Well, after spending $9,100.00 this week to rebuild the transmission/cooling units/radiator core, I had the rear furnace go out today. When it rains, it pours!
They are the original units..13 years old now, and I have spent a fruitless day at Camping World trying to get replacements.
(I figured while I am at it, I'll just go ahead and replace both.) No luck. Not a stock item.
They are Hydroflame Excalibur 8520-II's.
I did some online research and learned that Hydroflame offers 16k, 20k, 25K, 31k and 34k BTU replacement units. They all supposedly fit in the the same framing dimension, so this is my dilemma:
Should I go with the same amount of BTUs I currently have, or would it be ok to step it up a notch or two.. I was thinking I would like to go with at least a 31k unit if its practical and wouldnt require any changes to the current setup.
The price differential is only about $58 per unit.
Does anyone have any experience in this sort of thing who could advise me? I would be very grateful for your help.
Dianne
They are the original units..13 years old now, and I have spent a fruitless day at Camping World trying to get replacements.
(I figured while I am at it, I'll just go ahead and replace both.) No luck. Not a stock item.
They are Hydroflame Excalibur 8520-II's.
I did some online research and learned that Hydroflame offers 16k, 20k, 25K, 31k and 34k BTU replacement units. They all supposedly fit in the the same framing dimension, so this is my dilemma:
Should I go with the same amount of BTUs I currently have, or would it be ok to step it up a notch or two.. I was thinking I would like to go with at least a 31k unit if its practical and wouldnt require any changes to the current setup.
The price differential is only about $58 per unit.
Does anyone have any experience in this sort of thing who could advise me? I would be very grateful for your help.
Dianne