Funny, sad and embarrassing.....
The morning I put my new cover on I went out early to do some work inside my camper and fired up the furnace to warm it up in there a bit. As the day went on the outside temps raised up considerab...
Forum Discussion
hedgehopper wrote:Kayteg1 wrote:Our fan shuts off if there's no propane.
When propane runs out, the furnace fan will run continuously till it kills the batteries.
To be more precise... It stops trying to ignite & closes the solenoid if it does not sense a flame. The blower will then shut off after running for a few moments to dissipate any residual propane and to cool any (potentially) heated surfaces.
I would be worried about a furnace which keeps operating unlit. Seems that is a recipe for the collection of propane and a potential explosion.
That said... An old style pilot-light furnace would not have the pilot to heat up the thermocouple and open the main valve. So I could see how it will happily run the blower without being a safety issue.
-Eric
