Thermostat bad - Dutchmen Owners
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×

Go Back   Dutchmen Owners > Dutchmen Brand RVs > Ultra-Lite
Click Here to Login
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 10-18-2018, 11:05 PM   #1
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Punxsutawney
Posts: 14
Pennsylvania
Thermostat bad

We are camping at mt Greylock in Massachusetts and it’s cold. We woke up this morning to no heat. I bought a replacement thermostat at a hardware store and hooked it up and it doesn’t work. If I twist the wires together it works. Are the thermostats different then a household one ?
__________________

jmarie999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-18-2018, 11:39 PM   #2
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Punxsutawney
Posts: 14
Pennsylvania
It’s a Coleman 1705RB
__________________

jmarie999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2018, 12:01 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Wesley Chapel
Posts: 3,040
Florida
It’s 12 volt For RV, House thermostat is 24 volt.
franktafl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2018, 03:31 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
wildwest450's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Sparta
Posts: 1,726
Tennessee
I'm no HVAC expert but have done a little research on thermostats because I was wanting to change the junk stock one out. Frank is right on the 12/24 volt thing, but many people use house thermostats in their camper, but they need to be a "dry contact" battery powered thermostat. There is tons of info online about them, and there's a big selection to choose from. The only down side is the battery replacement, my house one lasts almost 2 years.
__________________
2014 Aerolite 213 RBSL
2016 Chevrolet Colorado
wildwest450 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-19-2018, 04:40 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Benton
Posts: 156
Tennessee
If it's a newer dometic lcd, I don't think a regular residential thermostat will work.
__________________
2015 V 3305
2018 Ram 3500 Cummins 6-speed manual
2002 Goldwing Trike
2012 EZ-GO 2FIVE LSV 2014 Gem E4 LSV
3wheeler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2018, 10:05 AM   #6
Site Team
 
wahoonc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Sprung Leak
Posts: 3,157
North Carolina
Quote:
Originally Posted by wildwest450 View Post
I'm no HVAC expert but have done a little research on thermostats because I was wanting to change the junk stock one out. Frank is right on the 12/24 volt thing, but many people use house thermostats in their camper, but they need to be a "dry contact" battery powered thermostat. There is tons of info online about them, and there's a big selection to choose from. The only down side is the battery replacement, my house one lasts almost 2 years.
This

I switched out the cheap contact thermostat in my Coleman with an electronic one from HD, cost ~$20, I got the one that takes a AA battery. Worked much better than the old mechanical one.

Aaron
__________________
There is madness to my methods
2015 Coleman CM16FBS(traded) 2016 Concord 300DS
2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid following along
wahoonc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-20-2018, 07:32 PM   #7
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Punxsutawney
Posts: 14
Pennsylvania
Thanks I’ll give it a try
__________________

jmarie999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dutchmen RV or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT. The time now is 02:36 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2020 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.
×