Furrion Fireplace Error Code 88 - How to take out Fireplace

Furrion Fireplace Error Code 88 - How to take out Fireplace
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[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

I wanted to report that we used it for the rest of 2021/2022 winter with no issues. Not sure it will be a permanent fix but at least we made it through this year. I will update when we use it again next winter.

[@raymencaldwell3854]

Mine just caught on fire after 2 years, wish there were better brands to choose from

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

@@raymencaldwell3854 So Sorry to hear that. I agree not much options. I want one with a thermostat when we have to replace. Ours just runs.

[@user-sg2fi3zk2n]

@@BillandKelleyAdventures Try holding the temperature button on heater and it should let you put a specific temperature instead of running it on L or H.

[@FullMoonGravity]

@@raymencaldwell3854 Too bad yours became a real fireplace. See my findings below. This flamer shaft coupler issue can very well cause a fire once it burns the grease up in the motor gearbox. Sooner or later, this plastic tube zip tie coupler is going to kill someone. Dangerous!!!

[@reneeedesign]

We had this same issue! I followed your video and now it is working again. Thank you so much for posting this video! So helpful and saved us so much time, money, and frustrations. Now we can stay warm this winter.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

So glad to help. Ours so far is still going strong.

[@FullMoonGravity]

Thanks for the video. Being not one for unsolved mysteries, I have pinpointed one of the true reasons for this behavior. It wasn't a very cold day when I went out to find the fireplace flashing the "88" code. I reset the breaker in the fusebox. The fireplace came on for 3 seconds and faulted again. I was standing next to it and smelled an odor that was very much like burning electronics, but not exactly. I took the top cover off. The heater fan on top spun free and up close, did not have the smell on it. So I then took the back cover off and found another motor that turns a shaft, making the pretty flame display. I smelled the motor and it had that faint burnt smell. It was not burnt electronics, but the smell of burning grease inside the motor gearbox. It is really similar. The motor shaft is coupled to another shaft with reflective fingers with a flexible plastic tubing secured on one end with a zip tie(really???) and the other end with a pinch retainer. If you use a bright flashlight on this coupler, you will find a small gap between the shaft ends. The shafts must be touching. If there is a gap between them it can cause a bind issue whereas the plastic tubing twists, overloading the motor and causing a fault. Remove the gap by squeezing the pinch retainer and moving it towards the motor, leaving it free. Using some needle nose pliers, work the plastic tubing and move the flamer shaft towards the motor until both ends of the shafts are touching. Squeeze the pinch retainer and reseat it near the outer end of the motor shaft. Then test it to ensure it is working again. Instead of using a real shaft coupler, Furrion has made a homemade cheap coupler which is almost guaranteed to fail over time. One would think that if Furrion took the time to secure the cover with the "1200 screws", they would also have used a real shaft coupler on the flamer shaft. Hope this helps someone!

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Oh wow cool That is good to know. Ours never had a smell but is still working so fingers crossed it keeps working

[@FullMoonGravity]

@@BillandKelleyAdventures It stopped again. I am thinking there is more than one thing wrong with it. I have not had good luck with Furrion products in my RV. Microwave oven door sticks and the Furrion range oven is out. Geez.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Oh no. We have been lucky ours still been working. I hate that for you. I know it's aggerating. @@FullMoonGravity

[@FullMoonGravity]

@@BillandKelleyAdventures Although I love this Forest River XLR RV, it was made during the pandemic and it seems the quaility of the build and some of the components are not up to par. I've had to replace the furnace, leaf spring, toilet valve, shower access door, the oven is out, and now the fireplace is broken. I have had it for a little over 2 years. Are they all like this or did I get unlucky?

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

@@FullMoonGravity Ours was built before then and we haven't had many problems but I see a lot of people saying this online about their units. I hate that it is this way. I think they tried to go to fast and just quality was lacking when you hurry.

[@mattevangelou3491]

Thank you for posting the tutorial - We have a brand new Jayco Eagle 28.5 and I attempted to turn on the fireplace in extremely cold weather and got the same code. My thought is that it was so cold something in the fan mechanism contracted and the fan stuck. I followed your example, removed the fireplace insert from the cabinet, stuck a small screwdriver in the grate and spun the fan, and now it seems fine. Thank you again for the help!

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

So glad I could help ours is still doing great hopefully it will last a few more years. 😀

[@romanpetrack2542]

This is actually a REALY easy fix. The fireplace shuts off because it over heated. The simple fix is just to unplug the fireplace from the outlet, leave it off for 20 minutes, and then plug it back in. Many will think that they fixed it by cleaning the fan and or sensor but in most cases it was simply fixed by unplugging the unit. When the unit overheats it wont reset itself unless its unplugged. Simply turning the unit off at the switch on the fireplace will not work. The unit needs to be unplugged from the outlet in order to give it a chance to cool down and reset.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

We actually unplugged first a few weeks before and it didn’t fix it. It only started to work after we cleaned. Not sure why but glad it worked. It’s still working.

[@romanpetrack2542]

Always good to have options to work through hey (: I suppose sometimes it’s just a matter of elimination. If it’s not one thing it could be another. Thx for your video btw as it was what made me feel confident in the first place to remove the fireplace 😊

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

So glad it could help. Hey what works for one may not work for another. Learned that a lot through the year.

[@chrishines8276]

Just had the same luck with mine! Removed it, took off the back cover, rotated the fan back and forth. Then it started working like a charm. I noticed intake vents on mine seem compressed. So I expanded them by trying them more open. Working great so far!

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Yes, ours has been working ever since this year we’ve had just once or twice that it’s done it but when we reset it, it was fine so I think we’re gonna have to open it back up and clean it again. Bill said he’s gonna have to rewatch our video. Remember how to do it.Lol

[@handygranny]

I just bought a used Whelan with the same problem. For $40, it was worth a shot. I did pretty much exactly what you did and mine is now working as well. Thank you. A can of spray air seemed to do the trick to clean sensor and blower.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Spray air is a great idea we didn’t even think about that we were just trying to take it apart to try to figure out what was wrong with it. And it worked the whole winter no problems. I was just happy to get another winter out of it it may not work next year but hey at least got a little extra

[@Dana-ji7ve]

Found your video and am so thankful I did- ‘fixed’ the problem and we have went from ccccccooooold to toasty , warm. Thanks so much!

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Glad it helped! Ours is still working too.

[@fuzzyandrews2702]

That fixed it. Good job, thank you

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

So glad to help. Ours is still going so far too. 😊

[@sergeantlawless]

I just did this with mine for the same reason. The fan was operating without impediment, perfectly normal, however the temp guage was covered in dust. Cleaning that off must have done the trick, because it's been working like new for hours. Well done.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

So glad it helped. We tried to find videos and couldn’t find anything. So wanted to make something.

[@romanpetrack2542]

This is actually a REALY easy fix. The fireplace shuts off because it over heated. The simple fix is just to unplug the fireplace from the outlet, leave it off for 20 minutes, and then plug it back in. Many will think that they fixed it by cleaning the fan and or sensor but in most cases it was simply fixed by unplugging the unit. When the unit overheats it wont reset itself unless its unplugged. Simply turning the unit off at the switch on the fireplace will not work. The unit needs to be unplugged from the outlet in order to give it a chance to cool down and reset.

[@jamesnunn5452]

I found you take the screws from top you can just take top cover off not the whole back. You video was very helpful Thanks

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Yes. We did it backwards but it was hard to find any videos. It’s still working fingers crossed it keeps working.

[@secretlyacat6992]

I had this same issue and just did the same thing. Looking for dust or hair, none. But after spinning the fan a few times and deciding to try it, it is now running for 10+ minutes. I'm not sure i actually did anything

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Agree we felt the same way but it is still working so not sure.

[@user-no8el6op7b]

How do you get at the top screws to take them out? Not enough room for a screwdriver. I'm stymied.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

I talked to Bill he said ours were angled where he could use the screw driver. Sorry I know that not any help

[@user-mm4je1sb9b]

I think the fan motor isn’t functioning properly and draws too much energy to turn on which trips the sensor and causes the code. I blew the dust out of mine and it ran once. Then the next day trip the code again again

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

We been lucky ours has ran since we did this all winter. We stay in our camper every weekend from October till first of February. I’m just glad we got this season out of it. I hate it didn’t work for you. I know it’s a hit or miss thing.

[@user-mm4je1sb9b]

@@BillandKelleyAdventures I cleaned it out again and is back up and running. Will see how it holds up.

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

​@@user-mm4je1sb9b Hopefully it will.

[@romanpetrack2542]

This is actually a REALY easy fix. The fireplace shuts off because it over heated. The simple fix is just to unplug the fireplace from the outlet, leave it off for 20 minutes, and then plug it back in. Many will think that they fixed it by cleaning the fan and or sensor but in most cases it was simply fixed by unplugging the unit. When the unit overheats it wont reset itself unless its unplugged. Simply turning the unit off at the switch on the fireplace will not work. The unit needs to be unplugged from the outlet in order to give it a chance to cool down and reset.

[@JohnSmith-mk2bw]

Mine has no lights on buttons or anything...

[@markmcneil5702]

How are the faceplate screws removed?

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

There are 4 screws that go in from the top at an angle you remove those then pick up on the front to remove that piece. Then you can get to the rest of the screws.

[@nicolewilloughby2821]

So we just purchased a new one for our camper and the second night that 88 error code came in. Once you accessed the sensor and freed up anything from the fan did that fix the problem or was it just a temporary fix?

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

I am going to say it fixed it because we have ran the whole winter and never got the code again. Congratulations on the new camper.

[@romanpetrack2542]

@@BillandKelleyAdventures This is actually a REALY easy fix. The fireplace shuts off because it over heated. The simple fix is just to unplug the fireplace from the outlet, leave it off for 20 minutes, and then plug it back in. Many will think that they fixed it by cleaning the fan and or sensor but in most cases it was simply fixed by unplugging the unit. When the unit overheats it wont reset itself unless its unplugged. Simply turning the unit off at the switch on the fireplace will not work. The unit needs to be unplugged from the outlet in order to give it a chance to cool down and reset itself. I did actually follow your tips from your video but then later had someone tell me about how unplugging from the outlet works. So although I thought I fixed it by cleaning the fan and sensor, it really just fixed itself by being unplugged for 20 minutes (:

[@sandracook7866]

Did you ever have to replace it? Just woke up and mine is flashing 88 😢

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

It is still working so far. Fingers crossed. Lol

[@jamesnunn5452]

It's not square head it's Robertson

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Yes you are correct that is the correct term but not many people know that. My (Kelley’s) dad owned a hardware store and I’ve worked for on more than 30 years. Although the terms "square drive" and "Robertson" are often treated as the same in catalogs, the difference (as I understand it) is that Robertson tools and screws have a slight taper to the square recess and the square drive ones do not. Most online sources claim that the tapered design is superior. You can use either they both work.

[@JohnSmith-mk2bw]

There is something ticking near the front door. Sounds like it's coming from behind fusebox ..

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Sounds like a fuse problem crazy