Atwood Rv Furnace Won T Ignite

A guide for novice rvers 1.

Atwood rv furnace won t ignite.

If not you need to purchase and replace it. If it happens to be low power i merely replace the battery with a one that has the right voltage. Malfunction defective control circuit board. Having trouble with our atwood rv furnace not turning on and found out about this secret switch which got it running.

Rv furnace blower comes on but won t ignite. It has been known for these switches to burn out and not allow the furnace to work. This usually solves the problem. After you are certain that the battery is not at fault the.

Normally this is an electrical issue. The sail switch is located on the underside of the blower motor squirrel cage housing. The furnace is rated to be safe and not ignite if the blower doesn t produce enough air flow 70. If the battery is depleted the control circuit board would not be able to transmit orders to the.

Rv furnace operates with a 10 5 v supply and at times if the battery is not able provide above 10 5v then the furnace wont ignite. Another common issue is when the blower begins to blow but the furnace still isn t igniting. Troubleshooting atwood hydro flame furnace. You can have the main board tested at an authorized service center.

If yes and it doesn t ignite the igniter may not be positioned right or the gas valve is junk or for one reason or another not getting gas. You should call atwood technical service center at 800 546 8759 ext 114706 mark albrecht he s a good head and will help you out but he s very busy so be patient. If you have a sight glass look to see if igniter is close to burner and if not get in there and ever so gently get it closer. May be the igniter may be the main board.

A good way to test this out is to run the blower blower is apt to operate fine under 10 5 v if the blower runs then that means the battery supply may be under 10 5 v and thus its not able to open the furnace valve. You can take the board into an rv dealership to be tested. If the furnace will not light there are a couple of possible reasons. First the board could be bad.

Do you hear the igniter clicking.