Furnace not working (Atwood/Hydro 8531-IV)
Got a trailer that has an Atwood 8531-IV Furnace in it that has never worked. I used to get the blower motor running (No heat) but no ignition. Propane is fine - stove/oven works just fine. I b...
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So you all might think me a huge dumbass - and I honestly couldn't defend myself against that - but I 'tested' the module on the board by doing the following:
I plugged one end of the meter into the plug coming from the ignition module, and then clamped the other end on the electrode and turned the meter to DC Voltage.
I figured if I was getting a voltage reading it meant the electrode was getting voltage from the module - if it was getting voltage and not sparking tt would point to electrode.
Well - I got a voltage reading. It sometimes spiked really high (seen number as high as 1782) but was generally sitting at around 1.5 to 2.3 volts.
At this point I'm thinking what I did was just dumb and didn't tell me anything, lol.
Is there anyway to test the module on the board?
In order for me to get a new board I'd have to order it - I'm looking at around 250$+ and then a very large waiting period for it to get here - so I really want to be sure the board needs to be replaced before I do that.
I plugged one end of the meter into the plug coming from the ignition module, and then clamped the other end on the electrode and turned the meter to DC Voltage.
I figured if I was getting a voltage reading it meant the electrode was getting voltage from the module - if it was getting voltage and not sparking tt would point to electrode.
Well - I got a voltage reading. It sometimes spiked really high (seen number as high as 1782) but was generally sitting at around 1.5 to 2.3 volts.
At this point I'm thinking what I did was just dumb and didn't tell me anything, lol.
Is there anyway to test the module on the board?
In order for me to get a new board I'd have to order it - I'm looking at around 250$+ and then a very large waiting period for it to get here - so I really want to be sure the board needs to be replaced before I do that.
