Last night it was good and cold (that groundhog in PA don't know what the heck he's talking about, lol) and I had been to Wallyworld to pick up a universal controller for the Apex digital converter box that was left in the MH when we bought it. This is my new 2002 MH so keep that in mind as I am so much a rookie with this stuff. With all these "systems" it's like walking into the space shuttle for me 
Anyway, I toggle "on" the batteries, inverter, crank up the generator, turn on some lights and go back to the bedroom to fire up the furnaces. Well I get to the back and the bedroom radio is trying to play, that dang thing is like possessed. It's turning on and off, on and off (there's another bug to work out)
I look at the thermostat and the display shows 00 for the temp, zone 2, heat....and thats all it will do, locked up and no button will make it do nothin'. So I pull the 12 volt fuse to kill the thermostat, plug it back in and it's still locked up. End of the story....no furnace, froze my "ears" off playing with that thing, I did get the new universal remote programed to operate the old converter box but my TV reception was only one station (and it faded in and out).
I get on the net and read that RFI interference causes this old stat to lock up, well between the radio and the florescent light that I had on that probably was cause for "Radio Frequency Interference" aka, RFI ;D
My question: What do you guy's do to combat the RFI. Is there a thermostat that will solve this problem or do I disconnect the back radio and unhook the florescent lights?
Do I rip out the old antiquated TV's and install digitals or is there something else to try for better TV reception. I do have a satellite dish on the MH as well as a old L3 TracView system and Direct TV in my real house but I was just trying to get away from the satellite bondage.
Love this RV stuff ;D
Anyway, I toggle "on" the batteries, inverter, crank up the generator, turn on some lights and go back to the bedroom to fire up the furnaces. Well I get to the back and the bedroom radio is trying to play, that dang thing is like possessed. It's turning on and off, on and off (there's another bug to work out)
I look at the thermostat and the display shows 00 for the temp, zone 2, heat....and thats all it will do, locked up and no button will make it do nothin'. So I pull the 12 volt fuse to kill the thermostat, plug it back in and it's still locked up. End of the story....no furnace, froze my "ears" off playing with that thing, I did get the new universal remote programed to operate the old converter box but my TV reception was only one station (and it faded in and out).
I get on the net and read that RFI interference causes this old stat to lock up, well between the radio and the florescent light that I had on that probably was cause for "Radio Frequency Interference" aka, RFI ;D
My question: What do you guy's do to combat the RFI. Is there a thermostat that will solve this problem or do I disconnect the back radio and unhook the florescent lights?
Do I rip out the old antiquated TV's and install digitals or is there something else to try for better TV reception. I do have a satellite dish on the MH as well as a old L3 TracView system and Direct TV in my real house but I was just trying to get away from the satellite bondage.
Love this RV stuff ;D