My friend Bob is a contractor who owns a mobile home and has been dealing with the electrical problems with the heating and cooling systems for over a couple years now.
He’s had several issues with the furnace, and today he sent me a copy of a video that he thought might help. It’s from when he first got the furnace and it’s very easy to watch.
It’s a very simple, but very important, video for anyone who works in an apartment complex, or who wants to troubleshoot the electrical system of their mobile home. The video was made by a contractor who I have spoken with before, Mike, who works in the same apartment complex as Bob and I. He’s the one who first reported the furnace problem to me, and he sent me the video today to show me his troubleshooting technique.
Mike is a little on the technical side, but he knows more about the system than I do. His post has some very good advice for anyone that has this issue. So long as the furnace has plenty of fuel (gas or propane) and the electrical system is intact, I think you should be fine.
I’m not sure what the issue is, but this is a good suggestion. At least the unit should have a good backup generator or natural gas line somewhere in case of a power failure.
I have to point out that I am no expert when it comes to electrical systems. Like I said, I am no expert when it comes to electric furnace troubleshooting. My house has a furnace, a few propane tanks, and a natural gas line that I have connected to a generator. I have taken the generator to a local mechanic and he said that if the generator is out of gas, it’s probably because the electrical system is shot.
I think it is pretty safe to say that a power outage could mean a furnace outage. With a natural gas line being so close to the house, it’s not unlikely that a power failure would result in a furnace outage.
I have had this same problem with my home. I’ve replaced the electrical system, but the furnace is still on the fritz. I had an electrical contractor look at the furnace, the generator, and the electrical system for me. He said that the generator was probably fine, though, and that the furnace would probably be fine if the electrical system was shot. He also suggested that the electrical system could be shot if it was a big problem.
Yeah, it could be one of those things that is a big problem. There are a few things that can cause electrical problems, such as a switch that is off, or a circuit breaker that you turn off. In the furnace case, it could be a big problem because in most homes the furnace is run by a small electrical generator that has a fuse in it. The electrical company says that the fuse is probably blown, but the furnace is still on the fritz.
The electric furnace in the trailer is a good example of how a small problem can be a big problem, and that is because of the small generator. The owner says that the generator is a “boom box” that is always on. He says that the fuse in the generator was blown, and that the generator’s power is not flowing through the circuit breaker. The owner says that he has no idea how the generator got on the circuit.