when going through the zone 2 list.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

Quote from: Larry Feather
>

The "furnace" pushes the heat out of the floor ducts, (or the ones > close to the floor). I have 4 furnace floor duct outlets. Two in > front and two in the rear. The two outlets in the front work off > zone 1 and the other two work off of zone 2. Neither zone will > operate if I have that zone turned off while the other zone is

on.

Quote
All four outlets has it own fan and plumbing. I believe the > thermostat merely controls the fan and plumbing valves needed for > each zone. My Allure is 36' long, if that means anything.

Larry, 30856

[quote author=brian_a2mi"

>

> I don't see how.
>

> Unless the thermostat actually contols the ducts as well as the > > furnace, the furnace heats the whole coach whenever it runs. If > the

> thermostat says it has two heat zones, it must be turning on the > > furnace and heating the whole coach whenvever either zone gets > > cold. Therefore, it is running the furnace more often; probably > > more often than necessary.
>

> Just my reasoning.
>

> Brian

> Allure 30507
>
>

[quote author=Larry Feather"
>]
> >

> > My 2002 Allure has only one furnace that operates on two zones.
> >

> > Larry, 30856
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
> >]
> > >

> > > I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have > > forced

> > > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You

have

Quote
two

> > > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably have > only
> > one

> > > furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control

it.

Quote
At

> > > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
> > >

> > > Brian

> > > Allure, 30507
> > >
> > >

[quote author=matsprt1984"
> > >]
> > > >

> > > > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my > thermostat

> > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the zone

1

Quote
> > furnace

> > > > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan

Only

Quote
> > settings

> > > > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> > > >

> > > > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the

Thermostat

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #14 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20350
There is a procedure to reset the thermostat when that happens, that happened to me several years ago so not sure of the procedure but it is accomplished by pushing both top buttons at the same time and then a combination of the up/down buttons if I remember correctly.
You are resetting a value stored in memory board....sorry I can't be more specific but maybe it is in the manual and someone can find it for you. Mine has hydronic heater, not sure if it works same for the gas furnace equipped rigs or not.
Ray

Quote from: matsprt1984
Larry,

Well said. That is exactly the way I understand my system is > supposed to work. I have the same ducting outlets that you

describe.

Quote
>

My problem continues to be that the front furnace "system" does

not

Quote
appear in the "zone 1" options on my thermostat. "Furnace" is an > option ONLY when going through the zone 2 list.

Michael

01' Intrigue #11224

[quote author=Larry Feather"

>

> The "furnace" pushes the heat out of the floor ducts, (or the

ones

Quote
close to the floor). I have 4 furnace floor duct outlets. Two

in

Quote
front and two in the rear. The two outlets in the front work

off

Quote
zone 1 and the other two work off of zone 2. Neither zone will > > operate if I have that zone turned off while the other zone is > on.

> All four outlets has it own fan and plumbing. I believe the > > thermostat merely controls the fan and plumbing valves needed

for

Quote
each zone. My Allure is 36' long, if that means anything.
>

> Larry, 30856
>
>
>

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
>]
> >

> > I don't see how.
> >

> > Unless the thermostat actually contols the ducts as well as

the

Quote
> furnace, the furnace heats the whole coach whenever it runs.

If

Quote
the

> > thermostat says it has two heat zones, it must be turning on

the

Quote
> furnace and heating the whole coach whenvever either zone gets > > > cold. Therefore, it is running the furnace more often;

probably

Quote
> more often than necessary.
> >

> > Just my reasoning.
> >

> > Brian

> > Allure 30507
> >
> >

[quote author=Larry Feather"
> >]
> > >

> > > My 2002 Allure has only one furnace that operates on two

zones.

Quote
> >

> > > Larry, 30856
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

[quote author=brian_a2mi"
> > >]
> > > >

> > > > I certainly can't speak for your Intrigue, but if you have > > > forced

> > > > air heat I believe you only have one zone for heat. You > have
> > two

> > > > themostat zones cuz you have two ACs, but you probably

have

Quote
only
> > > one

> > > > furnace. So, you only have one thermostat zone to control > it.
> > At

> > > > least that's the way it is on my 00 Allure.
> > > >

> > > > Brian

> > > > Allure, 30507
> > > >
> > > >

[quote author=matsprt1984"
> > > >]
> > > > >

> > > > > Going up to cold country Sunday and was checking my > > thermostat

> > > > > settings. I see that I have my zone 2 furnace but the

zone

Quote
1

> > > > furnace

> > > > > option is gone !! Still have all the heat pump, AC, Fan > Only

> > > > settings

> > > > > but no furnace setting for zone 1.
> > > > >

> > > > > I know it was there before, any idea's ?? Does the > Thermostat
> > > need
> > > > to

> > > > > be reset ?? Is there a fuse somewhere ?? > > > > > >

> > > > > This one has me stumped. No mention in the manuals that

I

Re: Missing Front room heat

Reply #15 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20352
The reset procedure for the thermostat is:

1. Slide the switch on the bottom to the off position.

2. Hold down the "Zone" button and the "Mode" button while sliding the switch on the bottom to the "on" position.

3. This will reset the thermostat.

Chuck Penque

03 Intrigue 11673

Missing Front room heat

Reply #16 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20363
I'm not sure if my first response made it, so here it is again.

The reset procedure for the thermostat is:

1. Slide the switch on the bottom to the off position.

2. Hold down the "Zone" button and the "Mode" button while sliding the switch on the bottom to the "on" position.

3. This will reset the thermostat.

Chuck Penque

03 Intrigue 11673

Missing Front Room Heat

Reply #17 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20275
we had this problem for weeks where we had no Zone 1, and finally found a tech who knew the system.
Control to the thermostat is a telephone type line and connection that has an extension connection where it goes through the housing of the forward air conditioner on the inside of the coach. The connection had vibrated apart. Once he re-commencted that telephone type wire and connector we had the Zone 1 back again. BTW, this was after trying 2 new thermostats which were returned.

Ron and Molly, '01 Intrigue # 11262, San Diego

Re: Missing Front Room Heat

Reply #18 –
Yahoo Message Number: 20288
Thanks Ron and/or Molly. I had front AC work done a while back.
Can't say for sure on the timing but that sounds like a great place to start troubleshooting. Fortunately it's not real cold up here (Vancouver BC) so the heat pumps work great.