Heating and Gas Maintenance of your Park Model
HEATING
Heating System
The gas heating system installed in your home was designed to provide comfort and maintenance-free service. Forced-air furnaces are used in your Park Model. Manufactured home furnaces obtain combustion air from outside the home. This is accomplished by using a sealed combustion furnace system. Products of combustion, i.e. odor, smoke, carbon monoxide, etc., of a properly operating furnace are all exhausted to the outside of the home. When a home has a central forced-air heating system, the furnace blower forces warm air through the ducts located in the floor and throughout the home. Air within the home is returned to the furnace where it is reheated and recirculated.
Thermostatic Equipment
All manufactured home heating equipment is controlled by a thermostat. The thermostat can be set to maintain any desired temperature without further attention.
Heating System Maintenance
Some important considerations with regard to the maintenance of your heating system are:
- It is the dealer's responsibility to assure that your furnace is thoroughly checked over prior to start-up.
- Only rely upon qualified personnel to provide service to the heating unit.
3. Read the furnace manufacturer's operation and maintenance instructions supplied with your home. Information about periodic cleaning, replacing the filters, servicing the blower and lighting the burner is contained in these instructions. Periodic maintenance is essential for years of trouble-free service.
The following should be done at least once a year:
1. Clean or replace all air and fuel filters.
2. Clean, and if specified by the manufacturer's instructions the blower motor.
3. Inspect the flue pipe and roof jack. The area should be kept free from leaves, dust and dirt. A badly rusted or corroded roof jack should be replaced.
Gas Furnaces
Gas furnaces are supplied with the burners adjusted for natural gas. Most furnaces are easily converted to LP gas (bottled gas). If bottled gas is to be used, burner adjustments must be made prior to start-up. A qualified service person must make these adjustments. The gas system was thoroughly leak-checked before your home left the factory. However, the gas system must be retested prior to start-up since vibration or damage in transit may result in leakage. Utility companies or LP suppliers usually perform these tests prior to connecting your home to the system. It is VI Modular’s dealership responsibility to assure that the leakage test has been performed.
Warnings
LP-Gas cylinders shall not be placed or stored inside the vehicle. LP-Gas cylinders are equipped with safety devices that relieve excessive pressure by discharging gas to the atmosphere. FAILURE TO COMPLY COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. A Warning Label has been located near the LP-Gas container location. This label reads:
WARNING
DO NOT FILL LP-GAS CONTAINER(S) TO MORE THEN 80 PERCENT OF CAPACITY
FAILURE TO COMPLY COULD RESULT IN FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Overfilling the LP-Gas container can result in uncontrolled gas flow which can cause fire or explosion. A properly filled container will contain approximately 80 percent of its volume as liquid LP-Gas. LP-Gas regulators must always be installed with the regulator vent facing downward. Regulators that are not in compartments have been equipped with a protective cover. Make sure the regulator vent faces downward and the cover is kept in place to minimize vent blockage which could result in excessive gas pressure causing fire or explosion.
Warning
Portable fuel-burning equipment, including wood and charcoal grills and stoves, shall not be used inside the recreational park trailer. The use of this equipment inside the recreational park trailer can cause fires or asphyxiation.
Warning
Do not burn or store LP-Gas containers, gasoline, or other flammable liquids inside the recreational park trailer because of a fire or explosion can result.
CAUTION
Failure to properly convert a gas appliance from natural to LP gas can result in serious injury or death.
GAS
If, at any time, you smell gas contact your gas utility supplier immediately. They will check your system and advise you of any problems. The utility supplier is Terasen Gas.
Terasen Gas Emergency Line is (800) 663-9911
If your furnace does not appear to be operating, ensure that the breaker has not tripped and refer to your furnace manual to check lighting procedures. Also, check the thermostat setting to ensure it has not been turned down.