Atwood 8500-IV furnace problem
Need a little help. We have a 2005 National Sea Breeze LX with an Atwood Hydro Flame 8500-IV series furnace. The furnace has been causing us problems for some time and hoping someone can offer some ...
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There are many ways a bad motor can cause cycling- in addition to what Doug pointed out, a 15 amp draw will pull the voltage down, and can easily pull it down far enough that the time delay relay will disengage, as well as the electronics dropping out.
We know that the motor has problems- a quick check of the current draw would verify that. Why throw parts at a furnace before you fix the main problem?
There are many ways a bad motor can cause cycling- in addition to what Doug pointed out, a 15 amp draw will pull the voltage down, and can easily pull it down far enough that the time delay relay will disengage, as well as the electronics dropping out.
We know that the motor has problems- a quick check of the current draw would verify that. Why throw parts at a furnace before you fix the main problem?
