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russ1102
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Mar 01, 2020

furnace fan

Put my fifth wheel away for the winter and the furnace fan won't shut off. No propane on, just battery. Any ideas what the cause might be?
  • russ1102 wrote:
    If I shut the furnace switch off and back on, would that unstick the limit switch? Or does it need a new limit switch.


    No. The limit switch is a Bi Metal tab that just sticks. Doug
  • If I shut the furnace switch off and back on, would that unstick the limit switch? Or does it need a new limit switch.
  • troubledwaters wrote:
    Thermostat set to the fan on function?


    RV furnace fan is NOT controlled by the wall tstat Fan setting. The usual cause of this is the Hi limit switch stuck closed. Another long shot would be water corrosion on the furnace circuit board fusing the fan relay. Doug
  • I would just disconnect the battery and investigate when you pull it out of storage.
    I assume it will turn out to be the furnace control board.
  • Could also be a wiring short on the thermostat wires, or a broken thermostat. Probably the easiest way to rule those out (or not) is to disconnect the thermostat connections at the furnace's control board; it should not operate with them disconnected.
  • Make and model of furnace would help.
    Could be stuck time delay relay or circuit board depending on make and model.

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