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hferguson
Explorer
Mar 05, 2015

Atwood 8531-IV-DCLP Combustion Box Insulation?

Unit is an Atwood 2003 8531-IV-DCLP L/D horizontally mounted furnace. I'd like the enclosure in which the furnace is located to stay cooler. I think it would reduce stress on the Ignition Board CC...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Mar 08, 2015
Dinosaur does make an Extend-A-Life kit which relocates the circuit board external to the furnace- it was designed for the Suburban NT/Hydroflame DC82 type furnaces, where the board is right next to the combustion chamber. Should work on any model that doesn't use a fan control board, though.Fan control boards could be made to work- just need a few more wires.

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