Furnace
I can't get my furnace to turn on. If I have the selector set on heat and the fan on the on position I can hear the relay click when I move the temperature up and down, if the fan is set on auto I h...
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W, mentioning the 12v power test jump started my memory . :)
vancil, Years ago , when i had this problem, the first time i had to tap the furnace while i tried to start it up. I had a flat spot in the motor, which i was told is a common occurrence. I used a hammer to moderately bang on it to free up the motor, while it was on attempting to ignite. After tapping 5 or 6x, it started.
Another time, same rv , same furnace, i turned the unit on and took the rv for a drive, bumpy roads jarred the motor and it fired up.
2nd time it happened ... A few years later on another rv, i had to replace the circuit board.
Being you tried many things, there are 3 modes that that operate things in an rv.
IM not sure if the following would be waste of time or not, but its something i did to try to narrow down the my furnace issue by narrowing down its power source. I tried to operate my furnace using the 3 methods separately. I would find it interesting, if the furnace worked in only one of those modes and not the other.
Standing alone , when you are NOT hooked up to any power just running off the battery.
Plugged into shore power
plugged into the tow vehicle (12v source) and not into shore power
vancil, Years ago , when i had this problem, the first time i had to tap the furnace while i tried to start it up. I had a flat spot in the motor, which i was told is a common occurrence. I used a hammer to moderately bang on it to free up the motor, while it was on attempting to ignite. After tapping 5 or 6x, it started.
Another time, same rv , same furnace, i turned the unit on and took the rv for a drive, bumpy roads jarred the motor and it fired up.
2nd time it happened ... A few years later on another rv, i had to replace the circuit board.
Being you tried many things, there are 3 modes that that operate things in an rv.
IM not sure if the following would be waste of time or not, but its something i did to try to narrow down the my furnace issue by narrowing down its power source. I tried to operate my furnace using the 3 methods separately. I would find it interesting, if the furnace worked in only one of those modes and not the other.
Standing alone , when you are NOT hooked up to any power just running off the battery.
Plugged into shore power
plugged into the tow vehicle (12v source) and not into shore power
