After the fact furnace install

Dan sloan

Junior Ranger
Decided to put a propex furnace in my 560. I ended up putting it in the storage area in the front inside, since there was already power there.
Drilled 2 holes for intake and exhaust, and 2 for gas lines. Was told that the dual stage regulator required vertical mounting , protected. So I installed it in the outside front storage area.
I didn't want to drill holes in the woodwork , so I made a small block of wood for the thermostat to mount to , and attached it to the wall with double sided tape, then taped the wire to run to the spot where the wall rounds to the storage area, I was able to drill 1 small hole on the side of the molding that's invisible. ( i had to cut the thermostat wire as the installed connectors would have required a much bigger hole.
Here's the interesting part.
You can buy the furnace in a suitcase so it's portable, but twice the cost and you still need to figure out how to get the heat into the camper. I looked into mounting it in the galley but the vent would be in the footwell, which means blankets, etc blocking it.
So I removed 1 cabinet door in the front and made a hardboard piece held there with velcro and drilled a couple of holes, 1 for the heat and 1 for the return air. Now there are 2 things you can do, either just lay the seat cushion down, or alter it to make a small piece that folds down.
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Wow! You don't post often...but when you do! Nicely done

Of course, I have to say .... Make sure you have a good propan/carbon monoxide detector --- your very close to the 'living quarters' and it would be unfortunate to wake up, and not be there.
 
Wow! You don't post often...but when you do! Nicely done

Of course, I have to say .... Make sure you have a good propan/carbon monoxide detector --- your very close to the 'living quarters' and it would be unfortunate to wake up, and not be there.
Yes sir, already had the conversation with Cary. I got a propane co2 about halfway up the wall online with the airflow. Been no issues but I've only had it with battery or my house power, Cary mentioned some were having problems when plugged in to shore power
 
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