some of the paperwork that came with the kit companion

Hopefully, these will be useful to someone who has a duo therm  or a holiday range.

Hydro Flame Furnace ARS - 10L LPG (liquid propane gas) update

Well, we figured out how to start the furnace up ~ believe it or not, the instructions were on a little metal placard on the inside of the box ~ we thought that was just a UL approved sticker, but no, it's actually the model number & the instructions! Good to know, good to know. So here they are, for anyone else that has this Hydro Flame furnace, from 1968.

Here it is, close-up, & turned so that anyone can read it.

 Hydro Flame Furnace, Model number ARS-10L.

It is supposedly quite the heater, but it's a radiant heat, so it's not blowing the heat anywhere, it's just sort of warm over by the door & dining area. I guess they figured the kids would need the heat, and the parents could keep each other warm. :-D

 

See it? Way over there in the corner, on the left side, turned sideways, looking like UL badge or something? Written too small for actually reading? Yah, we missed it, too.

Fixing her up in managable chunks

The skirts lifted, to see what kind of damage lies beneath. Thankfully, it's not too bad.

 

 

 

Replaced these skirts, but next year, the front end will need to be gone over. We want to camp in it before then, and it's fall now, so stripping off the entire end skin just before snow flies just doesn't make sense for us. Especially since we have no garage area to put her into. She will have to be tarped.

The door area needed to be dealt with as well. These were fixes that improved her immediate camp-ability, & will help prevent further damage.

hehe ~ my grandson enjoying an icecream cone & watching Boppa work on the trailer.

Our Hydro Flame propane furnace, with the access panel removed.

outside furnace vent & intake, with the cover removed

 

Inside this little hole was several wasp's nests, and a mud dobber nest ~ urggghhh ~ what a pain to clean out!

We removed the j-rail, scraped off the old butyl tape, washed all the surfaces (j rail & camper skin), straightened out the j rail, & re-butyl-taped it all.

Butyl taping in process. We still need to do the windows, but again, are doing things in manageable, easily finished chunks.

Tapping the re-butyled j rail for a snug fit after screwing it all back on.

Now I just need to finish re-upholstering the cushions & hang the curtains. We'll paint it, too, but may camp in it before painting. We just really want to take it out & enjoy it!

Some of our trouble areas

Well, we got her home, (all the way from Paradise, Utah!), Now for the fun stuff ~ There looks to be some water damage on the interior from a while back, a boogered door and back hatch, a missing glass louvre, & a giant blob of silicone from what the PO said the original owner said was from a 2x4 busting through?  I don't know ~ I hope we haven't gotten ourselves in too deep. For $550, though, it was worth a shot.