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I have no idea how to remove your panel, 1evaughn, but I was able to confirm with 100% certainty that your furnace is in the hutch, left side, just like it is in mine.
Sorry I can't advise you any further on actually getting to it. Hopefully someone else with a unit like yours will chime in soon.
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The panels are stapled in place from the inside while the cabinets are being built. They are not designed to be removed. I have the same issue with my 2017 Reflection 297RSTS, along with heat build up when the furnace is running.
But, you can very easily get to the fan on the furnace by removing the outside cover of the furnace on the exterior of your RV. The fan will be right there at the top of the furnace assembly. And if you need to remove the complete furnace for trouble-shooting and repair, just remove the screws, and propane line. All will be accessible with the exterior cover removed.
I've never removed my interior panels. If I did, it would be a major project to try and get them reinstalled. I really wish GDRV had put cabinet doors instead of a panel. It would have made service so much easier.
Jim
Jim and Ginnie
2024 Solitude 310GK - 2020 F350 Dually
GDRV Technical Forum Moderator
GDRV Rally Support Coordinator
My 2017 297RSTS does not have the slats either. To remove the panel, I would have to push them in. I know Jim has done this. I did do some heat mitigation though by applying heat resistant material on the wall behind the furnace, and I did that by reaching through the drawer slots after removing the drawers. It wasn’t easy. I have my opinions now about the heat build up. Most of the time (or all), we use the furnace when it’s cold outside (makes sense huh). During this colder weather the walls do not heat up like it would if the furnace is on when it’s warm ambient air.
Our 2018 297RSTS has the slots like Howard's. It surprises me that some don't have the slots. I would have thought all would have used this as the cold air return.
Rob
Rob & Barb
2022 RAM 3500 Big Horn, 6.7 Cummins HO/Aisin
2022 Solitude 378MBS
Our 2018 297RSTS has the slots like Howard's. It surprises me that some don't have the slots. I would have thought all would have used this as the cold air return.
Rob
I'm sensing another project on the horizon for TucsonJim ...
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I'm sensing another project on the horizon for TucsonJim ...
Actually, the project is already done. I installed a vent at the end of the island to release excess heat. This was a big complaint with 2017 owners. GDRV listened to us and came up with the slotted panels to mitigate the heat in the cavity. I still wish they'd gone with vented cabinet doors to make access super easy for modifications and repairs.
Jim
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Jim and Ginnie
2024 Solitude 310GK - 2020 F350 Dually
GDRV Technical Forum Moderator
GDRV Rally Support Coordinator
Actually, the project is already done. I installed a vent at the end of the island to release excess heat. This was a big complaint with 2017 owners. GDRV listened to us and came up with the slotted panels to mitigate the heat in the cavity. I still wish they'd gone with vented cabinet doors to make access super easy for modifications and repairs.
Jim
Nicely done. I agree that the vented cabinet doors would have been much better. Slotted panel is not too bad to work with as the screws are easily accessed.
Rob
Rob & Barb
2022 RAM 3500 Big Horn, 6.7 Cummins HO/Aisin
2022 Solitude 378MBS
The panels are stapled in place from the inside while the cabinets are being built. They are not designed to be removed. I have the same issue with my 2017 Reflection 297RSTS, along with heat build up when the furnace is running.
But, you can very easily get to the fan on the furnace by removing the outside cover of the furnace on the exterior of your RV. The fan will be right there at the top of the furnace assembly. And if you need to remove the complete furnace for trouble-shooting and repair, just remove the screws, and propane line. All will be accessible with the exterior cover removed.
I've never removed my interior panels. If I did, it would be a major project to try and get them reinstalled. I really wish GDRV had put cabinet doors instead of a panel. It would have made service so much easier.
Jim
Hi Jim,
I must have been mistaken. I thought a couple years back you had some pics with your front hutch panels off. My mistake.
Steve, Sue, and pups Sky & Sierra
2017 Grand Design Reflection 297RSTS
2017 F350 CC, LB, 4x4, 6.7 Blue Ox WD
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