Furnace Question

[aaronorange]

Is it normal to have this large furnace opening blowing under the curbside bed? We seem to be getting excessive hot air blowing out our kitchen drawers and under the bed. The rest of the flex duct looks fine. (The photo shows the large furnace opening directly behind the under bed access port.) Thanks!

[Galway Girl]

That looks like the knockout panel on the furnace is missing .  You can seal it with silver furnace tape or find a sheet metal piece to put in place.

Please post the pix to oliver as a service ticket!

 

[aaronorange]

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking but didn’t see the knockout in plane site. I’m going to take a mirror to see if it slid under the floor. 😀 We are slowly making our way to Alaska from Arizona. Currently in Idaho and we are definitely using the heater. 🥶⛄️. 

[routlaw]

Difficult to tell from the existing picture but it's also possible the duct work has dropped out of the knockout panel. If you haven't already I would move your bed aside, open the hatch from above to make sure the duct has not vibrated loose and onto the floor.

[aaronorange]

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking but didn’t see the knockout in plane site. I’m going to take a mirror to see if it slid under the floor. 😀 We are slowly making our way to Alaska from Arizona. Currently in Idaho and we are definitely using the heater. 🥶⛄️. 

[aaronorange]

routlaw, thanks for checking with us 😀We did look under the bed that’s how we found the opening and the rest of the duct looks secure. I’ll let everyone know what I find once we get parked for the night. 

[jd1923]

9 hours ago, aaronorange said:

excessive hot air blowing out our kitchen drawers

This must mean your ducting is detached from the furnace somewhere, or you have a large hole in the ducting. It's a pain when traveling, but you'll need to get under the curbside bed again to fully diagnose and correct. Most of these furnaces have forced air coming out fore and aft of the furnace. Check there first and then follow the ducting forward. If you can't see it quickly, run the furnace while you have the basement open and you should feel a lot of hot air blowing somewhere!

We'll be thinking of you, as you head north and it gets hotter and hotter in Arizona. Have a great trip! 😎

Edited 1 hour ago by jd1923