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JBarca
Nomad II
Feb 27, 2021

Atwood 8500 series furnace bench test on high limit switch

Furnace: Atwood Hydroflame 8520-IV DC Installed in late 2003. I am doing a total restore on a wet 16 year old camper. I am at the point of servicing the furnace and have a question concerning tes...
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afidel
Explorer II
Mar 01, 2021
One thing to check for is any domeing on the capacitors on the control board. 2003 was during the height of the capacitor plague so there's a significant chance the board will fail sooner or later.

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