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May 15, 2014

Suburban furnace will not light after thermostat install

I installed a new Hunter Model 44133 thermostat that was given to me. This is a 5-2 programmable thermostat. The wiring diagram is the same as the Hunter 42999 thermostat that is non-programmable. When I first installed it, I turned it to heat and it worked fine. I modified the thermostat for the fan toggle switch and got it working with the A/C.

After that, when I turn to heat, the thermostat clicks and shows the fan on and the furnace on, but the furnace fan will not start and the furnace will not fire.

I have checked all the wiring in the thermostat and it is correctly installed.

The problem appears to be in the furnace. I have checked the fuses and all are good.

All new ideas to fix this will be appreciated.

4 Replies

  • As far as the furnace cares- all the thermostat has to do is supply 12 volts to the thermostat lead- that's the first thing to check. If it's there, the problem is the furnace. If it isn't, the problem is the thermostat.
  • Maybe you should consider "undoing" your AC switch modi and see if the furnace fires up again?
  • Oxidation on the furnace's connectors? Do you have power to the furnace circuit board? Has the furnace cycled three times trying to light? You may need to reset the thermostat.
  • IF the furnace worked with the old tstat and NOW does not work with a NON RV tstat, then why suspect the furnace? The odds are, you have to do some more modification on your Hunter. The RV furnaces are not rocket science. The wall tstat just sends a 12 volt signal to the furnace. Fan operation and lighting are ALL controlled by the furnace, NOT the wall tstat. ALL the wall tstat does is send 1 signal to the furnace, then the furnace does everything else. Doug

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