Atwood Hydro Flame 8520, replace or fix?
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Nov-21-2018 07:06 AM
So what would you do if money was not a major issue?
Thanks, Wally
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Nov-22-2018 12:01 PM
Still running to this day. My rear furnace in my current rig needs new board. Think ill order a Dinosaur board for it.
7 degrees this am, better hustle.
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Nov-22-2018 11:31 AM
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Nov-22-2018 11:15 AM
enblethen wrote:
36043 fits a wide range of furnaces. It diffuses the propane to give a good flame pattern.
The "burner" on our 8531-II is like a tongue that sticks nearly straight out. I have seen one like it but with a big angle to it, not sure what model they are for.
The replacement I got came off an 8531-III. It is the same as the II's except it had an "extra" mounting bracket/bolt I had to cut off with a hacksaw so it would go on the II ok. Same two screw holes though, so that was easy.
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Nov-22-2018 11:01 AM
Again, thanks for the guidance.
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Nov-22-2018 10:47 AM
lamopar wrote:
The unit is the Atwood 8520 IV. It seems the unit has been replaced by another unit but many of the parts interchange. I guess one thought I had was how well it heats our trailer. I saw someone posted the 1000 BTU per foot of length as a general thought. Mine is a 36' but the furnace is only a 20K BTU. When we camp below freezing it is a challenge to keep the unit warm. We keep a dehumidifier running inside and it really helps. Anyway it seems to work so far and I assume with the destroyed burner it was not running efficiently anyway. From time to time I could smell some propane inside and the monitor would randomly go off. I believe it was incomplete combustion due to the damaged burner unit. This morning after running it for quite a while there is no smell and it is heating up pretty well.
I posted the 1000 BTU per foot. THAT is not my opinion, but both Atwood(Dometic now) and Suburban is what they stated are the guidelines. One thing that 1000 does NOT cover is the addition of slide room/s. Each slide room will need to be thought of when spec'ing BTU's. Most large RV's above 30 foot with slide rooms will have 2 Furnaces. If you have a 36 foot and a 20 BTU furnace, you do not have the size to do a good job of heating up the RV. I made Cruiser(the OEM) upgrade 2 of our customers 20 BTU furnaces to 30 BTU furnaces a few years ago, on their 28 foot Trailers as the 20 BTU could not keep up in even 30 degree weather. They were both under warranty. Doug
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Nov-22-2018 10:45 AM
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Nov-22-2018 10:45 AM
lamopar wrote:
It is P/N 36043 on model 8531.
Thanks. They kept changing those things over the years, so you have to get the right one. It was the "screen" on ours that had rusted away.
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Nov-22-2018 10:38 AM
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Nov-22-2018 10:34 AM
BFL13 wrote:
Hard to follow just what was replaced. "Burner assembly" was mentioned at first, but now "combustion chamber" --what exactly was replaced?
Parts list for our 1991 8531-II has a "burner box assembly" and also a "burner assembly"
Trying to understand in case it happens to ours.
For part numbers it is part number 30268. This is a metal and screen assembly that encases the area where the propane enters from the nozzle. The igniter is on the outside of the screen. I have tried to post the picture of the damaged unit but this process to do it makes no sense to me.
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Nov-22-2018 10:23 AM
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Nov-22-2018 09:32 AM
Parts list for our 1991 8531-II has a "burner box assembly" and also a "burner assembly"
Trying to understand in case it happens to ours.
on Ford E350-460-7.5 Gas EFI
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Nov-22-2018 09:10 AM
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Nov-22-2018 08:18 AM
The one you have could be the updated model.
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